Investeringsplanen for Global utvikling og internasjonale relasjoner

The Investment Plan is part of the governing documents of the Portfolio. Together with the Portfolio Analysis and the Portfolio Plan it gives the Board and the users of the RCN an overview of thematic priorities and funding opportunities within the RCN Portfolio Global Development and International Relations.

The Investment Plan gives a three-year outlook into the thematic priorities and call for proposals for the three sub-portfolios Global Development, International relations, foreign- and security policy and Global Health[1]. The plan is updated annually.

The overall goal for the Portfolio for Global Development and International Relations is to advance the frontiers of research within the relevant thematic areas, to encourage recruitment and development of leaders in research, to strengthen capacity both in Norway and internationally and to secure increased evidence and actionable knowledge concerning Norway´s foreign and security policy, its economic interests as well as its international development agenda. The ambition is to foster excellence in research, to promote knowledge exchange including research informing policymakers and other relevant stakeholders. The research programmes supported by this Portfolio will contribute to meeting the knowledge needs and knowledge sharing related to global and regional challenges, Norway’s role in a globalised world, the established world order and the institutions that underpin it, and trends and developments in other countries that influence Norwegian interests, politically, economically and security-wise, as well as the implementation of its international development agenda.

The Norwegian Research Council will foster cooperation across the Norwegian research community as well as promote international collaboration with research institutions and individual research groups abroad. An important dimension of the portfolio is fair and equitable partnerships with developing countries to strengthen their research capacity on global challenges. In line with the Government's EU-policy there is a strong emphasis on encouraging and enabling Norwegian researchers to participate in the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.

The basic ambition of this Portfolio is to promote research enhancing understanding of:

• the challenges, opportunities and alternative options facing Norway in the pursuit of its international interests and values.
• the foreign, security and international development policies of countries that are particularly significant in terms of their impact on Norwegian interests.
• the international system, international cooperation and conflict, and the global and regional institutions as well as Norway´s place therein.

A priority aim for this Portfolio is to oversee and ensure the development and delivery of innovative research, in support of global efforts towards the Sustainable Development Goals, in line with the Research Council's commitment to underpin the Norwegian government's adoption of the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.