Visit by Brazilian delegation, Oslo May 29,2012

1. The Research Council of NorwayPrograms/mechanisms of particular relevance to No-Br research cooperation Visit by Brazilian delegation, Oslo May 29,2012 Bjorn T Kjellemo, Director, Department for bilateral cooperation and development

2. The Research Council’s roles • Adviser to the government • Research funding • Support basic research • Implement national thematic priorities • Support private R&D • Networking and dissemination • Internationalization

3. The Research Council of Norway Division for Science Division for Energy, Resources and the Environment Director General Division for Society and Health Staff Division for Innovation Division for Administrative Affairs

4. Higher education sector Ministry of Education and Research The Research Council Institutes Other Ministries Industry The Research Council distributes about 30 % of public expenditures on R&D in Norway Public funding of R&D in Norway 50%

5. Funding received from the ministries (2011) Administration Foreign Affairs Misc. Health and Care Services Education and Research Environment Agriculture and Food The Research Fund Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Petroleum and energy Trade and Industry Total NOK 7250 mill. administration incl.

6. Several funding schemes Centers of Excellence Centres for Research-based Innovation National prioritiesLarge-scale programmes Basic researchprogrammes Applied research programmes Innovationprogrammes Independent projects User-directed innovation programmes Tax deduction schemeSkatteFUNN

7. VERDIKTCore Competence and Growth in ICT PETROMAKS Optimal Management of Petroleum Resources FUGEFunctional Genomicsin Norway NANOMATNanotechnology and New Materials NORKLIMAClimate Change and its Impacts in Norway AQUACULTUREAn Industry in Growth Important funding instrument: Large-scale programmes • Strategic, long-term knowledge development to meet national research-policy priorities • Strategic and dynamic arena for communication and cooperation RENERGIClean Energy for the Future

8. Norwegian Centers of Excellence Theoretical chemistry Theoretical linguistics Economics Mind in Nature Ecology Cancer biomedicine Immune regulation Biomedicine and IT Neuroscience Mathematics Civil wars Physics/Geology Geohazards Communication systems Ships and ocean structures Biology of memory Geo- biosphere Climate research Medieval studies Petroleum research Aquaculture protein

9. Centres for Research-based Innovation Integrated operations in the petroleum industry Telemedicine Marine bioactives and drug discovery Concrete – new qualities and uses Medical imaging Next generation search engines Aquaculture technology Natural gas – Processes and products Future manufacturing solutions Multiphase flow of complex fluids Structural impact Statistics for innovation Industrial measurement technology Stem cell based tumor therapy

10. Eight Centres for Environment-friendlyEnergy Research(CEER) CO2 capture and storage Renewableenergy systems Offshore wind technology Zero emission buildings Solar cell technologyhttp://www.solarunited.no/ Offshore wind energy Bioenergy CO2 storage

12. The RCN International Strategy 2010-2020: Brazil one of 10 priority countries • Main action points: • all RCN activities must have objectives and plans for int’l cooperation • RCN will promote participation in joint programs across nat’l boundaries • New instrument: financial support for institutional cooperation N-abroad • Refine and strengthen stimulation packages • int’l coop and researcher mobility will be more focused in project review processes

13. Demo2000 projects supported by Petrobras • Composite Drilling riser- Aker Subsea • Field implemantation and demonstrationofPerForM for optimizedseismicmonitoringofthereservoir- READ • Fiber Rope Deployment System-Odim • ControlledMudPressure (CMP)dual gradient drilling- AGR

14. 1. Latin America programmeand 2. NorLARNet: NORwegian Latin America Research NETwork 1. Research program to increaseknowledge IN Norway ABOUT Latin America (Brazil nowwithpriority) in fivebroadthematic areas ( incl. Natural resource management) 2. Network • Events: guestlectures, user seminars, annualconference • Database: Findyourresearcher • Newsletter (electronic) Homepage: www.norlarnet.uio.no

15. The Research Council’s Mobility programme: Yggdrasil • Offers grants to international PhD students and young researchers for temporary stays in Norway • Encompasses some 50 countries, from 2010 also Brazil. • Open to all academic areas of study/ research • The Petromaks programme has given extra funding earmarked for petroleum research/studies

16. Multilateral level: Projects and Networking through EU • EULANEST (6FP):European-Latin American Network for Science and Technology (5 E members, incl. N) Joint call (with Brazil and Argentina) onRewableenergy, 2 ofthesuccessfulconsortiaincludeBrazilian and Norwegian partners (each country financedtheir partner) • EULARINET (7 FP)European Union- Latin American Research and Innovation Networks ( 7 E and 7 LA members) Amongthe goals: to identify mutual researchpriorities and implementthemthroughspecificactivites in 7 FP ( SICAs, financed by EU) –www.eularinet.eu • ALCUENET (7 FP) a new INCO net under negotiation • B-N cooperation in ordinary EU calls

17. Agreements RCN- CNPq? • CNPq and RCN dialogue ongoing, as a follow-up of MoU • CNPq templates received: • Agreement: Development of projects and activities • Work plan: Joint financing of projects, through joint calls on topics mutually agreed upon • Petroleum related topics seem particularly relevant ( several seminars in Rio in 2011) but also renewable energy and other topics to be discussed during this visit.