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UNSW Public Interest Law and Tech Initiative

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The UNSW Public Interest Law and Tech Initiative (PILATI) is an independent community of scholars focused on the interaction of law and technology to advance the public interest. The Initiative aims to provide an inclusive forum for discussion, deliberation, and debate, informing policy and building multisector networks and understanding in areas related to the interaction of law and technology from diverse expertise, disciplines, and perspectives. The focus is also on the next generation, learning with and mentoring students, higher degree research candidates and early career researchers.

Established in 2024, PILATI is an inclusive collaboration consisting of established and early career academics, as well as higher degree research students. Research interests across the group coalesce around the interaction of law and technology, including regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), data privacy, cybersecurity, digital platforms, Internet of Things (IoT), nuclear and space technologies and quantum technologies.

Pathways to impact:

  • Informed government and organisational policy and priorities
  • Increased public awareness and understanding
  • Generation of new knowledge
  • Convened multisector networks mobilised to address societal issues
  • Empowering and transformative education

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