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Five predictions about the future of aid
International aid is not dead, but changing. Five trends in particular will shape the future of development, according to aid veteran Masood Ahmed.
The Arguments "Bondelaget" Leads Are Weak
Farmers should not stand in the way of GMOs that can make the farming industry more sustainable and strengthen fish welfare.
Preserving the wealth tax is good conservative policy
The wealth tax is an insurance against the greater vulnerability of the tax system, writes Aksel Braanen Sterri in a reply to Eirik Løkke.
Gene technology for better fish welfare
GMO anxiety does not merely cost the aquaculture industry billions of Norwegian kroner; it also harms the lives and health of salmon. To prevent avoidable suffering, industry leaders and policymakers must act quickly.
Media crisis on the stairs
Artificial intelligence can undermine the media business model.
Not everyone has 100 days
Norwegian aid can save more lives, if it is properly prioritised by our politicians. Read how on langsikt.no/en/100dager
Climate Investment Fund should be scaled up without Ministry of Finance as brake
Parliament has asked the government to strengthen the Climate Investment Fund, but the way it is done is crucial. The Treasury Department should not stand in the way.
Can't we trust the rich?
The country's richest are not fulfilling their part of the societal contract.
Welcome as new NORAD Director
You can make Norwegian aid even better. Here are 10 suggestions on how.
This is how budget growth can be slowed
The government should get help to stop new spending. It comes out in the state's own evaluation.
Media coverage
Eirik Mofoss is interviewed about Norfund's strong growth and why they should be financed outside the aid budget.
Development Today has interviewed General Manager Eirik Mofoss about Norfund.
“I honestly don't understand what everyone is doing,” says Eirik Mofoss about the foreign minister's aid apparatus
In an interview with Finansavisen, he points to billions he believes are being used incorrectly, and which in practice shield Norwegian actors.
Norwegian health leaders call warning about bioweapons: “There is currently no comprehensive plan
Experts and oaths in health security gathered after the Long-Term Seminar on Biological Threats. They're worried.
Expert: “We must have fewer partners, fewer subjects and fewer bureaucrats in the State Department
Eirik Mofoss of the think tank Long Term clearly sees a need for reform, but warns against frivolous criticism of efforts for the world's poorest.
Minister for Development: “It also upsets me that this is coming home to Norway
Aid funding is being cut across the world, states are prioritising defence and security, and here at home the entire State Department is to be scrutinised. Eirik Mofoss criticises UD's misuse of aid funds.
Believes that managers lack AI knowledge
During the Westland Conference with Tellef Raabe, business leaders received a clear message: You must learn artificial intelligence.
Lacks record of support for US think tanks
Former special adviser Jon Lomøy is interviewed about UD's financing of think tanks with aid funds.
KI as a life counselor?
People share crises, love woes and life choices to ChatGPT. But what happens when the counselor always wants to make you happy? KI counselor Preben Ness discusses on Ekko.
Tellef Raabe at the Western Conference on KI
Tellef Raabe participated in a panel discussion about KI during the Western Conference, and discussed how we should get value out of KI. See footage in the link.
Expert Manager Aksel Braanen Sterri on chatbots and emotions
The student newspaper Universitas tested massive use of ChatGPT for five days, and interviewed Aksel about why the emotional attachment became so strong.