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Our Norwegian focal point Arbeidstilsynet/The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority is hosting a seminar to launch EU-OSHA’s Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2023-25 ‘Safe and healthy work in the digital age’ in the country. Taking place on 25 October in Oslo and online, the event is intended to provide an overview on how digitalisation is shaping our future working environments and the various opportunities and challenges it presents.

The participants – managers, employees, occupational safety and health experts and human resources professionals – will learn about various topics such as the relationship between personal data rights and wearable technology as well as (AI) AI refers to systems that display intelligent behaviour by analysing their environment and taking actions – with some degree of autonomy – to achieve specific goals. AI-based systems can be purely software-based, acting in the virtual world (e.g. voice assistants, image analysis software, search engines, speech and face recognition systems) or AI can be embedded in hardware devices (e.g. advanced robots, autonomous cars, drones or Internet of things applications). and its wider impact on the workplace.

The term advanced robotics refers to the design, production and use of machines able to carry out difficult and complex tasks using AI to interact with the real world around them. will also feature as a discussion point examining which tasks can be aided by such technologies. As hybrid work gains popularity, attendees will also discuss the long-term impacts of Remote work is any type of working arrangement to work from home or – more generally – away from the employer’s premises or in a fixed location. In this context the focus is on remote work enabled by digital technologies (e.g. personal computers, smartphones, laptops, software packages and the internet). .

Moderator:

• Karin Scheel, senior advisor, The Norwegian Labour Inspection 

Speakers:

• Astrid Ramstad, Head Engineer, Dr. Scient, The Norwegian Labour Inspection  
• Hilde Færevik, Phd, Senior researcher and business developer, SINTEF Digital
• Kristian Lunde, Researcher, STAMI
• Trude Vollheim, Director general, The Norwegian Labour Inspection 
• Renate Iren Johannessen, Laywer and PhD candidate, University of Oslo