Initiated
Initiated
Framework for quality assurance
Area/topic | Delivery | Time | Collaboration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sector collaboration | Four to six meetings annually | 2024 – 2025 | Hdir, Htil, FHI, DSA, HSØ, HMN, HN, HV, KS. The KIN network acts as an observer. DMP participates depending on the agenda. | |
| Cross-agency information pages | Further development | 2024 - 2025 | Hdir, DMP, Htil, FHI and DSA | |
| Cross-agency regulatory guidance | Operate the guidance service | 2024 - 2025 | Hdir, DMP, Htil and DSA contribute on request | |
Prepare for future regulations | Articles and other information about the AI Act | 2024 - 2025 | Hdir, in dialogue with DigDir, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority, Htil and DMP as and when necessary | |
| Frameworks for use | Framework for quality assurance | Report on quality assurance of AI in the health and care services | October 2024 | Hdir, in collaboration with a user panel: Htil, Sykehuspartner, HSØ, as well as a broadly composed user panel. DMP quality-assures the work within its remit |
Engage the healthcare sector in relevant standardisation work for AI | Participate in, mobilise and share information about relevant AI standardisation work | 2024 - 2025 | Hdir, Ahus, KS, DNV, Sykehuspartner, NIPH (Cancer Registry Norway), Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, DigDir and Standards Norway | |
| Use of large language models | Knowledge base | May 2024 | Hdir, with input from environments in the sector and professional environments working on large language models | |
Assessment of risks associated with the use of large language models | Report to HOD | December 2024 | Hdir, with input | |
Facilitate the use of language models adapted to Norwegian conditions | Report to HOD | December 2024 | Hdir, with input | |
| Enhance competence | Further develop knowledge and competence concerning artificial intelligence among government agencies | Continue to build and share competence in the government agencies | 2024 - 2025 | Hdir, Htil, FHI, DMP and DSA. |
Prepare a report with recommendations to meet competence needs for digital transformation with AI | Report | October 2025 | Hdir, in a broad dialogue, both cross-sectorally and with competence environments | |
Prioritised
Area/topic | Delivery | Time | Current cooperation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sector collaboration | Seminar series concerning the integrated use of AI in the health and care services | Four to six seminars, validation and use, benefit potential and realisation, barriers and funding requirements, access to data and infrastructures for training, fine-tuning and validating AI models, competence concerning use, development and fine-tuning of large language models, applications for large language models | 2024 - 2025 | Hdir, in cooperation with relevant stakeholders in the health and care sector, R&D stakeholders and cross-sectorally - depending on the topic |
Recommended, not yet prioritised
Area/topic |
| Time | Current cooperation |
|---|---|---|---|
Strengthen competence | Assess recommendations from the report on competence concerning digital transformation with AI | Assessed Q4 2024 | Specified for each recommended measure in the report. |
Sector collaboration | Clarify roles relating to AI use in the health and care services | Assessed Q1 2025 | Probably Hdir, the regional health authorities (RHFs), KS, health and care services, Htil, NIPH, DSA and DMP. |
Strengthen European cooperation | Assessed Q1 2025 | Probably Hdir, RHFs, KS, DigDir, NFR. | |
Frameworks for use | From research and development to use and possible commercialisation | Assessed Q1 2025 | The technology transfer offices (TTO) at the universities, R&D stakeholders, including the health clusters, Hdir, the health and care services, DMP. |
Further develop health technology assessments | Assessed Q1 2025 | DMP, the regional health authorities, FHI, Hdir. |
[13] Abbreviations: The Norwegian Directorate of Health (Hdir), the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision (Htil), the Medical Products Agency (DMP), the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), the Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA), South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority (HSØ), the Central Norway Regional Health Authority (HMN), the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority (HN), the Western Norway Regional Health Authority (HV), the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS), Kunstig intelligens i norsk helsetjeneste (National network for artificial intelligence - KIN), the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency (DigDir), Akershus University Hospital (Ahus), Det Norske Veritas (DNV), National Library of Norway (NB)