University of Oslo, University of Bergen, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Central Norway Regional Health Authority, Northern Norway Regional Health Authority, Western Norway Regional Health Authority, South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority Future-oriented nanotechnology equipment Research in the [...] equipment will provide a foundation for technology development in Norway and pave the way for industrial export opportunities. Applicant institutions: Chr. Michelsen Research AS (CMR), SINTEF NOK 80 million to upgrade biobanks Norway's numerous biobanks will be consolidated into a unified nationwide [...] marine research, climate research and ecosystem research, among other applications. Applicant institution: University of Bergen New equipment to enhance Norway's position in the wind turbine industry Chr. Michelsen Research (CMR) in Bergen will invest the NOK 45 million the institute received from the Research
The Knowledge base for research and innovation policy (FORFI) initiative is organised as an action-oriented programme. Priority area with major knowledge needs "The Government white papers on research
more effective measures to further enhance innovation capacity in Norway." In product innovation and process innovation, Norwegian companies score twice as high in Statistics Norway's new survey. Measurement methods disfavoured NorwayNorway's poor ranking in international surveys of innovation capacity [...] Norwegian companies reporting innovation activities compared to the previous survey. This puts Norway's level of innovation on a par with the other Nordic countries. The Research Council of Norway and Innovation Norway funded the survey. Twice as much innovation capacity The largest differences were found in [...] per cent increase for Norway in the latest survey compared to previous surveys. Product innovation with goods, organisational innovation and marketing innovation each rose by roughly 50 per cent. In light of this latest Statistics Norway survey, it may be time to reassess Norway's ranking in the international
research and innovation activities in Norway. Below are selected key findings from the report: Norway's total R&D expenditure accounted for 1.65 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2014, a level that has remained stable over the past 20 years. Thus Norway lags considerably behind the average for [...] Norwegian research is increasing, and there is high growth in scientific publication in Norway. Approximately half of Norway's business enterprises are qualified to be called innovative companies, placing Norway on an equal footing with the other Nordic countries. Most innovation activity takes place [...] for the Nordic countries and the average for the OECD countries. However, Norway is at the very top when it comes to public R&D expenditure. The proportion of the population with higher education in Norway is higher than the Nordic average and the OECD average. The same applies to the proportion of
risks associated with the danger of landslides in various areas in Norway. She has headed NGI for several years and describes Norway as an excellent place to work. "Some 25 per cent of all NGI employees come from abroad. Several came to Norway as postdoctoral fellows with funding from the Research Council [...] much she stayed Dr Lacasse came to Norway 32 years ago. At the time she was planning to come for just a short visit, but she ended up not going back. Today she feels more Norwegian than Canadian. Norway has become her home. "Why do researchers choose to remain in Norway? Many of them find a sound academic [...] of researchers in Norway are foreigners. The figures show that one in four doctoral fellows, one in seven academic staff not working on a doctoral degree, and one in six of all academic staff in the university and university college sector are citizens of countries other than Norway. Improving the quality
Research Council of Norway and Innovation Norway have therefore taken the initiative to establish a network for Japanese who have studied or carried out research in Norway ' and for Norwegians who have done the same in Japan. The network is also open to academics from both Norway and Japan who have ties [...] launched " NorAlumni Japan " - a networking tool that will help former Japanese students stay connected to Norway and its business sector. In 2010 there were roughly 30 Japanese studying in Norway, while some 145 Norwegians pursued studies in Japan. Many of the Japanese students, however, lose touch with [...] and play a vital role in future cooperation between Norway and Japan." The website for NorAlumni Japan is the network's key tool and arena, where former students can maintain contact and develop their networks. The website is in English. Marketing Norway The network will be more than a meeting place for
Norway and Portugal strengthen cooperation Norway and Portugal sign agreements on increased ocean-related scientific and technological cooperation. "All it takes is a glance at the map to see that Portugal and Norway share a common interest in boosting research for sustainable management and exploitation [...] " states Director General Arvid Hallén of the Research Council of Norway. Two mutually beneficial agreements On 4 May, government ministers and research council heads from Portugal and Norway convened at the Research Council of Norway in an official meeting to sign two bilateral agreements. These agreements [...] cal Cooperation, signed by Arvid Hallén and Maria Arménia Carrondo on behalf of the Research Council of Norway and the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), respectively. Norway's Minister of Fisheries, Elisabeth Aspaker, and Portugal's Minister of Agriculture, Sea, Environment and
between Norway and India. His Majesty King Harald of Norway and His Excellency President Pranab Mukherjee of India were among the participants at a seminar on research and innovation in Oslo on 14 October 2014. The seminar was part of the programme for the first-ever State Visit to Norway from India [...] research arena on which Norway will be so dependent in the future. Mr Røe Isaksen pointed to the recent award of the Nobel Prize in Physiology to May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser of Norway, along with John O'Keefe of the US and UK, as an example that a small country like Norway can produce internationally [...] that research cooperation between Norway and India has been highly productive for many years, and that they would like to see even greater cooperation in the future. In his remarks to the assembly, Minister of Education and Research, Torbjørn Røe Isaksen stated that Norway's objective to develop world-class
The number of students from China who come to Norway to study is on the rise, but many of them lose touch with Norway once they have finished their degrees and returned home. The Research Council of Norway and Innovation Norway have therefore taken the initiative to establish the NorAlumni China network [...] Chinese students in Norway to stay connected to Norway and their Norwegian contacts after they have completed their studies. Meeting place and information channel The network will serve both as a meeting place for former students from China and as an information channel about Norway. The aim is to promote [...] exchanges of personnel from China to our offices in Norway, Sweden and the US," says Bjørn Inge Bakken, CEO of the Scandpower group. The NorAlumni China network NorAlumni China is a collaborative project between the Research Council of Norway and Innovation Norway in close cooperation with Abelia (Business
especially to the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Norway's priority partner countries USA and Canada: Broad-based cooperation within many disciplines and subject areas, related both to basic research and innovation. For Norway, cooperation with the USA and Canada serves as a means of enhancing [...] which the two countries have shared interests. For Norway, cooperation with Japan serves as a means of enhancing research quality. India: Cooperation in a number of disciplines and subject areas in which the two countries have shared interests. For Norway, cooperation with India fosters collaboration on [...] areas in which the two countries have shared interests. For Norway, cooperation with South Africa serves as a means of enhancing research quality, fosters collaboration on how to address global challenges and strengthens dialogue with Norway's most important point of contact for research in Africa. Brazil: