Scenarios for the Future – AI, Power, and Democracy
Join us as we explore the future of digitalization in Norwegian public administration!
This live scenario analysis will focus on the future of digitalization in Norwegian public administration. A group of experts with strong opinions and diverse perspectives on digitalization will be challenged as we look at some of the biggest technological and societal challenges we face and discuss what might happen and what actions we should take.
Live scenario analysis - AI, Power, and Democracy
Date: 27 Nov 2025 @18:30-20:00
Location: Litteraturhuset, Wergelandsveien 29, Oslo. Room: Skram
Language: Norwegian
The event is open to the public and all former DIGIT cohorts are invited. No registration is necessary.
Photo: Igor Omilaev at Unsplash
The future is being created here and now, through technological development and our stories and predictions. Expectations for the future influence what we do today, and it is therefore important to have a thoughtful and conscious approach to it.
This live scenario analysis will focus on the future of digitalization in Norwegian public administration. Here, a group of experts with strong opinions and diverse perspectives on digitalization will be challenged.
We will look at some of the biggest technological and societal challenges we face and discuss what might happen and what actions we should take.
We ask:
How can the state keep up with technological development, and what should its role be in steering this development?
Who should own AI algorithms, and how can they be kept within democratic frameworks?
Can we continue to trust multinational providers when they are used by their home countries' governments to influence our democracy?
What if AI does not meet expectations and large investments are lost?
Looking globally: How can small Norway handle the many major challenges that come with the international AI race?
Panelists
Fredrik Gulowsen is CEO and founder of the digital platform Nyby. He has started and led multiple start-ups since 2002, including as a co-founder of Kolonial.no (now Oda).
Photo: Anki Grothe
Hilde Nagell is an advisor at the think tank Agenda. She has a Ph.D. in political science and is the author of the book "Digital Revolution – How to Take Back Power and Freedom."
Photo: Siw Pessar
Jens Nørve from the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency (Digdir) has over 25 years of experience with digitalization in both the public and private sectors. He has experience in IT management and coordination from Telenor and a broad background from various ministries.
Photo: Digdir
Sondre Engebråten is a tech lead and AI expert at Origo, Oslo Municipality. He holds a PhD in artificial intelligence and robotics, and has spent nearly ten years conducting research on unmanned systems and drone swarms at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment.
Photo: Håkon Lexberg
Moderator: Torjus Solheim Eckhoff, Ph.D. candidate at the TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Culture, University of Oslo, and an alumnus of the DIGIT network.
Questions? Contact the DIGIT coordinator.