Remarks by State Secretary Helle Hammer Ministry of Trade and Industry, Norway
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Norwegian Innovation, Research and Education policies and the Norwegian Research and Technology Forum in the US and Canada
Remarks by State Secretary Helle Hammer
Ministry of Trade and Industry, Norway
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Research Excellence and Co-operation
- A recent international evaluation of Norwegian ICT research concludes that Norway has research groups of high international standards in several key areas.
• - Norwegian mathematical research has recently received honourable grades by an international evaluation committee.
• - 10 out of the 13 newly established Norwegian Centres of Excellence are within the fields that the Forum has singled out as focal areas for Norwegian – American collaboration.
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Norway – Exports by Country, incl. oil - 2001
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Other exports
Mineral fuel, oil
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Industrial Policy Challenges
• Economic globalization
• EU-enlargement and transition to a knowledge-based economy
• Need to develop a more dynamic and innovative economy, including growth in non-petroleum based industry
• Modernising the large public sector
• Further reduction of state ownership in the Norwegian economy
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Government net cash-flow from petroleum activities and old age and disability pensions Per cent of GDP
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A Comprehensive Industrial Policy - overview
• A Sound Business Environment– Reduction of taxes and charges– Good communication systems and
infrastructure– International co-operation and
benchmarking– Simplifying rules and regulations
• A Policy for Growth and Innovation - Need for a comprehensive approach to
innovation
• A Reduced State Ownership– Reorganise and streamline State ownership– Clarify strategy and action
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A good foundation, but little growth.…..
Number of employed as percentage of workforce population Share of population between 25 and 64 years
with higher education (1998 and 1999)
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High Penetration of New Technology
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Great Britain
Korea
Norway
Finland
Canada
Netherlands
United States
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Internet users and mobile phone access (percentage of total adult population)
Internet users
Mobile phone access
Source: Taylor Nelson Sofres Interactive 2001, 2002
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High-technology exports
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Singapore
Ireland
Netherlands
Korea
United States
Japan
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Israel
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Switzerland
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Norway
Source: Human Development Report 2002
% of merchandise exports
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We need to increase innovation …...
0 50
Norway
Finland
Sweden
EEA
Germany
Share of private sector sales attributable to innovation in EEA-countries (percent)
1. A sound business environment for innovation:
• New knowledge and technology fuels innovation
• International market activities fuels innovation
2. Education and research policies are important to trade and industry policy
3. Selective instruments of policy that support innovation
Source: Nås (2000)
Regional, national and international dimensions
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… and secure enough production of knowledge
• Norway has fewer doctorates than the other Nordic countries measured as percentage of total population
• The number of doctorates in Finland and Denmark is increasing faster than in Norway and Sweden
• Almost half of all doctorates in Norway was confered during the 90’s
• The share of natural scientific doctorates is higher in Norway than in the other Nordic countries
Kilde: NIFU
Confered doctorates in the Nordic countries 1990-1999
Norway
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… and businesses need to increase R&D spending
• Goal: To reach the OECD average by 2005
• Increase industry-financed R&D
• Increase R&D co-operation between industry and academia
• International and bilateral co-operation
• Tax credits for R&D expenditures 0 2 4
Norway
Canada
France
Total OECD
Germany
Korea
United States
Japan
Finland
Sweden
Industry R&D
Total R&D
Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators 2001
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Norwegian Research Priorities
• Four main national targets: Marine Research, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Medicine and Health and research in the interface between Energy and the Environment
CommercializationApplied researchBasic research
PublicPrivate
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Review of policy instruments
– Evaluate and reorganise policy instruments for research & innovation, business development and internationalisation
– More pointed instruments on the basis of:
1. Focus areas2. Target groups