Transcript Norwegian Innovation Policy and the Norwegian

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
Research Excellence and Co-operation
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- A recent international evaluation of
Norwegian ICT research concludes that
Norway has research groups of high
international standards in several key
areas.
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- Norwegian mathematical research has
recently received honourable grades by
an international evaluation committee.
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- 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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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
Government net cash-flow from petroleum activities and old age and
disability pensions
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Pensions
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Net cash-flow
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A Comprehensive Industrial Policy - overview
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A Sound Business Environment
– Reduction of taxes and charges
– Good communication systems and
infrastructure
– International co-operation and benchmarking
– Simplifying rules and regulations
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A Policy for Growth and Innovation
- Need for a comprehensive approach to
innovation
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A Reduced State Ownership
– Reorganise and streamline State ownership
– Clarify strategy and action
A good foundation, but little growth.…..
Share of population between 25 and 64 years
with higher education (1998 and 1999)
Number of employed
as percentage of workforce population
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Norway
Sweden
USA
OECD
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Total
Women
Men
High Penetration of New Technology
Internet us ers and m obile phone acces s (percentage of total adult population)
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Internet us ers
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Canada
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United States
Ko rea
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Ireland
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Source: Human Development Report 2002
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Regional, national and international
dimensions
We need to increase innovation …...
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
Share o f private s ecto r s ales attributable to
inno vatio n in EEA-co untries (percent)
Germany
EEA
Sweden
Finland
Norway
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Source: Nås (2000)
… and secure enough production of knowledge
Confered doctorates in the
Nordic countries 1990-1999
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Norway has fewer doctorates than
the other Nordic countries
measured as percentage of total
population
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The number of doctorates in Finland
and Denmark is increasing faster
than in Norway and Sweden
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Almost half of all doctorates in
Norway was confered during the
90’s
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Norway
The share of natural scientific
doctorates is higher in Norway than
in the other Nordic countries
Kilde:
NIFU
… and businesses need to increase
R&D spending
Sweden
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Goal: To reach the OECD
average by 2005
Finland
Japan
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Increase industry-financed R&D
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Increase R&D co-operation
between industry and academia
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International and bilateral cooperation
United States
Ko rea
Indus try R&D
To tal R&D
Germany
To tal OECD
France
Canada
Tax credits for R&D
expenditures
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Source: OECD Main Science and
Technology Indicators 2001
Norwegian Research Priorities
Basic research
Public
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Applied research
Commercialization
Private
Four main national targets: Marine Research, Information and
Communications Technology (ICT), Medicine and Health and
research in the interface between Energy and the Environment
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 areas
2. Target groups