Cooperation Between Brazil and Norway Status and Instruments for Research & Innovation Director Siri Helle Friedemann Department for Petroleum Research

Outline of Presentation  The Research Council of Norway  Facts and Numbers  International Cooperation  Roadmap for Bilateral Research Cooperation  Brazil – Norway Research Cooperation  Financing Instruments  PETROMAKS 2  DEMO 2000  Summary

The Research Council of Norway  Head Office in Oslo  Representation in most Counties  Svalbard & Brüssel  Collaboration with Innovation Norway  Owned and financed by the Government  Open for financing RD&I for all industrial sectors and all academic disciplines  International cooperation important  Suggested Budget total of 9,3 billion NOK for 2016  Funding from 25 % to 100 % depending on the project type

Budget 2015 – RCN Petroleum Instruments Indicated budget 2016: DEMO2000 – 170 mill NOK PETROMAKS 2 – 280 mill NOK Indicated budget 2016: DEMO2000 – 170 mill NOK PETROMAKS 2 – 280 mill NOK

International Cooperation – Priority to EU and 8 Additional Countries

International Cooperation Projects Financed by the RCN with Brazilian Partners Over the last 10 years more than 60 projects have had Brazilian research- or financing partners Among Brazilian research partners one finds universities all across Brazil This indicates a good potential to increase the amount of cooperation both within the technology sector and the basic research segment

Brazil Norway Cooperation Research & Innovation

Fact Finding Mission to Norway

Interorganisational Cooperation in Norway toward Brazil  October, 2015: Innovation Norway and The Research Council of Norway signs agreement to co-fund Science- and Technology Consuls in South Africa and Brazil  September - October, 2015: A senior Adviser from The Research Council of Norway works in an internship at Innovation Norway in Rio.

Status for Joint Calls PETROMAKS 2 + CNPqPETROMAKS 2 + FINEP StatusWork is being done to secure funding Will hopefully be announced this year and launched early next year Relevant applicants Universities and/or research institutes Companies (with or without collaboration with universities and/or research institutes) Thematic scopeChallenges within the offshore petroleum industry in Brazil and Norway The intention is to let the financing agencies in both countries use their regular procedures for financing projects, while at the same time making sure that the projects are balanced collaborations between companies/R&D-institutions in Brazil and Norway.

Financing Instrument - PETROMAKS 2 Innovation Projects Owned and Run by Companies Important evaluation criteria for innovation projects: -Level of research -R&D project quality -Level of innovation -+ + Important evaluation criteria for innovation projects: -Level of research -R&D project quality -Level of innovation -+ +

Financing Instruments From Basic Research to Demonstration&Piloting Basic research Applied research Piloting/ Demo PETROMAKS 2 Annual budget for 2016: 280 mill NOK Applicants from Norwegian R&D- sector as well as the private sector Funding from 50 % to 100 % of the project costs Innovation DEMO 2000 Annual budget for 2016: 170 mill NOK Applicants from Norwegian private sector Funding up to 25 % of the project costs

Summary  The RCN and IN are important Players in the Norwegian R&I System  International cooperation is important for a small research&Innovation community as the Norwegian  The RCN have together with IN taken important actions in order to step up the Brazilian – Norwegian R&I cooperation  Co-funding of Science and Technology Consul  RCN Intern at the IN office in Rio  Brazilian and Norwegian Governmental Cooperation at High Level  Fact Finding Mission to Norway  Planning Workshop in Brazil early 2016  Common Call RCN – FINEP Agreed Upon  Common Call RCN – CNPq Pending Final Decision  PETROMAKS2 and DEMO 2000 open for International Cooperation in every Call 13

Thank you for your attention! Director Department for Petroleum Research: Siri Helle Friedemann; PETROMAKS 2: Tarjei N. Malme; Andreas Q. Nielsen; DEMO 2000: Anders Steensen; Contact Latin-America: Ellen Vollebæk; 14