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Regional Norway 2030The main focus in the programme is currently on the scenario exercise “Regional Norway 2030”. This project aims at drawing perspectives on developments relevant to Norwegian Regions towards 2030.
A scenario conference combining expert inputs
with inputs from discussants is to be hosted
in the spring of 2009. Expert inputs will be based mainly on NIBRs existing expertise in various fields relevant to regional development. The key elements of the exercise include the following:
• Demographic and regional analysis using statistical methods. Data source is a national database on settlement and migration. Analysis of moving within (and to and from) Norway in a life-course perspective is linked with income, education and other social variables. The database is very comprehensive because reporting to the registry is mandatory for all individuals who lived in Norway during the period 1964-2007. • Analysis of regional industrial structure with particular focus on knowledge economy and new industries, creative industries, primary sector and extractive industries (oil and gas), and the public sector. • Regional policy and management. Division of tasks between Norway’s three levels of government, structure of regional jurisdictions, resources and responsibilities for County authorities, strategies for regional innovation and development policies. • Regional climate change impacts. Analysis using models for regional downscaling of global climate change trends. Analysis of expected impacts for regional industrial structure and demographic shifts.
Expected results are new insights into key trends for regional development in Norway and increased awareness of factors affecting these developments. The project is to inform the general debate on regional policy as well as providing stimulus for policy-makers on the regional as well as on the national level.
Foresight in NorwayIn recent years, the use of Foresight methodologies has proliferated in Norwegian regions as a tool for regional innovation and sustainable regional development efforts. The programme Foresight for Regional Planning and Sustainable Development seeks to contribute to the understanding of the challenges and opportunities inherent in such methodologies. The programme is funded by the Research Council of Norway in 2006-2010, and is carried out by the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) in Oslo.
Contact
Jan Erling KlausenNorwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR)Tel. +47 229 58800 • Fax +47 226 07774E-mail: [email protected]
2008 INTERNATIONALCONFERENCE
Foresight for Regional Planning and Sustainable Regional Development
The programme on regional foresight draws on NIBRs experience in studying regional development efforts and development potentials in specific regions. Activities in the programme include:
• Theoretical considerations and methodology • Empirical studies of foresight processes in Norway• Participating in regional foresight exercises • Funding of a PhD candidate• Linking with the international research community• Hosting workshops and conferences in Norway• Establishing a consortium and coordinating a proposal for an international research project on knowledge use in regional innovation• Participating in the public debate on regional issues• Developing new dissemination strategies for regional foresight expertise.
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