Using workshops as a tool:
How will globalisation affect Norwegian research?
What will globalisation mean for Norwegian research in the years to come? This year the Research Council has held three workshops aimed at assessing the implications of globalisation for research and how these issues can best be approached.
What kind of policy challenges does globalisation imply and what kinds of knowledge will researchers need in order to provide politicians with the best possible input? The Research Council is seeking to achieve a broader overall integration of global perspectives into its programmes and activities. The Research Council's new main strategy, which is currently being drawn up, highlights globalisation as a key trend that will play a significant role in Norway's future research strategy.
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Knowledge and expertise in a globalised world
Anne Kjersti Fahlvik
"The workshops are part of a more wide-ranging process to identify the knowledge and expertise that Norway will need in the years to come," explains Anne Kjersti Fahlvik, Executive Director of the Division for Strategic Priorities at the Research Council of Norway.
The three workshops have focused on the following thematic areas:
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Norway as a global partner
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Global energy needs and Norwegian industry in a globalised world
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Norway in a transnational world and the broader implications of issues relating to migration, culture, human rights and welfare
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Food security and how it is affected by climate change and trade policy
The road ahead
The Research Council seeks to draw attention to globalisation as a multi-faceted phenomenon and to generate debate about policy challenges and knowledge needs. The conclusions and issues emerging from this year's three workshops will be consolidated and discussed at a large-scale event to be organised by the Research Council in the spring of 2009.
In addition to the planned integration of globalisation thinking into existing programmes and activities, the Research Council is considering establishing a special research initiative focusing on global perspectives.
- Published:
- 14.10.2008
- Last updated:
- 16.10.2008
On globalisation
Contact
- Inger-Ann Ulstein Special Adviser +47 22 03 73 43 iau@forskningsradet.no
