Norway's National AI Regulatory Sandbox — Testing High-Risk and Generative AI Before Deployment
Since 2021, Norway's data protection authority has run about 20 time-boxed AI sandbox projects with public bodies — from NAV's sick-leave models …
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Since 2021, Norway's data protection authority has run about 20 time-boxed AI sandbox projects with public bodies — from NAV's sick-leave models …
NTNU piloted Microsoft 365 Copilot in spring 2024 inside Datatilsynet's sandbox; its exit report gave eight findings and concluded NTNU was not …
NAV's AI chatbot Frida handles welfare and employment inquiries 24/7. During the 2020 pandemic surge (250% demand increase), Frida answered 270,000+ inquiries …
NAV tested a machine-learning model to predict sick-leave length at week 17 inside Norway's data-protection sandbox; the 2022 exit report found a …
Norway's National Library built NorHand, an open AI handwriting-recognition model trained on ~400 historic hands (4.0% character error rate), which has helped …
Helse Bergen tested an AI early-warning tool for patients at high risk of readmission inside Norway's DPA sandbox. The exit report (Sept …
Norway's Digdir agency and the NORA.ai network launched a public catalogue of public-sector AI projects in March 2023, reaching 150+ entries so …
Norway's national open-data catalogue, data.norge.no (run by Digdir), added an AI-powered natural-language search built on Google Vertex AI, letting users ask questions …
Norway's Auditor General led four other national audit institutions in publishing an open white paper and audit catalogue so public auditors can …
Since 2019 Norway's Storting has built StorSak, a digital value-chain replacing paper case handling; in 2025 it began piloting a machine-learning module …
The Police University College used Norway's DPA sandbox to ask whether an AI tool to detect online grooming can lawfully be researched. …
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