The Norwegian Governments White Paper on Research

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The Norwegian GovernmentsWhite Paper on Research

• Some implications for high performance computing
• Pål Gretland, Assistant Director General
• Ministry of Trade and Industry
• NOTUR 2005, Trondheim, 30 May 2005

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New White Paper on research Commitment to
research

• Norway is to become a leading research nation
• Total RD expenses 3 of GDP by 2010, of which 1
  from public sources
• The fund for research and innovation to reach NOK
  50 bill. by January 2006

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A need to increase private RD -expenditure
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Growth in all areas but uneven
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Priorities
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INTERNATIONALISATION

• Active participation in the EU framework
  programmes and other European research
  cooperation
• Gradual opening of national programmes
• Bilateral cooperation North-America, China and
  Japan
• Norway as an attractive host nation for research
• Facilitate immigration procedures for researchers
  and their families
• Stronger emphasis on research in the development
  aid policy

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BASIC RESEARCH (with emphasis on research
quality and math and sciences)

• More funds to independent research
• Strengthen professional research management
• One model for financing universities and colleges
• Expand existing schemes to improve quality
  (Centres of Excellence and Outstanding Young
  Investigators)
• Special emphasis on math and the natural sciences
• New model for private financing of basic research
• An attractive research career

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RESEARCH-BASED INNOVATION

• A more knowledge intensive industry through
• Centres for research-based innovation
• Strengthening of user-initiated research
• Strengthening of schemes concerning industry
  development contracts
• Industry PhD
• Regional innovation centres
• Strengthening of commercialisation
• Strengthening of Norwegian enterprises
  participation in EU and EUREKA

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• Exploit national assets
• Meet the need for knowledge in central areas
• Further develop existing priorities
• Create synergies
• Involve stakeholders in the process ahead

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• Sciences which develop fast
• Generic technologies broad fields of use
• Take part in the global production of knowledge
• Build on and develop national niches

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Private expenditures on basic research goals
and methods

• There are few private donations for research in
  Norway
• Engage more stakeholders in basic research
• Encourage alternative and bold financing of
  research
• Contribute to a increase in the total RD
  expenditures
• New model donations of more than NOK 5 mill. to
  universities, the Research Council of Norway or
  the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letter
  trigger an additional 25 from public sources

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An attractive research career

• Continued growth in number of PhD scholarships
• Research schools
• More post-doc positions
• Junior professorships
• Additional funding of EU scholars
• RCN-scheme to cover smaller funding needs

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Whats in it for high performance computing?
Total RD expenses 3 of GDP by 2010, of which 1
from public sources Filling the Maths and
Sciences Gap The ICT Technology area The
Basic Research and other priorities
BASIC RESEARCH (with emphasis on research
quality and math and sciences)
RESEARCH-BASED INNOVATION
INTERNATIONALISATION
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Commitment to research