A total of 59 applications were submitted under the first call for proposals of the Research Council of Norway's new programme South Africa-Norway Cooperation on Climate Change, the Environment and Clean Energy (SANCOOP). "This bodes well for continued close cooperation between our countries' researchers [...] million (approximately 5,9 million Euro) will be available for allocation for the programme period. Important to both countries South Africa is one of Norway's priority countries for bilateral research cooperation outside the EU, along with countries such as China, Russia and the USA. The wide interest shown [...] of getting some of the best Norwegian and South African scientists together," emphasised Mr Hallén in his speech to the South African Ambassador to Norway, Queen Anne Zondo. "International cooperation is an important part of the development of the South African research communities," stated H.E. the
Management & Innovation. The authors - who come from Statistics Norway and the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration - conclude that the scheme in general works as intended and is an effective means of boosting R&D activity in Norway. They point out that it is particularly helpful for smaller [...] activities. Launched in 2002, the scheme is regulated under the Norwegian Taxation Act and is administered jointly by the Research Council of Norway, Innovation Norway and the Norwegian Tax Administration. In the wake of the 2008 evaluation, the Ministry of Finance raised the minimum tax deduction from NOK
scientific equipment which is of major interest to Norway as a whole and which should only be established in one or very few places in the country. This equipment will be made available to all the relevant research groups and industries in Norway ' not only to the groups located at the institution housing [...] enable Norway's geophysicists to cover Norwegian and Arctic territories on a par with other countries' monitoring capabilities in their territories. The infrastructure is hosted by Norwegian Seismic Array (NORSAR). Lab for Climate Testing, ZEB: Development of energy-efficient buildings for Norway SINTEF [...] the old pilot facility at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) and Nofima Mat in Ås, Norway. Norwegian Centre for X-ray Diffraction, Scattering and Imaging REsource Centre X-rays (RECX) Two of Norway's leading X-ray research groups, at the University of Oslo (UiO) and the Norwegian University
The Research Council of Norway has initiated a Centres of Excellence (Sentre for fremragende forskning - SFF) scheme with the intention of bringing more Norwegian researchers and research groups up to a high international standard. The centres are affiliated with Norway's top universities and premier
in the Environment programme. Strong energy results Norway also shows excellent results in the Energy research programme, where the success rate lies 12 percentage points above the average of all the participating countries. This means that Norway has the second highest success rate in the Energy research [...] applications that have been approved for funding, and therefore serves as a measure of the quality of the project proposals. Focus on the environment Norway is best represented in the Environment research programme, where one-fourth to one-third of the approved projects have Norwegian partners. Here the
Roadmaps for research cooperation with priority partner countries in place The Research Council of Norway has drawn up roadmaps for cooperation with eight priority countries outside of the EU/EEU: Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Russia, South Africa and the US. The English-language versions of the [...] energy, climate and the environment, marine research, bioeconomy/food, and cultural/social issues. Canada Roadmap for bilateral cooperation with Canada Norway and Canada have similar research profiles and fields of specialisation, with extensive cooperation in a number of areas. Key areas of interest they [...] research, fisheries and aquaculture, oil and gas, and research on climate and the environment. India Roadmap for bilateral research cooperation with India Norway's bilateral research cooperation with India is primarily targeted towards mathematics, natural science and technology disciplines. Cooperation may
for the research groups to carry out their industry-oriented research," stated Director General of the Research Council of Norway, Arvid Hallén, when he announced the list of Norway's new SFI centres on 21 November. The Research Council will be allocating roughly NOK 1.6 billion over the next eight years [...] industrial actors from all of Norway have worked together so far on industry-oriented research with international potential. The mid-term evaluation of the centres stated that the SFI scheme is an effective instrument for concentrating expertise in a small country such as Norway. According to Mr Hallén, the [...] industry-oriented research. "This investment will trigger research activity for over NOK 3 billion over the next eight years. It is our ambition to make Norway a leading innovation nation in Europe. The Government is focusing on industry-oriented research and innovation as a means of achieving this," says
Funding for British partners in Norwegian projects - and vice-versa The Research Council of Norway has signed an agreement with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), paving the way for closer cooperation between Norwegian and British researchers [...] these areas. The agreement enables Norwegian researchers to include funding for British partners in their grant applications to the Research Council of Norway. Likewise, British researchers may seek funding to cover costs for Norwegian partners in grant applications to the two British research councils. The [...] The British research councils will provide support for Norwegian partners for up to 30 per cent of the total project funding. The Research Council of Norway has not set a ceiling, but will leave it to the relevant funding bodies to assess whether the participation of British researchers enhances the project
and Technology Indicators for Norway. The report makes it clear that most of the arrows are pointing in a positive direction: Norwegian researchers are publishing more articles, are being cited more frequently and are pursuing more doctoral degrees. In addition, Norway has several research groups that [...] adds. Most researchers live in China Each year the Research Council of Norway publishes the indicators report in collaboration with the Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU) and Statistics Norway. The 2014 report shows that the US accounted for 29 per cent of the world's [...] More and better Norwegian research This year’s Report on Science and Technology Indicators for Norway shows that most of the arrows are pointing in a positive direction: Norwegian researchers are publishing more articles, are being cited more frequently and are pursuing more doctoral degrees. The multitude
Research Council of Norway's first policy for regional efforts is now in place. The new policy will promote the use of more research in regional development activities. Development and knowledge dissemination are essential to employment, economic growth and welfare throughout Norway. Norway has a broad-based [...] The Research Council's regional policy is part of the effort to meet the challenges facing Norwegian trade and industry in relation to R&D activity. Norway has a broad-based knowledge infrastructure with universities, university colleges and research institutes. This is vital to expanding regional development [...] t efforts," Ms Fahlvik says. A strong regional system for funding research innovation The Research Council has regional representatives in each of Norway's 20 counties. These representatives will become an even more important resource in the future. Over the past ten years the regional representatives