Meeting with the Minister, Ms Rigmor Aasrud: Bringing technology into the care for the elderly – warm hands vs. robots- is a tricky political issue.

RM: Not about pushing technology into society, but about using technology to solve society's problems. A new Norwegian DAE is expected to be finished January 2012. The strategy would highlight same areas as DAE. NO also asked what new topics that should be emphasized. Concrete broadband commitment is very political; uses a market based approach, but some government money may be needed to fill the gap. Average broadband capacity in Norway is now 7.4 Mbps, 41% have access to min 50 Mbps. Totally only 6850 persons (out of 4.7 mill) with no access to broadband.

RM on the question where the next DAE is going: To be focused on people; on research: fix society's challenges, build knowledge where it helps society, and provide solutions for people.

RM referred to the Paradiso project, http://paradiso-fp7.eu/, platforms for collective awareness and action. Cyber psychology, how do people react to and use technology, will be an interesting perspective. Cyber security will be a mega theme next year. Important to find ways of change being positive. On the Minister's question on where to get good ideas for the work on cyber security, RM proposed to talk with NL, UK, DE.

Miniseminar: Three presentations given, on mapping broadband coverage in Norway, on privacy and new media and on content and business models. The presentations are attached:

• Broadband coverage: 6850 people in Norway without internet coverage. The real economic challenge in building a fibre network is the specification of ducts. (Deep, wide ducts are 10x cost of simpler solutions.)
• Privacy protection – new social media: Norwegian study of Facebook and privacy, letter with questions to Facebook and answer from Facebook. All documents enclosed. Questions on FBs privacy policy, transparency, third party access, default settings, jurisdiction. Extensive reply from Facebook (19.9.2011). The Norwegian Data Protection agency has a service www.slettmeg.no, (delete.no), giving people advice and helpt to delete their profiles on the net.
• Digital content: Government has appointed a group to write a white book on digital content and value creation. We were informed that the Norwegian music industry now is having its best year ever. The reason given: People are willing to pay for content when legal downloading and streaming with simple payment mechanisms are offered.

Simula: Four presentations were given: Dependable Services and Systems in the Information Society, The Internet: A black box, and a single infrastructure of failure, WIMP – the future of music, ICT research towards Horizon 2020.

• Dependable services: Software is everywhere and dealing with software failures are becoming increasingly important. Direct costs estimated to 22 bn USD pr year. A centre of excellence, Certus Software Verification and Validation Centre is established to work on this. Examples: Toyota, Deepwater Horizon (Mexico Gulf). More that 50% women scientists at this centre.
• Internet infrastructure of failure: Lack of robustness on internet, increasing future dependence of internet, discussions on cloud computing and services if cloud not available. Proposing permanent monitoring infrastructure for network.
WIMP – the future of music: Wimp is a Norwegian service for streaming mainly music but also TV. Only paid subscriptions. "Best music distribution in the world." 3G or WiFi. 2011 the most profitable year ever for the music industry on Norway. 25% of all Norwegians using streaming services also pay for it. 50% of all Swedes and Norwegian have access to streaming service, 80% of all Norwegians under 30.ICT research towards Horizon 2020: ICT research at the University of Oslo. About creating the workforce of tomorrow., to get beyond research based education, using new media to introduce young people to research. RM comment: Need to use ICT to solve society's problems.

Seniornett: Network of clubs (now 132 clubs) all over Norway to introduce elderly to ICT.

Norwegian Library for Talking books and Braille: Producing talking books, making magazines and newspapers available for blind, visually impaired and dyslectics. Lending books through CDs, streaming and downloading.

VIP tour of the new Norwegian opera house.

Key note address at NOKIOS, Trondheim, Norwegian Conference on IT solutions for government. Recording of Robert Madelin's presentation here.

Visit to St Olavs hospital: Demonstration of the operating theatre of the future. About new solutions using ICT to make the hospital more efficient.