Norwegian initiatives to facilitate Indo-Norwegian

Norwegian initiatives to facilitate Indo-Norwegian research collaboration

Hans M Borchgrevink, MD MHA, BA Special Adviser, RCN co-ordinator for India

The Research Council of Norway (RCN)

NTNU Indiaseminar Trondheim 18 nov 2010

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Total 820 mill. Euro, administration incl.

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Norwegian initiatives to facilitate Indo-Norwegian research collaboration

Formal agreements include

1) A Joint Commission between Ministries of foreign affairs, Minister level, meeting annually. Under this,2) several Joint Working Groups (JWG) on Science & Technology, Maritime, Hydrocarbon, Higher Education, Culturemeeting annually, administered by the respective Ministries with RCN as executive body3) an Indo-Norwegian bilateral state-to-state Science &Technology Agreement (2006)

Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology India - Norway

India’s Minister of Science and Technology, Kapil Sibal, signed the Agreement together with Norway’s Minister for Education and Research, Øystein Djupedal in Tromsø 14. Nov 2006

The India – Norway Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology, includes

Exchange of scientists, information, documentation

Organisation of bilateral scientific seminars, workshops and courses

Training of young scientific workers by granting fellowships on the basis of exchange

Joint identification of areas for research cooperation and joint research projects

Organisation of exhibitions in science and technology

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Oil and gas resources The US Geological Survey estimates that the Arctic region contains 25% of the worlds undiscovered petroleum resources in the world Marine biological resources – fisheries, aquaculture, new species and bioprospecting Climate and ocean currents In the Arctic signs of climate change can be detected earlier The Arctic is also a crucial part of the global climate system, and the development in the Arctic will have global impacts Vast wilderness – pollution One of the largest relatively untouched areas of the globe is in the Arctic Pollution from the northern hemisphere is transported to the Arctic and threatens its ecosystems Military-strategic importance Indigenous peoples In all the Arctic nations indigenous peoples have their homelands and are affected by climate change, long range pollution and increased economic activity Northern sea route – new transport corridor north of Siberia may be developed in the future Unique scientific possibilities – High latitude, relatively nice climate, good infrastructure: Space, climate, ecosystems, biology under extreme conditions

India – Norway Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology (signed 2006)

RESEARCH PRIORITIES:

Programme of Cooperation in Science & Technology India – Norway (2009)Climate research including ocean and arctic/polar research

Clean energy

Geotechnology and early warning systems for geohazards

Marine research – bioprospecting and polar research

Nano-science/ technology primarily related to clean energy and solar energy and medical issues

Vaccines – human and fish/ animal, including vaccination programmes and biotechnology of new vaccine development

Research fields and activities (1)

Workshops: 2007-2010 RCN co-organised bilateral R&I confs in the fields of Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Geohazards, Vaccination, Maternal / Child Health, Waste treatment and Solar energy

POLAR: National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Goa, India established lab at Ny Aalesund, Svalbard. Norway pays 3 PhD grants for Indian students at UNIS, Svalbard in Arctic marine-ecology, -geology/glaciology, and –atmosphere/geophysics


GEOTECHNICS: Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI ) has had projects in India for 20 years. Norway assists India to establish a NGI-like National Geotechnical Facility in Dehradun and Hyderabad with RCN-support to NGI

VACCINES:Human Vaccination research ca +20 mill NOK per year, at present around 60 mill NOK in total portfolio financed by Norway (India money pending)

Fish/animal Vaccination research: ca +20 mill NOK per year, total portfolio now around 100 mill NOK over 5 years financed by Norway


CLIMATE:

- TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), Dehli, has a 60 mill NOK over 5 year support agreement with the Norwegian Embassy, Dehli dedicated to climate, energy and environment activities including research- Bjerknes Centre of Excellence, University of Bergen - Nansen Environment Remote SEnsning Centre (NERC) and its satellite NERCI in Kerala- CICERO, University of Oslo

HEALTH AND WELFARE

Norwegian-Indian Partnership Initiative (NIPI) on Maternal and Child health (UN Millennium Goals 4+5) promoted by the Norwegian Prime Minister. Budget: 100 mill NOK per year of which 5% are allocated to research = 15 mill NOK over 3 years started 2009.

EU-coordinated research initiative towards India

A Strategic Forum for International Sci & Tech Cooperation (SFIC)was established 2009 to coordinate existing and new bilateral European research and innovation initiatives towards big countries / emerging economies

Norway participates as EU-associated country. RCN in WG

India is chosen as pilot country

Water-related challenges (availablility, environment, climate, health, food) is chosen as pilot area of cooperation

A stakeholders conference organised in Delhi 10-12 Nov 2010with high-level political and governmental attendance and speakers from research, innovation and industry

Norw speaker: Jon Ove Hagen, UiO, Water and Climate Change

Norw discussant: Ola M Johannessen, Nansensenteret

Recent Norwegian initiatives to facilitate Indo-Norwegian research collaboration

The Norw Government’s Strategy for Cooperation between Norway and India (Aug 2009)

”Opportunities in Diversity”http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/UD/Vedlegg/Utvikling/Indiastrategi_Norsk_engelsk_endelig.pdf

Cooperation on research and higher education is to be strengthened

A new 2.5 mill € per year research programme for 5+5 years for Indo-Norwegian research collaboration to be administered by The Research Council of Norway (RCN)

http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/UD/Vedlegg/Utvikling/Indiastrategi_Norsk_engelsk_endelig.pdf

http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/UD/Vedlegg/Utvikling/Indiastrategi_Norsk_engelsk_endelig.pdf

A new RCN research programme for Indo-Norwegian research collaboration 2010-2019 (1)

20 mill. NOK (2.5 mill. €) per year for 5+5 years (after mid-term evaluation)

administered by the Research Council of Norway

for joint projects by Indian and Norwegian R&D institutions

Initial priorities:International political issues

Climate, environment, clean energy

Societal development

Invited Expression of interest: 165 EoIs received

Matching Indian funding and joint calls wanted

RCN Invited Expression of interest: 165 EoIs received at deadline 15 Jan 2010

Distribution of EoIs by field:

climate (change) 23

(clean) energy 36

environment 17

health 20

ICT/maths 13

international politics 8

societal development 42

waste/energy 4

miscellaneous 2

INDNOR: A new research programme for Indo-Norwegian research collaboration

First INDNOR unilateral RCN call: 14 mill NOK

http://www.forskningsradet.no/en/Funding/INDNOR /1253955053982 deadline 2. June 2010 for events, pre-projects, researcher projects, other project support, each project up to 1 mill NOK and 1 year

Initial priorities:

International political issues

Climate, environment, clean energy

Societal development

82 eligible applications received – 16 funded

http://www.forskningsradet.no/en/Funding/INDNOR/1253955053982

http://www.forskningsradet.no/en/Funding/INDNOR/1253955053982

JOINTINDNOR: A new research programme for Indo-Norwegian research collaboration

First JOINTINDNOR joint Indo-Norwegian call: 6 mill NOK from each country, the

http://www.forskningsradet.no/en/Funding/JOINTIN DNOR/1253954267008 joint proposal sent both to DST, India and RCN, Norway deadline 2. June 2010: researcher exchange, researcher projects up to 3 years. 11 applications received - pending

Initial priorities:

• Climate research including CCS (carbon capture and storage) • Renewable energy including solar energy • Geotechnology and early warning systems for geohazards • Nano-science/ technology related to renewable energy

http://www.forskningsradet.no/en/Funding/JOINTINDNOR/1253954267008

http://www.forskningsradet.no/en/Funding/JOINTINDNOR/1253954267008

What does RCN tell Indian government and research institutions on the Norwegian research system?

Further info on research collaborations India – Norway

Non-Norwegian researchers may be funded via Norwegian research institution (e.g. institute, university) – which is the RCN contract partner

Indo-Norwegian projects may compete for all RCN funds

Norwegian Government ingoing Scholarships open for India in competition with other countries (RCN, 2009--)

Indian-Norwegian participants in EU-supported projects- EU FP6 (21 projects; incl sustainable dvlpm(11), -energy(3)

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Oil and gas resources The US Geological Survey estimates that the Arctic region contains 25% of the worlds undiscovered petroleum resources in the world Marine biological resources – fisheries, aquaculture, new species and bioprospecting Climate and ocean currents In the Arctic signs of climate change can be detected earlier The Arctic is also a crucial part of the global climate system, and the development in the Arctic will have global impacts Vast wilderness – pollution One of the largest relatively untouched areas of the globe is in the Arctic Pollution from the northern hemisphere is transported to the Arctic and threatens its ecosystems Military-strategic importance Indigenous peoples In all the Arctic nations indigenous peoples have their homelands and are affected by climate change, long range pollution and increased economic activity Northern sea route – new transport corridor north of Siberia may be developed in the future Unique scientific possibilities – High latitude, relatively nice climate, good infrastructure: Space, climate, ecosystems, biology under extreme conditions

Important funding instruments: Large-scale programmes

VERDIKT Core Competence and Growth in ICT

Strategic, long-term knowledge development to meet national research-policy priorities Strategic and dynamic arena for communication and cooperation

NORKLIMA Climate Change and its Impacts in Norway

PETROMAKS Optimal Management of Petroleum Resources

RENERGI Clean Energy for the Future

NANOMAT Nanotechnology and New Materials

FUGE Functional Genomics in Norway

AQUACULTURE An Industry in Growth

Norwegian Centers of Excellence

Aquaculture protein

Geo-biosphere

Theoretical chemistry

EconomicsMind in Nature EcologyCancer biomedicine Immune regulation Biomedicine and ITNeuroscienceMathematicsCivil warsPhysics/GeologyGeohazards

Ships and ocean structures

Biology of memory

Medieval studies

Theoretical linguistics

Petroleum research

Communication systems

Climate research

Centres for Research-based Innovation

Statistics for innovation

Multiphase flow of complex fluids

Natural gas – Processes and products

Concrete – new qualities and uses

Next generation search enginesAquaculture

technology

Stem cell based tumor therapy

Marine bioactives and drug discovery

Industrialmeasurementtechnology

Integrated operations in the petroleum industry

Future manufacturingsolutions

Medical imaging

Telemedicine

Structural impact

Eight Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (CEER)

CO2 storage

Zero emission buildings

Solar cell technology http://www.solarunited.no/

Offshore wind technology

Offshore wind energy

Bioenergy

Renewable energy systems

CO2 capture and storage

http://www.solarunited.no/

Clean Energy research boosted

Budgets more than doubled 2009

8 Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (CEER) established 2009

For descriptions of the CEERs, cf.http://www.forskningsradet.no/servlet/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1222932140849&p=1222932140849&pagename=energisenter%2FHovedsidemal(for English or Norwegian, click upper right)

For descriptions of Centres of Excellence (CoE) cf.http://www.forskningsradet.no/servlet/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1224067001813&p=1224067001813&pagename=sff%2FHovedsidemalwhich has links to all CoE categories

http://www.forskningsradet.no/servlet/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1222932140849&p=1222932140849&pagename=energisenter%2FHovedsidemal



http://www.forskningsradet.no/servlet/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1224067001813&p=1224067001813&pagename=sff%2FHovedsidemal



Norwegian Centres of Expertise (NCE) in collaboration with Innovation Norway and RCN

Oslo Cancer Cluster

AquacultureNordland

Culinology (Food) Rogaland

Instrumentation Trøndelag

Maritime Møre

Micro- and Nanotechnology

Horten

Raufoss

SubseaHordaland

Systems Engineering

Kongsberg

National and Nordic Industrial PhD programmes

From 2008 are established

a Norwegian Industrial PhD programme for collaboration between a Norwegian universityand industry

A Nordic PPP-PhD(Public-Private Partnership between a university and an industry from differentNordic countries)

Indian students may be elected as candidateby the Norwegian institution

Doctoral degrees in Norway1980-2008 - % with non-Norwegian citizenship

Doctoral degrees in Norway 1990-2009 – incl Non-Norwegians increased from 9 to 26 per cent

Dr.grader avlagt i Norge av indere 2005-2009

Doktordisputaser ved norske læresteder 2005-2009 av personer med indiske statsborgerskap

Fagomr. Kvinner Menn Alle

HUM/SV 5 3 8

MNT 8 23 31

MED/HELSE 4 6 10

Totalt 17 32 49

Kilde: Doktorgradsregisteret, NIFU STEP

Doctoral degrees in Norway 1980-2009 by Gender doctorates increased from 10 to 45 per cent

Norwegian research: More international collaboration

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Number of scientific publications increased 38% from 2005

”Norwegian” ISI publications 1990-2009 With co-authors abroad: Increased from 26 to 56 per cent

Scientific articles from Norway 1981-2006: Geographic area of international co-authors

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*) Based on annual publication windows and accumulated citations to these publications up to and including 2007. The index for each country has been weighted according to the countries' relative field distribution of articles. Source: Thomson Scientific /Studies in Innovation, Research and Education

Recent scientific bibliometrics

Shares of the world’s scientific output (Thomsen/ISI 2000-2009) Shares in the world’s scientific output (ISI 2000-2009) Source: National Science Indicators (NSI), Thomson Reuters

Shares of the world’s scientific output (Thomsen/ISI 2000-2009) Shares in the world’s scientific output (ISI 2000-2009) Source: National Science Indicators (NSI), Thomson Reuters

Shares of the world’s scientific output (Thomsen/ISI 2000-2009) ares in the world’s scientific output (ISI 2000-2009) Source: National Science Indicators (NSI), Thomson Reuters

Shares of the world’s scientific output (Thomsen/ISI 2000-2009) in the world’s scientific output (ISI 2000- 2008) Source: National Science Indicators (NSI), Thomson Reuters

Bibliometrics on Indo-Norwegian research collaboration

Thomsen/ISI: 173 artikler med indisk-norsk samforfatterskap 2004 – april 2009 (1)

Artiklene fordelt på fagområde og mestpubliserende norske institusjoner:

BIOPRODUCTION (9), herav fra UMB Ås (4)

CLINICAL SCIENCES (45), herav fra UiB/Haukeland (24), UiO/Rikshospitalet/Ullevål/Folkehelseinst (23)

COMPUTER SCIENCE & ELECTRONICS (16), herav fra NTNU (10)

HUMANITIES (1), fra UiO

LIFE SCIENCES (11), herav UiB/Haukeland (7), NTNU (3)

SCIENCE & ENGINEERING (87), herav UiO (34), NTNU (19), UiB (12)

SOCIAL SCIENCES (4), herav UiO/Cicero (3). (NIFU-STEP 2009)

Thomsen/ISI: 173 artikler med indisk-norsk samforfatterskap 2004 – april 2009 (2)

Samarbeid med forfatter fra 3.-land var hyppigst innen

CLINICAL SCIENCES (av 45 artikler var hyppigst medforfatterskap fra England (22), Sveits (15), USA (14), Sverige (12), Italia (10)

SCIENCE & ENGINEERING (av 87 artikler var hyppigst medforfatterskap fra USA (23), Frankrike (21), Tyskland (21), England (17), Italia (15), Syd-Afrika (14), Polen (14), China (11), Spania (11), Sveits (11), Japan (10), Russland (10), Østerrike (10)

SOCIAL SCIENCES (av 4 artikler var hyppigst medforfatterskap fra Canada (3), Nederland (2), USA (2)(NIFU-STEP 2009)

Thomsen/ISI: scientific publication with Indo- Norwegian co-authors 1997 – 2009

2009: 55 2001: 22

2008: 44 2000: 13

2007: 38 1999: 13

2006: 30 1998: 16

2005: 25 1997: 6

2004: 30

2003: 36

2002: 19

Thomsen/ISI: 192 scientific publication with Indo-Norwegian co-authors 2005 – 2009 (1)

Number of papers per research institution (rank):

Indian Inst Technol 17

Jadavpur Univ 12

Maduraj Kamaraj Univ 7

Nat’l Geophy Res Inst 7

Indian Inst Sci 7

All India Inst Med Sci 6

Saha Inst Nucl Phys 6

Thomsen/ISI: 192 scientific publication with Indo-Norwegian co-authors 2005 – 2009 (2)

Number of papers per research institution (rank):

Univ Oslo 54

Univ Bergen 37

Norw Univ Sci & Technol25

Univ Tromso 18

Geol Survey Norway 6

NTNU 6

Haukeland Hosp 5

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SINTEF Mat & Chem 3

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