Curriculum vitae
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Position
I work as Director of analysis and strategic development at The Research Council of Norway.
Expertise
From July 1991 to May 2000 I was a Senior Executive Officer and Adviser on science and technology policy in the Norwegian Ministry of Education, Research and Church Affairs. From September 1999 to 2000 I was a member of the secretariat of the Norwegian Commission on Higher Education. This work has given me an insiders view of innovation, research and eduction policy development and into related social processes.
Through my work at STEP/NIFU STEP and in the Ministry I have been actively involved in networking both on a national and international basis (Nordic co-operation, the OECD Working Party on Technology and Innovation Policy, the OECD Committee on Technology and Science Policy, the EU Trend Chart on Innovation, etc.)
I am considered a European expert on Internet searching and the search engine industry due to his and his wifes site on search engines.
Professional interests
At STEP and NIFU STEP I have been studying systemic innovation processes and innovation policy trends. As an historian of ideas I am in particular interested in the role of social processes, mentalities and rationalities in the development of world views and policies.