This report presents the outcomes of a collaborative Nordic-Baltic effort to lay the groundwork for a joint AI Center focused on applied AI adoption.

In 2023, Nordic Innovation brought together a group of 23 experts in the Nordic Ethical AI Expert Group to put forward recommendations on how to overcome main barriers and harness AI’s potential responsibly in the Nordics. One of the recommendations was to establish a ‘Nordic Centre for Responsible AI’ – supporting Nordic businesses in developing and adopting AI responsibly, and creating a Nordic hub for ethical AI innovation.

This proposed center could serve as a catalyst for all five recommendations put forward by the Nordic Ethical AI Expert Group: providing public policy support and supporting and implementing a joint Nordic strategy, building data infrastructure in our own languages, developing AI competencies across society, and enhancing transparency around the sustainability of AI.