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Implementing a Strategy for Increased Trans-Atlantic R&D-cooperation

Implementing a Strategy for Increased Trans-Atlantic R&D-cooperation. Arvid Hallén The 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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Implementing a Strategy for Increased Trans-Atlantic R&D-cooperation

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  1. Implementing a Strategy for Increased Trans-Atlantic R&D-cooperation Arvid Hallén The Research Council of Norway Washington, D.C. October 31, 2005

  2. White Paper on Research Policy: “Norway should be a leading R&D-country”

  3. Norwegian scientists do more co-authorship and are more cited Denmark Norway Sweden Finland

  4. Co-authored scientific articles with at least one Norwegian author, 1981-2002 Rest of Europe North America Nordic Countries Other countries Eastern Europe

  5. Mobility: Norwegian faculty members staying abroad for professional reasons Rest of Europe North America Rest of the World Nordic countries At least one stay during past 10 years, 1981, 1991 and 2000, by regions, %. 1981 1991 2000

  6. Strategy for Norway’s Scientific and Technological Cooperation with North America • Norway needs to maintain excellent connections to the leading region in science and technology • It 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

  7. Follow-up of the Strategy – measures taken by the Research Council • Pilot Projects support • The Leiv Eiriksson Mobility Program • “Bridgeheads” for institutional cooperation • Joint projects within prioritized fields of research

  8. Pilot Projects: - met with strong interest in 2005 • Norwegian institutions apply for “seed money” to create new contacts and new research collaboration Agriculture (separate funding) Humanities/Social sciences Science and Engineering Medicine and health

  9. 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 Medical Science Humanities and the social sciences Visiting researchers Visiting researchers Science and engineering

  10. 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

  11. Next step: Better funding mechanisms for joint projects • Support joint research projects within prioritized research domains through our strategic programs • Encourage collaborative, “transatlantic” research • Select projects through ordinary procedures

  12. Central themes:Climate Research, Oceans and Policies Arctic Ocean September Sea-Ice Extent Trend, 1978-2005 Changes in sea-ice distribution in the arctic oceans and its significance for the climate at large spatial scales. 1988 1998 2005 1978 Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center, World data center for Glaciolgy, Boulder, Colorado

  13. The International Polar Year 2007-08 • A great opportunity to enhance the research cooperation between Norway and the US

  14. Central themes:Polar research – Contaminants in the Arctic

  15. Central themes:Clean energy for the future – A bilateral agreement US-Norway • CO2 capture and storage • Hydrogen • New Energy Technology • Systems Integration • Oil and Gas Technology

  16. Central themes: Multiphase Flow Pipelines R&D & Industrial Development • Troll Gas with Multiphase Flow Lines from templates to platform and from platform to shore • 6 Billion USD saved over the lifetime of the field with total R & D investments in Norway of 100 M USD

  17. Central themes:Aquaculture • Challenges for research • A huge industrial potential

  18. Central themes: Bio-energy, Bio-products and Food Safety • Pilot projects to establish new partnerships • A chair at the University of Minnesota • Projects through Research Council programmes

  19. Central themes:Global Health • Commitment to MDGs regarding global health • Support to global health research • Our focus: • Poverty-related, infectious diseases • Prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care • Policy-making and development aid input

  20. Final remarks • Science is international • A great potential for increased cooperation • A lot is going on, more can be achieved • National agencies must improve co-funding abilities • The “North American Strategy” expresses a strong commitment

  21. Thank you for your attention! www.rcn.no

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