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Without data centres, large parts of the digital society would grind to a halt, but are they crowding out other uses of electricity and grid capacity? Meet Professor Øivind Anti Nilsen at this NHH Alumni event.
The Norwegian Board of Technology’s expert group recently published the report Data Centres in Norway – Assessments of Societal Benefit.
Without data centres, large parts of the digital society would grind to a halt. They store and process data and play a crucial role in cloud services, public-sector IT systems, research and AI.
At the same time, data centres require ever more electricity and grid capacity. Are they crowding out other uses?
Norway risks ending up with data centres that crowd out other uses without contributing to digital sovereignty, security, or local and national value creation´, says Øivind A. Nilsen
He is a member of the Norwegian Board of Technology’s expert group, professor at the Department of Economics and head of the Macro, Risk and Sustainability Centre at NHH.
18:30 Doors open
19:00 Welcome
Morten Hilt, Head of NHH Alumni
19:10 Data Centres – Assessment of Societal Benefit
Professor Øyvind A. Nilsen
20:00 Short break
20:15 Progamme continues
20:45 End of programme
21:00 Social continuation at nearby pub, TBD
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