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Implementing a Strategy for Increased Trans-Atlantic R&D-cooperation
Arvid HallénThe Research Council of Norway
Washington, D.C. October 31, 2005
White Paper on Research Policy:
“Norway should be a leading R&D-country”
Norwegian scientists do more co-authorship and are more cited
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Co-authored scientific articles with at least one Norwegian author, 1981-2002
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Mobility: Norwegian faculty members staying abroad for professional reasons
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At least one stay during past 10 years, 1981, 1991 and 2000, by regions, %.
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Strategy for Norway’s Scientific and Technological Cooperation with North America
Norway needs to maintain excellent connections to the leading region in science and technologyIt is an instrument for reaching main goals in Norwegian R&D policy
High quality research, both basic and applied
Improve abilities to enhance R&D-related industrial innovation
Follow-up of the Strategy – measures taken by the Research Council
Pilot Projects supportThe Leiv Eiriksson Mobility Program“Bridgeheads” for institutional cooperationJoint projects within prioritized fields of research
Pilot Projects: - met with strong interest in 2005
Norwegian institutions apply for “seed money” to create new contacts and new research collaboration
Humanities/Social sciences
Science and EngineeringMedicine and
health
Agriculture (separate funding)
The Leiv Eiriksson Mobility Program 2005
Visiting scholar fellowships both ways 39 projects granted (1 mill. USD)25 per cent of the mobility scholarships allocated to visiting researchers
Humanities and the social sciences
Visiting researchers
Medical Science
Science and engineering
Visiting researchers
Bridgeheads for institutional R&D-collaboration:
Models should be based on reciprocity between institutions flexible and, to a large extent, comply with the
needs of different institutions involve researchers from several institutions create national teams – “Team Norway”
“Chair” established at University of Minnesota – with the purpose of creating “dream teams” and increased exchange
Next step: Better funding mechanisms for joint projects
Support joint research projects within prioritized research domains through our strategic programsEncourage collaborative, “transatlantic” research Select projects through ordinary procedures
Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center, World data center for Glaciolgy, Boulder, Colorado
Changes in sea-ice distribution in the arctic oceans and its significance for the climate at large spatial scales.
Arctic Ocean September Sea-Ice Extent Trend, 1978-2005
Central themes:Climate Research, Oceans and Policies
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The International Polar Year 2007-08
A great opportunity to enhance the research cooperation between Norway and the US
Central themes: Polar research – Contaminants in the Arctic
Central themes:Clean energy for the future
– A bilateral agreement US-Norway
CO2 capture and storageHydrogenNew Energy TechnologySystems IntegrationOil and Gas Technology
Central themes: Multiphase Flow Pipelines R&D & Industrial Development
Troll Gas with Multiphase Flow Lines from templates to platform and from platform to shore6 Billion USD saved over the lifetime of the field with total R & D investments in Norway of 100 M USD
Central themes:
Aquaculture
Challenges for researchA huge industrial potential
Central themes: Bio-energy, Bio-products and Food Safety
Pilot projects to establish new partnershipsA chair at the University of MinnesotaProjects through Research Council programmes
Central themes: Global Health
Commitment to MDGs regarding global healthSupport to global health researchOur focus:
Poverty-related, infectious diseases
Prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care
Policy-making and development aid input
Final remarks
Science is international A great potential for increased cooperationA lot is going on, more can be achieved
National agencies must improve co-funding abilities
The “North American Strategy” expresses a strong commitment
Thank you foryour attention!
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