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Data is not like oil. It's better.

Data lacks what we had for oil: an institutional architecture around the resource.

Norway contributes to the growth of others

AI is becoming the most important infrastructure of our time. Norway has significant financial interests, but is falling behind in the industrial sector. It makes us rich as investors -- and vulnerable as business.

Pseudocode is easy -- politics is hard. The AI Commanders Build the Bridge

if/else solves nothing in an adaptive, complex system like Norway. AI policy requires systems understanding, considerations of nature, security and voter acceptance—and it requires common principles before we can write the concrete features.

AI threats in the short and long term

The fact that KI is causing serious problems today does not mean that we can dismiss the threats of the future.

Data centers aren't the problem -- poor prioritization is

Data centers are portrayed as a threat to Norwegian industry and the power system. The figures show that the risks lie in unclear frameworks, not in the data centres themselves.

A new project for the state: The baby package

Stewardship of the natural resources and the welfare state are two of our nation's greatest triumphs. What is the next big project for A/S Norway?

Input to the strategy for Norway's cooperation with the World Bank

Norway should see its cooperation with the World Bank, particularly IDA, as more than an aid tool - it should be part of our long-term strategy to contribute to a stable and resilient world with less inequality and less poverty. Here are nine inputs on how.

The world's top AI scientist warns of the dangers of artificial intelligence. Dismissing him is risky.

He has outlined one of the best solution proposals so far.

Norway needs a new national project

Norway and Europe must find a third way in the shadow of China and the United States.

Norwegian aid can accomplish much more if it is prioritized correctly. Here are suggestions on how

Below are two proposals for structural measures in the aid budget, and then two concrete budget amendments that can save free up room for action for new initiatives (a total of NOK 1 billion in 2026).