Here's an update on what's new and upcoming. Feel free to share any activities or events you think would interest other partners by sending an email to partnerprogram@dscience.uio.no

 – David Cameron, External Engagement Manager, dScience Partner Program

The dScience Partner Program is the University of Oslo's collaboration with participants from Norwegian businesses and the public sector. The program was established in 2023 to develop and carry out projects, as well as to engage in long-term capacity building in areas that are particularly important for Norway.

As of now, Kongsberg Gruppen, the Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority (Helse sør-øst), Equinor, DNB, DNV, City of Oslo and NBIM are participating in the dScience partner program. More businesses and public sector entities are expected to join.

The 12th UIIN Conference addresses the shift toward strategic, mutually beneficial university-industry partnerships, recognising the importance of research valorisation, the intensifying global competition for talent, and explores vital trends in innovation, sustainability, future skills.

Trude Storelvmo from the Department of Geosciences at UiO presented on the progress in numerical modeling of climate change due to rising greenhouse gas levels. Recent advancements have greatly improved model resolution and complexity. Similarly, the simulation of climate change's economic impacts has evolved quickly, becoming a major focus in economics. Despite their clear interconnection, these two modeling efforts have largely remained separate.

In coming weeks we have several interesting seminars coming up. Go to the dScience event page for more information

The workshop on "Safety of AI in Energy & Critical Infrastructure" held on March 21, 2024, at NBIM London office, addressed the integration of AI in critical infrastructure and energy systems. The focus was on tackling common challenges and accelerating the safe implementation of AI, emphasising collaboration between the UK and Norway.

There is broad agreement that Norway must continue to invest in open Norwegian language models going forward. This was highlighted at the latest CuttingEdgeAI event about open Norwegian Language Models as common property.

On Friday, April 12, 2024, leading experts in the field gathered at a fully booked Domus Bibliotheca, at the University of Oslo (UiO). The event was organised by the Language Technology Group (LTG) at UiO and NORA – Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium.

Aftenposten wrote an article from the event in Norwegian called "Gratis, norsk KI er nå nesten like god som journalister til å sette titler på sakene du leser". Read it here.

Read a summary of the event and see video recordings of the presentations (In Norwegian).

On March 20th, 2024, in collaboration with King’s College London and the Norwegian Embassy in the UK, the University of Oslo organised an exclusive discussion of The Guild's Insight Paper The Twin Transition Century: The role of digital research for a successful green transition of society.

Save the Date! Data Week 2024: Data Value UNLOCKED! / LAILEC 2024

Leuven, Belgium

5-7 June 2024

More information available soon

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EBDVF 2024: Keep up with all the updates on social media and website!

Budapest, Hungary

2-4 October 2024 (TBC)

More information here

dScience 

dScience – Centre for computational and data science at the University of Oslo connects academic research with industry and the public sector, manage and share data, and support long-term research. The Centre’s work includes interdisciplinary collaborations, community services, and student education and supervision. The Centre’s aims are to: 

- Enhance the University of Oslo's scientific standing in computational and data science 

- Contribute to the education of tomorrow's workforce 

- Contribute to the general knowledge base of society 

- Help create profitable jobs in industry and the public sector 

- Contribute to securing a sustainable future for all 

DSTrain  

DSTrain (Data Science Training) is a 5-year programme providing 36 postdoctoral fellowships in data science, aimed at fostering Europe's next digital leaders with a broad spectrum of skills for cross-sectoral impact.  

The programme is cofounded by EU and organised by dScience. The researchers will be employed at The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, UiO.  

Integreat 

Integreat is a Centre of Excellence funded by the Research Council of Norway (2023-2033). The Centre aims to advance machine learning by merging specific expertise and data to elevate Norway as a key AI player, solving critical societal issues. 

Integreat is hosted by the University of Oslo, with partners The Arctic University of Norway and Norwegian Computing Center. The Centre will receive 155 million kroner in support from the Research Council over the next ten years. 

Integreat will conduct research projects within the DSTrain program and collaborates closely with dScience on various activities.  

NORA.ai 

NORA – Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium – is a Norwegian collaboration between 8 universities, 3 university colleges and 5 research institutes within AI, machine learning and robotics. Their goals are strengthening Norwegian research, education and innovation within these fields. 

NORA collaborates closely with dScience on various activities.  

Do you have information or news that you believe would be beneficial to others within the partner program? Please send it to partnerprogram@dscience.uio.no