Enabling Technologies The Norwegian Landscape
Policy Long-term plan for research and higher education 2015 2024 Priorities: the oceans climate change, the environment and environment-friendly energy public sector renewal enabling technologies an innovative, adaptable private sector world-class research groups
Policy Long-term plan for research and higher education 2015 2024 Priorities: the oceans climate change, the environment and environment-friendly energy public sector renewal enabling technologies an innovative, adaptable private sector world-class research groups ICT and digital transformation Nano- & biotechnology
Digital Agenda User centric focus and efficient public administation Innovation and economic growth Digital inclusion
The Government`s R&D strategy for nanotechnology (2012) «The responsible developments of nanotechnology shall provide a significant contribution to industrial and commercial development as well as usefulness to society» Three priority areas: Basic knowledge development Innovation and commercialisation Responsible technological development
ICT Norwegian Landscape
The Research Council's overall effort on ICT ICT effort is dominated by applications in other scientific disciplines Growth in ICT research as discipline is due to RCN s IKTPLUSS initiative MNOK ICT as dicipline and tech ICT in other diciplines
IKTPLUSS ICT and digital innovation priority scientific areas Complexity and resilience (Systems of systems) Complexity in infrastructure and IT-systems Robustness and reliability ICT in organizations People society - technology Ubiquitous data and services (Big data) Smart Systems, Robotics, IoT Computing, storage, cloud technologies Analytics, data mining, vizualisation Knowledge based systems, automation A safe and secure information society Cyber security ( complex infrastructures) Privacy Forensics Cryptogtraphy Budget: ~160 MNOK pr year
Robotics & Cyber physical systems Norwegian Centres of Excellence NTNU AMOS - Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems ROBOTNOR: Centre for Advance robotics (NTNU, SINTEF) Independent Research Institutes SINTEF Digital/Robotics Christian Michelsen Research NORUT: Remote Sensing, Satellites and UAS Simula University labs NTNU: Applied Underwater Robotics Lab Norwegian Marine Robotics Facility ROV for Deep Sea Research CPS Lab at UiO ROBIN: Robotics and Intelligent Systems (UiO) NTNU: Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Department of Engineering Design and Materials RCN Initiatives: IKTPLUSS Demo2000 User-driven Research based Innovation (BIA)
Artificial Intelligence Norwegian Centres of Excellence SIRIUS BigInsight Oslo Cancer Cluster Independent Research Institutes SINTEF (The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research) Simula NR (Norwegian Computing Center) University labs NTNU AI lab CAIR (Center for Artificial Intelligence Research) ROBIN: Robotics and Intelligent Systems (UiO) SLATE (Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology) RCN initiative: IKTPLUSS ICT and digital innovation HELSEVEL
Manufacturing Norwegian Centres of Excellence NCE Raufoss (SINTEF/Kongsberg) Manufacturing Technology Norwegian Catapult Centre Independent Research Institutes SINTEF Digital/Robotics Christian Michelsen Research Research labs Mechatronics Innovation Lab, MIL RCN initiatives: Idélab: «Industri 4.0 applied to Norway» Focus: The needed digital tranformation among Norwegian hight tech SMEs after peak oil. The Idélab concept is inspired by 'sandpit developed by UK Research Councils. User-driven Research based Innovation (BIA)
Nanotechnology and advanced materials Norwegian Landscape
Mill. NOK The Research Council's overall effort on nanotechnology and advanced materials 500 400 300 200 100 Nanotechnology is an enabling technology and used in many areas of applications. 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 Strategic funding Other funding
MILL. NOK RCN funding nanotechnology and advanced materials pr. sector Institute sector Universities Business sector Other 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2014 2015 2016 2017
Strategic program NANO2021 Approx. 1/3 RCN funding via NANO2021 for nanotechology, microtechnology and advanced materials Goal: Build excellent knowledge and sustainable innovations based on nanotechnology. Target groups: R&D sector and business sector Priority areas: Renewable energy The environment Health Natural Resources Responsible research and innovation
Norwegian Universities with R&D activity incl. study program in nanotechnology University of Bergen University of Oslo & Oslo University Hospital Institute sector SINTEF RISE PFI Institute for energy technology (IFE) National Institute of occupational health (STAMI) Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU)
Strong areas for Norwegian R&D nanotechnology and advanced materials Renewable energy Solar cells, batteries, fuel cells, membranes, catalysis and materials for energy application Health and medical sector Nanomedicine Med. Tech Nanocellulose Micro and nanotechnology Sensors Nanotoxicology and testing of nanomaterials
RCN in ERA.NET M-Era.Net Hungary also partner in consortium RCN participate in call 2018 www.m-era.net