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White paper on research:

Infrastructure investment with a strong international component

Expanding Norway's research infrastructure is given high priority in the new white paper on research, presented in April. The Norwegian Government places special focus on participation in international research infrastructure projects.

The EISCAT radar In keeping with input provided by the Research Council, the Government emphasises the need for active Norwegian participation in international collaboration on research infrastructure, especially with regard to advanced scientific equipment that is too costly for a single country to establish, operate and maintain.


ESFRI and EISCAT

The white paper highlights Norway's obligations relating to the joint European ESFRI projects. Norway has taken the initiative to establish and host the Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing Systems (SIAEOS) project and the European Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Laboratory Infrastructure (ECCSEL) project. It has also offered to serve as the host country for the Council of European Social Science Data Archives (CESSDA), another ESFRI project.

The ESFRI logo   The EISCAT logo


The white paper also names the upgrading of the European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Associations (EISCAT) mainland radars, proposed by Sweden, as another particularly interesting project for Norway.

Significant boost needed

SkatteFUNN In its research infrastructure strategy the Research Council proposes a substantial expansion of the fund dedicated to investment in infrastructure to be financed through earmarked funding from the Fund for Research and Innovation.

"The major obligations that Norway is seeking to undertake within the ESFRI system and in projects involving other international institutions make it imperative that our proposal to augment the infrastructure fund is followed," says Director General of the Research Council Arvid Hallén. "Unfortunately, the white paper on research is far less specific on this particular point than we would have liked."

Written by:
Synnøve Bolstad/Else Lie. Translation: Victoria coleman/Carol B. Eckmann
Published:
 18.05.2009
Last updated:
18.05.2009

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