Canada and Norway issue joint statement on sovereign technology and AI

The Honourable Evan Solomon, Canada’s Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, and Karianne Tung, Norway’s Minister for Digitalisation and Public Governance, have issued a joint statement to strengthen their partnership in AI and digital technologies, particularly the following areas: (1) expanding access to AI compute capacity, and promoting sustainable, resilient and environmentally responsible digital infrastructure, and supporting innovators while enhancing Canada and Norway’s shared economic security and prosperity; (2) exploring collaboration in frontier models that establish safety and responsibility as a foundational design principle as well as broader safety initiatives; (3) fostering AI and technology adoption across industry and governments, through reducing bureaucratic burdens, and advancing the use of AI solutions to improve public services; (4) exploring shared interests within research and innovation in artificial intelligence and quantum technologies; and (5) exploring ways to strengthen commercial ties and highlight investment and business opportunities that AI can transform, from small- and medium-sized enterprises to large industrial firms, in both countries.

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