I'm not building this alone
An R&D project of this type requires actors who bring something to the table that cannot be bought — domain understanding, academic weight, technological infrastructure, or the will to invest early in something that is not yet fully defined. It's a feature, not a bug. Research is not funded because the answer is clear. It is funded because the question is right.
What I'm doing
Europe's digital infrastructure has an architectural problem that neither regulation nor copying solves. I am investigating if there is a third track: open standards right down to the root level, commercial usability built-in from day one, and a distribution model that is not dependent on American advertising platforms.
This is not a finished product. It's a research question with commercial potential — and it's urgent.
Who I'm looking for
Academia and research communities
I am looking for contact with researchers and institutes working on digital infrastructure, European technological sovereignty, or adjacent fields. Not to have the theory explained — but to connect the operational implementation knowledge I've built over 25 years to an academic framework that opens doors to the Research Council and international cooperation.
Technology companies and suppliers
Norwegian and European actors who are already building on open standards — or want to — and who see the value of a shared infrastructure rather than solving the same problems in isolation. This is not about becoming a customer. It's about becoming part of something bigger.
Support apparatus and investors
Innovation Norway, the Research Council, and private investors who understand that digital sovereignty is not ideology — it's a commercial and security policy requirement. Early involvement provides influence on the direction. That window is open now.
What I envision
Here, honesty is an asset — no finished model, but some concrete forms:
- •Formal R&D partnerships with funding from the Research Council or Innovation Norway.
- •Early pilot customers testing solutions in a real market and contributing to defining requirements.
- •Technology partners bringing infrastructure or software into a common framework.
- •Advisors and board members with academic or industrial weight.
The conversation doesn't need to start with a finished agenda. Send an email and tell me who you are and what you see in this. That's enough.