Over the last years, the use of drones in the civilian airspace has increased dramatically, opening up some opportunities and leading to a wide range of new security challenges, as illustrated by the numerous incidents observed in Norway in recent weeks.
In response to this proliferation, significant international, regional, and national efforts have been undertaken to develop regulations to integrate drones safely into civilian airspace.
What security problems arise from drone proliferation in the airspace, and how will this problem-set change as automation and artificial intelligence become more widespread?
What are the frames, scope and boundaries of the discourse regarding the promises and risks of civil-drone integration? How can Norwegian and EU authorities adapt regulatory frameworks to integrate drones into the civilian airspace while maintaining high safety, security and privacy standards?
This international seminar gathers international experts from around the world as well as key stakeholders in the Norwegian landscape. The situation in Norway will be the theme of the breakfast session on Friday 25 November, which will be addressed by representatives from key government agencies and ministries.
Programme
Thursday, 24 November 2022
13:00 – 13:10 Opening remarks
13:10 – 14:15 – 3D Security: Safety and Security in the Civilian Airspace
Chair: Bruno Oliveira Martins, PRIO, and RegulAIR project leader
Address: Jan Otto Johansen, Oslo Police
Comments: Kristin B. Sandvik and Arthur Holland Michel
14:15 – 15:45 – The EU context: Regulation and Politics
Chair and Discussant: Lise Endregard Hemat, PRIO
Samar Nawaz, PRIO
Chantal Lavallée, Royal Military College Saint-Jean, Canada, and PRIO
Bruno Oliveira Martins, PRIO
15:45 - End of Day 1
Friday, 25 November 2022
8:30 – 10:00 - Breakfast seminar – Drones over Norway: Opportunities, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
Introduction: Torunn Tryggestad, Deputy Director, PRIO
Chair: Bruno Oliveira Martins, PRIO, and RegulAIR project leader
Jacob Bjelland, state secretary, Ministry of Transport
Mats Gjertsen, Avinor
Anders Martinsen, UAS Norway
Eivind Raknes, Civil Aviation Authority Norway
Christian Brunsvig, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)
10:00 – 10:10 – Break
10:10 – 11:00 – Drone imaginations
Chair and discussant: Katharina Wuropulos, Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg
Anna Jackman, University of Reading, UK
Kathrin Maurer, Center for Technology and Culture, University of Southern Denmark
11:00 – 12:15 – Urban Spaces
Chair and Discussant: Anna Jackman, University of Reading
Christian Perrone, Institute for Technology and Society, Rio de Janeiro
Philip Durnford, Smart City, Stavanger Municipality
Kristin B. Sandvik, University of Oslo and PRIO
12:15 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 14:45 Technological Futures
Chair and discussant: Chantal Lavallée, Royal Military College Saint-Jean, Canada, and PRIO
Arthur Holland Michel, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
Bruno Boucher, Nordic Unmanned
14:45 – 15:00 Wrap up and conclusion
