The Research Council of Norway Programs/mechanisms of particular relevance to No-Br research cooperation Visit by Brazilian delegation, Oslo May 29,2012 Bjorn T Kjellemo, Director, Department for bilateral cooperation and development

The Research Council’s roles Adviser to the government Research funding  Support basic research  Implement national thematic priorities  Support private R&D Networking and dissemination Internationalization

The Research Council of Norway Division for Administrative Affairs Division for Science Division for Innovation Division for Society and Health Director General Staff Division for Energy, Resources and the Environment

The Research Council distributes about 30 % of public expenditures on R&D in Norway Public funding of R&D in Norway 50% Industry Institutes Other Ministries Higher education sector Ministry of Education and Research The Research Council

Funding received from the ministries (2011) Trade and Industry Petroleum and energy Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Agriculture and Food Environment Education and Research Administration The Research Fund Total NOK 7250 mill. administration incl. Health and Care Services Foreign Affairs Misc.

Several funding schemes Tax deduction scheme SkatteFUNN Centres for Research- based Innovation Centers of Excellence Independent projects User-directed innovation programmes Basic research programmes National priorities Large-scale programmes Innovation programmes Applied research programmes

Important funding instrument: 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 Economics Mind in Nature Ecology Cancer biomedicine Immune regulation Biomedicine and IT Neuroscience Mathematics Civil wars Physics/Geology Geohazards 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 engines Aquaculture technology Stem cell based tumor therapy Marine bioactives and drug discovery Industrial measurement technology Integrated operations in the petroleum industry Future manufacturing solutions Medical imaging Telemedicine Structural impact

Eight Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (CEER) CO 2 storage Zero emission buildings Solar cell technology Offshore wind technology Offshore wind energy Bioenergy Renewable energy systems CO 2 capture and storage

The RCN International Strategy : Brazil one of 10 priority countries  Main action points:  all RCN activities must have objectives and plans for int’l cooperation  RCN will promote participation in joint programs across nat’l boundaries  New instrument: financial support for institutional cooperation N-abroad  Refine and strengthen stimulation packages  int’l coop and researcher mobility will be more focused in project review processes

Demo2000 projects supported by Petrobras  Composite Drilling riser- Aker Subsea  Field implemantation and demonstration of PerForM for optimized seismic monitoring of the reservoir- READ  Fiber Rope Deployment System-Odim  Controlled Mud Pressure (CMP) dual gradient drilling- AGR

1. Latin America programme and 2. NorLARNet: NORwegian Latin America Research NETwork 1. Research program to increase knowledge IN Norway ABOUT Latin America (Brazil now with priority) in five broad thematic areas ( incl. Natural resource management) 2. Network  Events: guest lectures, user seminars, annual conference  Database: Find your researcher  Newsletter (electronic) Homepage:

The Research Council’s Mobility programme: Yggdrasil  Offers grants to international PhD students and young researchers for temporary stays in Norway  Encompasses some 50 countries, from 2010 also Brazil.  Open to all academic areas of study/ research  The Petromaks programme has given extra funding earmarked for petroleum research/studies

Multilateral level: Projects and Networking through EU  EULANEST (6FP): European-Latin American Network for Science and Technology (5 E members, incl. N) Joint call (with Brazil and Argentina) on Rewable energy, 2 of the successful consortia include Brazilian and Norwegian partners (each country financed their partner)  EULARINET (7 FP) European Union- Latin American Research and Innovation Networks ( 7 E and 7 LA members) Among the goals: to identify mutual research priorities and implement them through specific activites in 7 FP ( SICAs, financed by EU) –  ALCUENET (7 FP) a new INCO net under negotiation  B-N cooperation in ordinary EU calls

Agreements RCN- CNPq?  CNPq and RCN dialogue ongoing, as a follow-up of MoU  CNPq templates received:  Agreement: Development of projects and activities  Work plan: Joint financing of projects, through joint calls on topics mutually agreed upon  Petroleum related topics seem particularly relevant ( several seminars in Rio in 2011) but also renewable energy and other topics to be discussed during this visit.