Large-scale Programmes

At present the Research Council administers seven programmes under the Large-scale Programme initiative. These programmes have been developed in a dialogue between the research establishment, industry and the public administration, and extend across various sectors and value chains. They incorporate a wide variety of actors, providing them with a strategic and dynamic arena for communication and cooperation.

The Large-scale Programmes represent a key component of the Research Council's efforts to satisfy the objectives regarding priority thematic and technology areas.

The Large-scale Programme initiative aims to:

• Achieve specific objectives and identify concrete challenges or opportunities of strategic national importance.
• Generate synergy and interaction between strategic basic research, applied research and innovation.
• Implement efforts within a long-term perspective and elicit results that would otherwise be difficult to achieve. 
• Mobilise researchers and industry through strategic utilisation of different types of funding together with other instruments administered by the Research Council. 
• Promote an effective international orientation.
• Maintain a clear profile vis-à-vis the research community, the political community, the government administration and the public at large.

For more information about the Large-scale Programmes, see the individual research programme websites.

Biotechnology for Innovation- BIOTEK2021
Research related to the implementation of the national strategy for biotechnology in the agricultural, marine, industrial and health sectors.

AQUACULTURE - An Industry in Growth - HAVBRUK
Research to promote aquaculture as a sustainable, market-oriented, profitable growth industry.

Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials - NANO2021
Research aimed at enhancing the national knowledge base within nanotechnology and advanced materials to meet high international standards.

Climate Change and its Impacts in Norway - NORKLIMA
Research to enhance knowledge about the climate and promote a better interface between different types of research to give society a stronger platform for dealing with changes in the global climate.

Optimal Management of Petroleum Resources - PETROMAKS
Research to facilitate the utilisation of petroleum reserves to the benefit of society.

Clean Energy for the Future - RENERGI
Research to generate clean energy systems for the future.

Core Competence and Growth in ICT - VERDIKT
Research to place Norway at the forefront of ICT development and the application of ICT-based knowledge to innovation and interaction.