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Steering Committee

The steering committee for the Norwegian Centre for E-health Research represents all levels and every region in the health service.

Purpose:

  • The steering committee shall contribute to the center's further development of its expertise, and carry out its tasks in the e-health field in accordance with the healthcare sector's strategies and action plans.
  • The steering committee shall contribute to the center's further development of its national and international role in e-health research, and ensure it is perceived as useful, relevant, and competent for the services.
  • The steering committee shall contribute to the center maintaining high quality in its professional activities, support functions, and administrative tasks.
  • The steering committee shall ensure that the center operates within set financial frameworks and in accordance with budget assumptions.
  • The steering committee reports on the organization's activities to the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority, in accordance with the mandate.

Steering committee members

  • Terje Wistner, Department Director, KS (chair of the steering committee)
  • Renate Grüner, Research Director, Western Norway Regional Health Authority
  • Ulf Sigurdsen, Department Director E-health, South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
  • Pål Romundstad, Senior Adviser to Assistant Director, Central Norway Regional Health Authority
  • Tove Klæboe Nilsen, Research Director, Northern Norway Regional Health Authority
  • Grete Syrdal, Director Health and Welfare, KS, Bærum municipality
  • Markus Rumpsfeld, R&D Competence center, University Hospital of North Norway
  • Gunnhild Berglen (Vara Ernly Eriksen), Director Regional User Committee, Northern Norway Regional Health Authority. User representative
  • Frode Johansen, Division Director, Specialist Health Service, Norsk helsenett
  • Anja Schou Lindman, Department Director, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
  • Siv Ingebrigtsen, Department Director avdelingsdirektør avd. digital strategi, Norwegian Directorate of Health
  • Margunn Aanestad, Professor University of Oslo/University of Agder, Universities/academia
  • Arild Kristensen, COO Norway Health Tech, Healthcare industry
  • Kristian Malm-Nicolaisen, Researcher and PhD Candidate, employee representative, Norwegian Centre for E-health Research
The Steering Committee gathered in Tromsø March 28 2025. Photo: Jarl-Stian Olsen, Norwegian Centre for E-Health Research

This page was last updated:

6 May 2025