{
  "id": 12112954,
  "title": "Raser etter rapport-lekkasje: – Skandale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/raser-etter-rapport-lekkasje-skandale",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-05T08:34:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "E24 Norway",
    "slug": "e24-norway",
    "url": "https://e24.no/norsk-oekonomi/i/1onxzW/raser-etter-rapport-lekkasje-skandale"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NRK recently published a critical piece about the data center industry, based on a summary of an unpublished report from the Technology Council. The news quickly spread across Norwegian media. The council's leader, Sverre Gotaas, had promised the report would come out the following day. However, on Monday, October 5th, the industry is still waiting to read the report. Øystein Eriksen Søreide, who leads Abelia, a federation of around 2,800 knowledge and technology companies, including several data center operators, says, \"The Technology Council has presented findings that are being used to argue for a pause in the entire industry. Many days later, we still don't have access to the report.\" Eriksen Søreide leads a federation of around 2,800 knowledge and technology companies, including several data center operators. The Technology Council advises the Storting and the government on new technology. \"This is completely unacceptable handling from a public advisory body,\" continues Eriksen Søreide. NRK's piece focused on the fact that most data centers have foreign owners, that data centers \"consume electricity\" and provide \"limited value creation,\" as well as the fact that traditional industries \"fear the future.\" When E24 interviewed Gotaas on Tuesday, he explained that it was a mistake that the report hadn't come out yet. \"I thought the report would be out today (Tuesday, journ.anm.). Here, a mistake occurred in the communication between us and NRK. The report will come out tomorrow (Wednesday, journ.anm.),\" he said. E24 published the interview on Thursday, but the report was still not available. Eriksen Søreide thinks the Technology Council appears to be activist. \"They should be an advisory body for the government and the Storting, but here they appear to be a political actor. This is under any criticism. That they also hide the knowledge base makes it especially grave,\" he says. He says that the data center industry should be able to endure critical questions, but that they need to see how they arrived at the conclusions. \"To the Technology Council, we just say: 'Publish the report.' We look forward to the debate,\" he says. Ingvild Østraat, communication director at the Technology Council, sends an email to E24 explaining that it was a \"glitch in NRK\" that made the interview go out before the report was finished. \"We understand that this was frustrating for many. However, we had to prioritize giving the expert group enough time for a final review to ensure the best possible outcome,\" she writes. The Technology Council plans to publish the report during this week. Reynir Johannesson, leader of the organization Norwegian Data Center Industry, is also frustrated. \"It's expected of whoever can obtain a copy of the report. Bill. Note: desperate,\" he writes on LinkedIn, along with a KI-generated image of himself searching for the report. He reacts to the findings being used as premises in a Dagsnytt 18 debate between politicians Bjørnar Moxnes (R) and Torgeir Micaelsen (Ap), without the underlying data being published. \"We need a substantive debate where facts and analyses can clash with each other in an open and trusting dialogue. The debate is difficult when one of the foremost premises providers for politicians turns the industry into a frontal attack on an industry without showing the report or the source material,\" he says. \"We expect publication in the first half of week 41. The goal of this report is to provide a solid knowledge base on data centers in Norway, and we will continue with a follow-up report that will provide recommendations in the area. We are looking forward to both the debate and the dialogue when the report is made public. The Ministry of Enterprises and Fisheries appoints the Technology Council for up to four years at a time. When asked about handling, they refer to the council's independence. 'The Technology Council is an independent public body and is responsible for its own publication and communication about its reports. The department has not been involved in the decision about who may have had access to the report,' the department writes in an email to E24.\"",
  "summary": "Funn fra en datasenterrapport satte fyr på debatten forrige uke, men ingen har sett selve…",
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      {
        "outlet": "E24 Norway",
        "title": "Raser etter rapport-lekkasje: – Skandale",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/raser-etter-rapport-lekkasje-skandale-12127354",
        "published": "2026-10-05T08:34:33.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}