Norway must help shape the EU's new Arctic strategy
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The EU wants to create a new strategy for the Arctic, and research is set to play an important role in it. This is an area of great relevance to Norway, as the country has long coastlines facing the Norwegian Sea and major interests in the north.
Rector Dag Rune Olsen of UiT The Arctic University of Norway believes that Norway must play an important role in this work. He argues that Norwegian researchers and universities have a great deal of knowledge about the Arctic, and that this knowledge should be used when the strategy is developed. According to Olsen, Norway can contribute content and ideas on how the research should be organised.
It is not yet clear which concrete measures the EU will propose. However, research on climate, the environment and new industries in the north is expected to be a central theme. Many researchers believe that cooperation across national borders is necessary to gain good knowledge about an area that is changing rapidly.
For Norwegian readers, the matter is important because the Arctic affects business, the environment and society in the north. How Norway and the EU cooperate on research may have consequences for universities, research communities and local communities in the years to come.
Sources: Khrono
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