Meet the Digit Board

CHAIRPERSON

Heidrun Åm is an associate professor at the Department for Sociology and Political Science at the Norwegian University for Science and Technology (NTNU). Her research focuses on technology and social change, in particular on the governance of emerging technologies.

STAKEHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE

Arvid Ellingsen serves as a Special Advisor in the Department of Social and Economic Affairs at the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). His academic background is in business economics and political science. In his current role at LO, Ellingsen is responsible for shaping policies in the areas of higher education and research.

STAKEHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE

Jon Qvortrup is a special advisor at the Health and Welfare Department (SVD) at The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS). He holds a PhD in political theory from the University of Essex, England.

ACADEMIC REPRESENTATIVE

Kjetil Rommetveit is professor at the Centre for the Study of the sciences and humanities (Senter for vitenskapsteori) at the University of Bergen. He researches the governance of digital technologies and innovation, with a particular emphasis on legal, ethical and political issues. Rommetveit leads the cross-faculty master's programme in sustainability at UiB, and is principal investigator for the project Acting on AI: Digital Constitutionalism in the Age of Artificial Intelligence at the Centre for Advanced Studies (Oslo).

ACADEMIC REPRESENTATIVE

Etty R. Nilsen is a professor of Health and Technology at the University of South-Eastern Norway, where she also serves as research director at the USN Centre Health and Technology. Her research focuses on management and technology implementation in healthcare. She teaches healthcare management, knowledge management, organizational learning, and change management.

PARTICIPANT REPRESENTATIVE.

Anja Gjærum is a public sector PhD candidate at Inland University of Applied Sciences on the topic of digital transformation in rural and remote municipality organizations in Norway. She also holds a position as head of analysis and evaluation in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development.

PARTICIPANT REPRESENTATIVE

Espen Sjøvoll is a public sector PhD candidate at University of Oslo on the topic of adaptive funding mechanisms for digital transformation in the Norwegian public sector. He also holds a position as senior adviser at the Norwegian Digitalisation agency. He has a background from several management positions in both public and private organisations before starting his PhD.