UK and Norway Sign AI Cooperation Agreement in Oslo

The United Kingdom and Norway signed a non-binding joint statement of intent on November 12, 2026, to deepen bilateral cooperation on artificial intelligence. Signed in Oslo during the Atlantic Futures Forum, the agreement focuses on compute infrastructure, AI security, defense applications, and international governance.

UK Minister for AI Kanishka Narayan and Norwegian Minister for Digitalisation and Public Governance Torgeir Micaelsen led the initiative to combine British AI expertise with Norwegian strengths in energy and computing. The partnership establishes closer ties between the UK's AI Security Institute and AI Norway for safety testing, while linking the UK's Taskforce RAID with Norway's Defence Centre for Data and AI.

Both nations aim to enhance collective security and technological independence through this practical cooperation. The two governments intend to follow this initial statement with a formal Memorandum of Understanding to specify the exact terms of future cooperation.