Securing Norway’s Digital Future: Organizing a Coherent National Cybersecurity Research Ecosystem
1. Opening - NTNU Pro-Rector
Monica Rolfsen, Pro-Rector Outreach and Social Responsibility NTNU
2. Panel discussion: Stakeholder input (30 minutes)
- Siri Bromander, Mnemonic
- Håvard Ofte, NC-Spectrum
- Audun Solås, Kongsberg
- Torstein Gimnes Are, Hydro
- Øyvind Sørbu, Norwegian Cybersecurity Cluster
Moderator: Poul Einar Heegaard, NTNU
The panel will discuss Norway’s current research landscape, the risks of fragmentation, and the growing importance of dual use cybersecurity technologies and whether a coordinated national model is essential to have. Sector specific gaps, duplication challenges, leveraging EU research funding opportunities, and implications of dual use research will be highlighted.
3. Panel discussion: How should a national center be structured and what challenges should it address? (30 minutes)
- Aida Omerovic, University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)
- Lasse Gullvåg Sætre, The Research Council of Norway
- Habtamu Abie, Norwegian Computing Center (NR)
- Stine Aurora Mikkelsplass, Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)
- Lillian Røstad, Simula
Moderator: Aristidis Kaloudis, NTNU
The panel will explore the functions, governance, and strategic value of a national research center. Challenges to address include capacity building, cross sector collaboration, ethical oversight for dual use technologies, achieving digital sovereignty, and alignment with national security priorities.
4. The way forward
Sokratis Katsikas, SFI NORCICS Director
A summary of key insights and a proposed roadmap for national coordination for building and supporting an ecosystem to secure Norway’s cybersecurity research future.
5. Closing
Basel Katt, Head of Department for the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology NTNU
Hvordan er denne programposten koblet til teknologi?
The session addresses both advanced security technologies and their societal implications. The topic links technology development directly to the need for strategic organization and management.
