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Data centers as national security

In step with the increasing digitalization of society and public administration, data centers have assumed a central role in safeguarding national functionality. Where we once spoke of electricity, water, and transport as the fundamental pillars of societal infrastructure, we must now add data centers to that list. They have become an indispensable part of Norway’s digital foundation.
In this episode of Digitaliseringspådden, host Jens Christian Bang meets one of Norway’s leading experts in the field, Elise Lindeberg, CEO of Skygard and former Director at the Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom). With extensive experience in national preparedness, digital regulation, and critical national functions (CNFs), she shares her insights into how data centers have become a decisive factor for both security and independence in the digital sphere. Some of the key topics in the episode include:
  • The role of data centers in critical infrastructure
  • What digital sovereignty entails, and why it matters
  • How Norway can ensure control over digital value chains
  • The threat landscape related to influence operations, disinformation, and cybersecurity
  • The differences between hyperscalers and Norwegian data center operators in terms of preparedness
Lindeberg emphasizes that Norway is facing a strategic choice: Do we want genuine control over our digital resources, or will we hand over central infrastructure to foreign actors and jurisdictions? With an increasingly unpredictable geopolitical situation and a growing digital threat surface, the answer is becoming ever clearer.🎧 Listen to the episode here