Technology, digitalisation and societal preparedness
Societal challenges cross borders, and a changing world demands innovation. UiA is committed to interdisciplinary efforts to find sustainable solutions.
About the area:
Technological development and digitalisation play an important role in societal development, but are also shaped by social changes. At the University of Agder, we see an increasing need for interdisciplinary knowledge to understand this interplay and strengthen society's preparedness.
We bring together academic environments that contribute to technological innovation, digital transformation and societal preparedness. Through close collaboration with industry, business and the public sector, we develop knowledge and solutions that meet both today's challenges and tomorrow's needs. Our goal is to contribute to a digitally competent and resilient society.
Research groups
- Academic e-sports, games and game didactics
- Artificial intelligence, biomechatronics, and collaborative robotics
- Autonomous and cyber-physical systems
- Battery recycling
- Communications and system security
- Construction and building materials
- Electronics and IoT
- Engineering structures
- Energy materials
- Energy systems
- Human-Centered AI
- Information and communication technologies for development
- Intelligent mechatronics
- Intelligent monitoring
- Machine design
- Modern system development
- Multimedia and e-learning
- Robotics and automation
- Socio-technical digital design for human flourishing
- Sustainable built environment
- Systems engineering and modeling
How we work with the area
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Is an AI apocalypse coming? UiA researchers weigh in Sep. 18, 2026 12:06 PM
Behind the headlines full of doomsday prophecies and warnings to slow down, there are many details worth bearing in mind.
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UiA consolidates leading position in AI through a new conference Sep. 11, 2026 12:58 PM
The university is hosting an event at which several hundred leading figures in the fields of creativity and the use of artificial intelligence are gathering in Kristiansand.
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"Using a language model is like wearing a blood diamond" Sep. 2, 2026 2:25 PM
Behind ChatGPT and Claude lies a value chain that few people are aware of, in which low-paid workers sort through content filled with violence and abuse. Is it even possible to use this technology ethically?
