SV wants to make Norway less dependent on American tech giants
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SV leader Kirsti Bergstø believes that Norway must gain greater control over digital infrastructure and defence technology. She believes the country is today too dependent on large American technology companies.
Digital infrastructure is the systems that society needs in order to function. This can include data centres, networks and software. Many public services in Norway use technology from foreign companies. This also applies in some areas within the armed forces.
Bergstø believes it is important to have our own control over these systems. According to her, this is about security, among other things, and about Norway being able to make its own choices. She points out that the country should become less vulnerable when it comes to technology that is important for society and for the defence forces.
The issue is part of a broader debate in Europe about digital sovereignty. Many countries are discussing how they can rely less on technology from other countries and build up their own solutions. How Norway should do this, and which measures will become relevant, has not yet been decided.
Sources: inyheter.no
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