Norway
Norway
Highlights cooperation EU-Norway
On-going projects
Programme for Regional R&D and Innovation (VRI):
The programme is designed to promote greater regional collaboration between trade and industry, R&D institutions and the government authorities, and to establish close ties to other national and international network and innovation measures such as the Arena programme, Norwegian Centres of Expertise (NCE) and the Regions of Knowledge initiative.
website: Norvegian programme for Regional Innovation VRI
website: Norvegian programme for Regional Innovation VRI
Programme on Research-based Regional Innovation
(FORREGION): The FORREGION programme aims to strengthen the connection between regional, national and international efforts to promote research-based innovation. The programme will continue the effort to make use of the country’s full knowledge infrastructure and resource base, as a means of enhancing value creation, competitiveness and restructuring capacity. The specific activities under the
FORREGION programme will be based on the unique
opportunities and challenges found in each region.
website: FORREGION Programme
Support of the Smart Specialisation Platform
Aiming at facilitating close cooperation with EU regions, the Smart Specialisation platform supports technically and methodologically strategic initiatives leading to implement the smart specialisation concept in non-EU countries. An open call to non-EU regions and countries is available.
More concretelly, the support of the S3 Platform to the implementation and adaptation of the S3 concept in Norway is linked to the following activities:
- Facilitating exchanges and contacts among S3 practitioners and stakeholders
- Attendance of S3 Platform experts to workshops and conferences
- Dissemination and communication activities in several channels
- Membership to the S3 Platform (5 regions registered: Aust-Agder, Møre og, Romsdal, Nordland, Østfold and Vest-Agder )
- Newsletter information
Open call
OPEN CALL to Non-EU Countries & Regions: registration in the S3 Platform. Expressions of interest for becoming member of the S3 platform can be fulfilled here. This call targets public authorities in charge of innovation and competitiveness policies at national and sub-national level.