Karianne Tung
Karianne Tung | |
|---|---|
 Tung in 2024 | |
| Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance | |
| Assumed office 16 October 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Preceded by | Linda Hofstad Helleland(2021) |
| Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 2013 – 30 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Sør-Trøndelag |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1984 |
| Political party | Labour |
| Children | 1 |
Karianne Oldernes Tung(born 21 January 1984) is a Norwegian politician for theLabour Party.She is currently serving as Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance since 2023. Previously she was a member of the Storting forSør-Trøndelagfrom 2013 to 2017.[1]
Political career
[edit]Local politics
[edit]She was a member ofRissamunicipal counciland of Sør-Trøndalagcounty council.She has worked particularly with educational issues.[2]
Between 2017 and 2018, she was the leader of the unifiedTrøndelagcounty chapter of the Labour Party.[3]
Parliament
[edit]She was elected to the Storting forSør-Trøndelagin2013.
In Parliament, she was a member of theStanding Committee on Health and Care Servicesfrom 2013 to 2015 and theStanding Committee on Transport and Communicationsfrom 2015 to 2017.[4]
In 2016, she announced that she wouldn't seek re-election at the2017 election,citing that she wanted to focus on her family.[5]
Minister of Digitalisation
[edit]Tung was appointed minister of digitalisation in a cabinet reshuffle on 16 October 2023.[6]At the same time it was announced that she would head a new ministry, the Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance starting 1 January 2024, with 130 staff transferring from the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development.[7]
2023
[edit]After Sparebank 1 Østlandet had used anAIgenerated image in an advertisement online, Tung commented that the use of AI imagery has to be within the bounds of the law, particularly in regards to equality, discrimination and marketing. According to her, the government would be working on a digitalisation strategy about how AI should be regulated, developed and utilised.[8]
In late October, a fakeXaccount in her name was utilised to announce the death of former prime ministerGro Harlem Brundtland,which in itself was also fake.[9]
In November, she stated that workplaces that would see more digitalisation take over responsibilities would not infringe on people working. She further stated that the dynamic would not add up if it weren't for human participation in the workplace.[10]
2024
[edit]In January, she expressed the desire to get theEuropean Union's new act onartificial intelligencepassed in Norway as soon as possible. TheLiberal Partynotably expressed their support for the action.[11]
Tung announced in late February that the government would be keeping the current structure for county governors despite several counties being re-established from mergers. This would notably include the transference of some county offices to new locations and a name change for the county governor of Viken, to one for Østfold, Buskerud, Oslo and Akershus.[12]
In April, she announced that the government would want 80% of the public sector to utilise onartificial intelligenceby 2025. She hailed it a tool to help the sector improve and renew, and highlighted the need to make more room for jobs more important. She did however concede that there wouldn't be a universal strategy in this aim. Her proposal was met with skepticism from experts, who called the objective "unrealistic" and cited that it would require more financing, competence and more clearer political aims.[13]
Tung announced in early June that she would be asking for a meeting withMetaand for them to give a detailed account about their plans to utiliseFacebookandInstagramposts to trainartificial intelligence.She added that Meta should be more considerable with users' privacy on all of their platforms.[14]She later praised their decision to halt their implementation of AI on these platforms later that month. Tung emphasised that she expected Meta to offer a "real and simple solution for users" and "regulation where companies have too much power".[15]
Civic career
[edit]Tung was a senior advisor atNTNUbetween 2018 and 2020.[4]
In 2020, Tung became the manager of Trondheim Tech Port.[16]Following her ministerial appointment, May Britt Hansen was appointed as her successor in March 2024.[17]
Personal life
[edit]Tung is married and has one daughter. The family resided inLerkendalbefore moving to Nardo.[5]
References
[edit]- ^Skjalg Ledang (9 September 2013):Karianne klar for StortingetFosna-Folket.Retrieved 13 September 2013(in Norwegian)
- ^Karianne O. TungTV2. Retrieved 13 September 2013(in Norwegian)
- ^"Tung blir leder av Trøndelag Ap"(in Norwegian).Adresseavisen.19 October 2017.Retrieved12 October2023.
- ^ab"Karianne Tung"(in Norwegian).Storting.
- ^ab"- Jeg savner å si god natt til Sanna (2)"(in Norwegian).Adresseavisen.7 September 2016.Retrieved12 October2023.
- ^"Her er Støre sine nye statsrådar"(in Norwegian Nynorsk).NRK.16 October 2023.Retrieved16 October2023.
- ^"Oppretter nytt departement"(in Norwegian).government.no.16 October 2023.Retrieved16 October2023.
- ^"Banken legger seg flat etter dette KI-stuntet"(in Norwegian).NRKInnlandet. 24 October 2023.Retrieved24 November2023.
- ^"Minister misbrukt på X / Twitter – falsk profil meldte Gro Harlem Brundtland død"(in Norwegian).Verdens Gang.30 October 2023.Retrieved30 October2023.
- ^"Jobbløfte: - Unikt for Norge"(in Norwegian).DagbladetBørsen. 29 November 2023.Retrieved30 November2023.
- ^"Nå kommer realistiske KI-videoer – Venstre vil ha fortgang i regelverk"(in Norwegian).Bergens Tidende.16 February 2024.Retrieved16 February2024.
- ^"Beholder dagens struktur og styrker statens tilstedeværelse"(in Norwegian).government.no.23 February 2024.Retrieved29 February2024.
- ^"Regjeringen ber 80 prosent av offentlig sektor bruke KI innen 2025"(in Norwegian Bokmål).NRK.16 April 2024.Retrieved16 April2024.
- ^"Statsråd ber om møte med Meta – reagerer på KI-planer"(in Norwegian Bokmål).Verdens Gang.6 June 2024.Retrieved7 June2024.
- ^"Meta snur: – En grunn til at de trykker på pauseknappen"(in Norwegian Bokmål).NRK.14 June 2024.Retrieved15 June2024.
- ^"Nå får Karianne Tung ny lederjobb"(in Norwegian).Adresseavisen.15 June 2021.Retrieved12 October2023.
- ^"Hun blir ny leder etter Karianne Tung"(in Norwegian). Nidaros. 13 March 2024.Retrieved14 March2024.