National strategy: ICT research and development, Christine Hafskjold, FAD

National strategyIKT research and development

Facts and figures

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What is ICT R&D?

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How do we prioritise?

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1) Areas where we have world-class research

2) Areas that are important to Norwegianbusinesses

3) Areas that address important societalchallenges

Quality

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Why?

How?

• Basic ICT R&D

• Stronger ties between sectors and researchtopics

• Centres of excellence

• Knowledge and competence

• International work

Business development and value creation

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Why?

How?

• Business ph.d.

• More tax incentives for R&D

• Increased commercialisation in publiclyfunded R&D

• Venture capital

Societal challenges

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Cyber security

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Why?

• Area where we need to have nationalcompetency

• ICT is increasingly important to society

• The numbers of threats are increasing

Public sector and national infrastructure

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Why?

• Digitisation and public secor reform

• Little knowledge about use and effect

• Need for innovation in the public sector

• Interface between ICT and law

Health and care

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What?

• ICT in medical research

• Welfare technology

What now?

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• New program(s) in NRC

• Horizon 2020 and a Norwegian strategy forEuropean research

• Public sector Ph.d. in ICT

• Gap ICT competence supply and demand

Questions?