The Nordics and Baltics will cooperate more closely on digital sovereignty
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The digitalisation ministers of the Nordic and Baltic countries have agreed to cooperate more on digital sovereignty. This means that the countries will work together to control their own digital solutions, data and infrastructure to a greater extent.
Norway will soon take over the chairmanship of the cooperation. When Norway holds the chairmanship, the country will prioritise trustworthy artificial intelligence, also called AI. The government believes it is important that AI is developed and used in a way that is safe for citizens and respects privacy.
Digital sovereignty is about a country being able to decide over its own digital systems. Many European countries are concerned with this, because they depend on large technology companies from other countries. Cooperation between Nordic and Baltic countries can make it easier to share knowledge and experience, and to take joint positions on important issues.
For people in Norway, this work means that digital services in the public sector and rules for AI may be changed over time. It is not yet clear which concrete measures will be implemented. The government has said that the work will continue in the coming months.
Sources: Regjeringen.no
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