New Delhi, May 21 (IANS). The third India-Nordic Summit 2026 held in Oslo has given a big signal towards redefining global technology governance. A report says that India has now emerged as not just a rule-following country, but a co-creator of digital and AI rules.
The leaders of the Nordic countries pitched the relationship as a green technology and innovation-based strategic partnership, India Narrative reported. He believes that strengthening the supply chain, research cooperation and digital infrastructure in India will provide commercial benefits as well as geopolitical strength.
Both sides are seeing each other as strategic partners. India is being seen as a great laboratory model of inclusive digital innovation, while Norway is being seen as a strong country with high-tech, green-tech and good governance expertise.
The report said that the AI Impact Summit held in New Delhi has proved that India is no longer just implementing the rules made by other countries, but is creating its own AI governance system and inviting both the Global North and Global South to participate in it.
The main agenda of the Oslo meeting was inclusive and human-centred AI collaboration, which shows the growing similarity between the social-democratic tech values of the Nordic countries and the India-led AI Impact Declaration.
According to the report, this announcement emphasizes on human resources, inclusion, trustworthy AI and democratic use of AI resources. This thinking is quite different from the security-focused debates taking place in Washington and Brussels.
“Over the past decade, India has built a strong digital public infrastructure, including Aadhaar for identity, UPI for instant payments, and open APIs that allow private companies to build services on government platforms,” the report said.
These systems have now become the cornerstone of welfare schemes, financial inclusion and everyday transactions for over a billion people. Additionally, they are also being adopted in many countries in Asia and Africa, including the open-source identification platform MOSIP and the Vaccine Certification System.
The report said Norway has a strong tradition of data protection and civil liberties. In such a situation, it can inspire India to adopt stronger security measures in its Digital Personal Data Protection Act and AI experiments.
According to the report, Nordic companies are facing political pressure over rising costs and supply chain sustainability. In such a situation, increasing production and research and development activities in India will help in reducing dependence on China.
Additionally, it will also allow Norway to benefit from India’s large STEM talent pool and rapidly evolving data and AI regulatory framework.
–IANS
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