Department for Regional Research and Innovation

Director: Kristi Agerup

The Department for Regional Research and Innovation is responsible for coordinating the Research Council’s regional activities, which range from promoting new regional research and innovation and encouraging networking measures to the provision of funding.

The department works to enhance cooperation between industry, research and regional partnerships. A key task is to develop new knowledge about innovation processes in a regional perspective.

For more information:
Programme for Regional R&D and Innovation (VRI)
The regional research funds (in Norwegian)
Research Initiative for Northern Norway (NORDSATSING)