1. Cooperating with Japan in R&D
Julie Christiansen
Senior Adviser
Department for int. cooperation and development research

2. Outline: International Cooperation in Research
RCN international strategy
Norway and Japan

3. International cooperation
Benefits
Collaboration
Quality
Meeting global challenges
Giving access to industry
Research diplomacy
Arenas
EU: Horizon2020
Bilateral/multilateral outside of EU
4. The role of research in the green transition
d) International collaboration
Universitetene kan spille en viktig rolle i bilateralt samarbeid fordi de kan fungere som aktive brobyggere. I EU er det fastere rammer og man må følge med i svingene.
«Første slide om international collaboration Dugnadsperspektivet, kvalitet, åpner dører for næringslivet EU
Bilateral/mulitlateral outside EU
EU- Hva er våre budskap til universitetene ift det grønne skiftet (bildene fra Tor Ivar er ikke helt rett på dette – bør være kort og fokus på vårt budskap til universitetene)
Bilateralt – Begrunne hvorfor og budskap til universitetene (de er ofte spydspisser – vår jobb er å tilrettelegge etc..)»
Utfordre dem på internasjonalisering – H2020. International collaboration
Bilateralt samarbeid også, understreke det med PANORAMA-strategien. Bilateralt er det Universitetene som er spydspissene, det gir oss noe å bygge på – vi kan knytte opp næringslivet og knytte kontakt med myndighetene for å åpne dørene, vi vil vite hva dere vil og bidra til å åpne dørene. Triangelet Forskning-innovasjon-utdanning. Collaboration outside Europe of increasing importance
High quality R&D (USA, Japan etc.)
Fast growing R&D quality and quantity (China, India etc.)
Now is the time for taking positions vs. China etc.
RCN strategy for international collaboration:
Quality in R&D
Meet global challenges
International knowledge production
Support national industry
Norway as leading R&D country
The Government’s Panorama strategy
Collaboration with BRICS + Japan

4. Norway’s most important R&D partners

5. International cooperation – The RCN mainstreaming principle
”All the Research Council's efforts … …shall have concrete goals and plans for international collaboration.”
Mainstreaming as opposed to having dedicated money for international cooperation
The international research landscape is rapidly changing. Global cooperation is needed to solve today’s global challenges. While Norway continues to give priority to European cooperation as one of its main arenas for international collaboration, we are seeking to expand bilateral partnerships with strong and emerging research nations outside Europe as well. The Research Council’s strategy on international cooperation from was adopted in November The strategy describes how the Research Council plans to achieve greater internationalisation of Norwegian research. The strategy will be implemented in close collaboration with researchers, institutions, companies and the government ministries.
International strategy in abridged version
Earlier this year (2010) the Research Council of Norway launched its new “Strategy on international cooperation” for the period An abridged English version highlighting the most important areas of focus and challenges is now available.
Through participation in international research cooperation, Norway seeks to: • help address global challenges to society; • enhance the quality and capacity of Norwegian research; • secure Norway access to international knowledge production; • boost the competitiveness of Norwegian trade and industry; • promote Norway as a leading research and innovation nation in selected research areas.
Action points designed to generate results
All of the Research Council’s programmes and activities must now have clearly-defined objectives and plans for international cooperation. The Council will also encourage Norwegian participation in international programmes which address major common challenges or strengthen Norwegian research and knowledge-based trade and industry.
In terms of funding, the Research Council will develop financial instruments which support long-term cooperation between Norwegian institutions and corresponding institutions in other countries as well as stimulation measures to encourage Norwegian players to participate in international collaborative and competitive arenas. In addition, international cooperation and researcher mobility will be given greater weight in the assessment of grant proposals in the years to come.
Full-length English version available
Both the abridged version of the Research Council’s “Strategy on international cooperation ” and the full text may be downloaded by clicking on the links in the box to the right.

7. Roadmap prioritized countries
Brazil
Canada
India
Japan
China
Russia
South Africa
USA
Kristin Danielsen
Internasjonal direktør.
Bjørn Tore Kjellemo
Direktør. Utvikling og samarbeid

8. Why Japan? Japan’s position as a leading research nation
High quality, global contributor, business and industry
Large investments in R&D
Research intensive business and industry
Technology driver
Priority areas for cooperation:
Energy and environment
Marine research
Material science – nano technology
Polar research and space research
EDUCATION and INNOVATION!

9. Source: Scopus/Science Metrix

10. International cooperation - RCN schemes and instruments
National research programs and activities
Prioritized areas
Research Mobility schemes
Cofunded, bilateral calls
Horizon 2020
Framework programs
ERA-net
EIG - Concert Japan
JSPS-RCN Researcher Mobility Program
Postdoctoral researchers
Dedicated counsellor for science, technology and higher education in Tokyo
NTNU and UiB: Special Adviser in Innovation Norway Tokyo office

11. INTPART - International Partnerships in Excellent Education and Research
The main goal of INTPART is;
to develop world class higher education and research institutions
by promoting and funding long term institutional partnerships with strong academic groups and institutions
in the eight prioritized countries; Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Russia, South-Africa and the USA.
Results 1st Call: 47 applications, 19 projects (North-America 11, Japan 3, China, 2, SA 1, Brasil 1, India 1).

12. Project example Randi Holmestad at NTNU is project manager for
"Norwegian-Japanese Aluminum
Alloy Research and Education
Collaboration".
“The five partners had a very successful KPN cooperation from 2010 to We became well known and had several successful cooperations in the fields of aluminum alloys, electron microscopy and materials characterization”, says Holmestad.
“After this project was concluded, it was difficult to stay connected. We now have the ability to maintain cooperation and will hold joint workshops and exchange staff, hold lectures and exchange experiences. Master's and PhD students from Japan will come to Norway for stays, and vice versa.”

13. Thank you for your attention