Publications
Research outputs from the NZLF Centre for Law and Policy in Emerging Technologies can be found on OUR Archive.
NZLF Centre for Law and Policy in Emerging Technologies - OUR Archive
Projects
Artificial Intelligence and Law in New Zealand
A three-year project (2018-2021) to evaluate legal and policy implications of artificial intelligence (AI) for New Zealand. The project is based at the University of Otago, and funded by the New Zealand Law Foundation. The team has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Internal Affairs to provide advice on algorithmic regulation, and is also working with ACC and the Ministry of Social Development.
Perception Inception
The project examined ethical, legal and social questions arising from state-of-the-art emerging technologies. These technologies are capable of producing audio-visual information in ways we have not seen before, and of kinds we are unfamiliar with.
Future of Fairness symposium series
The New Zealand Law Foundation Centre for Law and Policy in Emerging Technologies, together with Genetics Otago hosted a Future of Fairness symposium, held on 22–23 March 2011, explored how emerging technologies challenge traditional notions of fairness and justice in areas like sport and genetics. Day one examined the impact of innovations such as gene doping and smart sportswear on the integrity of athletic competition, while day two focused on the ethical implications of genetic and reproductive technologies for future generations. Featuring leading thinkers like Andy Miah and Ronald M. Green, the event sparked critical discussion on whether our current ethical boundaries are still fit for purpose.
Judging Genes & Choosing Children
Given the rapid evolution, and increasing incidence of, genomic testing across the lifespan this project aimed to anticipate the ethical, legal and social implications of future “selective reproduction”. The project (2015-2016) was funded by the New Zealand Law Foundation and co-led by Dr Jeanne Snelling and Dr Nikki Kerruish (Bioethics Centre and Department of Women and Children’s Health, University of Otago).
Download the Judging Genes & Choosing Children report (PDF)
Nanotechnology Project
In 2011, the Centre completed a review of New Zealand's regulatory system relating to nanotechnology. The review was funded by the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology.
Wikileaks: Guardian of the Public Interest or Hotbed of Anarchy?
In April 2011 the centre hosted a public lecture chaired by Colin Gavaghan, Director of the New Zealand Law Foundation Centre for Law and Policy in Emerging Technologies, with speakers Mr Jeffrey Matsuura, Fullbright Senior Scholar and Counsel, Alliance Law Group Washington DC, and Andy Miah, Professor of Ethics and Emerging Technologies from the University of West Scotland looking at Wikileaks.
Watch the lecture (MP4, 104MB)