The Brainbox Institute Welcomes Dr Ellen Strickland, Begins Transition to Non-Profit Structure
Tom Barraclough, Founder and Director I’m excited to announce two significant developments for the Brainbox Institute today. Since...
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May 22 min read
Global Digital Compact (GDC) presents critical opportunity for NZ
Discussions at the United Nations this week on the Global Digital Compact (GDC) present a critical opportunity for New Zealand to play a...
Mar 122 min read
AI for Organisations: Free Webinar and Q&A
The Brainbox Institute is pleased to announce a free upcoming seminar and Q&A session focused on artificial intelligence (AI) for...
Feb 165 min read
Will a new bill save the New Zealand news media from extinction?
Ximena Smith, Communications Lead and Senior Consultant The crisis we are currently seeing in the news media was on full display...
Feb 121 min read
The Brainbox Institute unveils new NZ AI Policy Tracker
Introducing the NZ AI Policy Tracker – a new resource launched today by the Brainbox Institute. This tool is designed to centralise...
Feb 81 min read
Sharing our submission on New Zealand's proposed content regulation framework
In late 2023, submissions closed for the Department of Internal Affairs' Safer Online Services and Media Platforms proposal. The proposal...
Feb 75 min read
Taylor Swift, Non-Consensual Deepfake Pornography, and What It Means for New Zealand
Bella Stuart is a Brainbox Fellow and a recent law graduate from the University of Otago. Last year, she wrote her honours dissertation...
Feb 72 min read
Brainbox Fellows Programme
We're excited to announce the details of The Brainbox Fellows Programme, a collaborative initiative built on mutual admiration and...
Jan 264 min read
What New Zealand commentators are missing about the Christchurch Call
Tom Barraclough, Director at the Brainbox Institute – In New Zealand, the time has come for a discussion about our ongoing support for...
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Discussion paper and event recording: Deciphering Media Literacy in Aotearoa New Zealand
Media literacy is increasingly important in our information-saturated, high-connectivity world. It’s commonly offered as a core solution...
Dec 1, 20231 min read
Online platform accountability: EU and NZ perspectives explored in new policy paper
In August, the Brainbox Institute collaborated with the European Union in Aotearoa New Zealand and Victoria University of Wellington to...
Jul 26, 20231 min read
Our submission to the Independent Electoral Review
Last month, the Independent Electoral Review released an interim report outlining what the future of Aotearoa New Zealand’s electoral...
Jul 17, 20236 min read
Our perspective on New Zealand’s proposed platform regulation
Last month, the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) released a proposal for revising media regulation in New Zealand, called Safer...
Jun 28, 20232 min read
Brainbox, GNI and DTSP facilitate workshops for risk assessment under Europe's Digital Services Act
Today, Brainbox is proud to share the outputs of collaborative work with the Global Network Initiative (GNI) and the Digital Trust and...
Jun 2, 20232 min read
DIA Media Regulation Overhaul Shows Promise, But Deserves Rigorous Public Scrutiny
The Brainbox Institute welcomed the release of the “Safer Online Services and Media Platforms” discussion document by The Department of...
May 30, 20231 min read
Techweek 2023: Debuting a digital legal systems case study
We recently had the opportunity to present a webinar at Techweek 2023 about how we've supported New Zealand's water services regulator,...
May 12, 20236 min read
Privacy Week 2023: Contemporary issues in AI and privacy
Allyn Robins, Senior Consultant AI is a powerful tool, and like any powerful tool it can be used for both good and ill. This blog post is...
Feb 9, 20233 min read
Introducing: the Digital Legal Systems Lab
We’re excited to finally share a new project that we’ve been working on for a little while now, and formally announce a new institution -...
Jan 17, 20231 min read
Brainbox receives funding for legal research into content regulation and disinformation
We’re pleased to announce that the Borrin Foundation and InternetNZ are funding a new Brainbox research project into legal frameworks for...
Jan 17, 20231 min read
Brainbox welcomes two new Senior Consultants, farewells co-founder
Brainbox has recently had a few personnel changes that we’d like to share. Firstly, two new Senior Consultants have joined us - Allyn...
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