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Deepseek should be a wake-up call. It's time for Norway to develop its own AI.
Artificial intelligence is too important to be left to oligarchs and party dictatorships.
Aftenposten prevents an enlightened aid debate
Shutting down aid is as knowledgable as shutting down health care.
We are not prepared for the most severe threats
The white paper on total preparedness national security, but we do not know what dangers threaten us or what to do about them.
More knowledge-based aid. What's the next step?
Tighter budgets and new crises make it even more important to have knowledge-based and cost-effective aid. Norway is already doing a lot to make this happen, but we have more to go on. A working group has presented a report with new recommendations.
Improving the efficiency of Norwegian aid through the UN and the World Bank
In 2023, 31.7 billion Norwegian kroner (54% of Norway's aid budget) was allocated through multilateral organizations, with the UN system and the World Bank Group being the two main recipients. This note presents recommendations to the government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Norad on how the foreign service can become a more effective and coordinated donor to Norway's largest partners. We focus on the UN system and the World Bank in this first note of the series.
An invisible environmental poison costs millions of lives
Lead in food and paint causes health damage to millions of children every year. Poor countries in particular have a long way to go.
Salmon suffering is Norway's darkest secret
... and the government does nothing. Here are four steps that can help with Norway's biggest animal welfare disaster.
AI must be democratic and cheap
Last week, the leading AI company Open AI announced that the premium version of the best Chat GPT model will go from costing $20 to $200 a month. So you have to spend 25,000 Norwegian kroner a year if you want the latest technology from Silicon Valley.
Media coverage
Executive Director Eirik Mofoss in NRK Debatten on Aid
Executive Director Eirik Mofoss meets Development Minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (Sp), Hans Andreas Limi (FrP), and Kari Helene Partapuoli (Plan International Norway) in NRK Debatten on whether Norwegian aid is working well enough and whether it should be divided into two: poverty alleviation and global common goods.
Kan idealistane redde kloden?
Daglig leder Eirik Mofoss i Kompass på NRK P2 om personlig forbruk og vårt moralske ansvar for framtidige generasjoner.
Civitafrokost: Hvordan kan norsk bistand bli mer effektiv?
Daglig leder Eirik Mofoss deltok i paneldebatt om hvordan norsk bistand kan bli mer effektiv sammen med Asle Toje, Erik Solheim og Kari Helene Partapuoli
Norad-sjefen: Politikerne bestemmer alt og har ansvar for alt
Intervju med Norad-direktør Bård Vegar Solhjell om den nylige bistandsdebatten, der blant annet kritikken som daglig leder Eirik Mofoss har kommet med av norsk bistand diskuteres.
Reagerer på Eirik Mofoss’ oppgjør: – Bistand er politikk
Kirkens Nødhjelp og Care er kritiske til tidligere Norad-byråkrat Eirik Mofoss’ angrep på norsk bistandspolitikk. Men han får støtte fra Civita, som mener utviklingsministeren avviser en viktig debatt.
Handlingsregelen som kan redde norsk bistand
Generalsekretæren i Redd Barna svarer på kritikken av norsk bistandspolitikk ytret av daglig leder Eirik Mofoss i et intervju i Morgenbladet 1.mars.
Minervapodden: Eirik Mofoss - Skuffet bistandsforvalter
Daglig leder Eirik Mofoss intervjuet i Minervapodden om norsk bistandspolitikk.
Norsk bistand lar seg ikke forsvare
Intervju med daglig leder Eirik Mofoss. "Makta bryr seg visst ikke om fakta, konstanterer Eirik Mofoss. Han har i frustrasjon sluttet i jobben sin som fagdirektør i Norad og tar nå et kraftig oppgjør med norsk bistandspolitikk."
Senior Advisor Sigrid Bralie at Radio Mørch
Erlend Mørch talks to molecular biologist Sigrid Bralie about everything CRISPR can do: design babies, bio-weapons and centaurs. This episode has been nominated for the Prix Radio (radio industry awards) in the category Best Facts of the Year!
Politikk på en ny måte!
Aksel Braanen Sterri mener at dagens politikk har en rekke blindflekker. Løsningen var å opprette et senter for langsiktig politikk. Intervju med fagsjef Aksel Braanen Sterri.