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Transatlantic Science Week is about how the US, Canada and Norway can advance in research and education through cooperating.
Transatlantic Science Week is about how the US, Canada and Norway can advance in research and education through cooperating.
With this as our goal it is only natural that we use science week to discuss research and educational policy.
With this as our goal it is only natural that we use science week to discuss research and educational policy.
These days an obvious topic is the rapidly growing MOOCs.
These days an obvious topic is the rapidly growing MOOCs.
These online courses challenge our traditional ways of thinking about both education and internationalization.
These online courses challenge our traditional ways of thinking about both education and internationalization.
(As I mentioned this morning, a year ago the New York declared 2012 the year of the MOOC.
(As I mentioned this morning, a year ago the New York declared 2012 the year of the MOOC.
I’m not quite sure what this year have been named yet, but judging from Norwegian – and American – media “the year of the fox” has some pretty good odds)
I’m not quite sure what this year have been named yet, but judging from Norwegian – and American – media “the year of the fox” has some pretty good odds)
Jokes aside, MOOCs fully deserved its own year for the attention it has attracted on higher education.
Jokes aside, MOOCs fully deserved its own year for the attention it has attracted on higher education.
Allready the time when MOOCs were breaking news is over.
Allready the time when MOOCs were breaking news is over.
Time has now come to find how we should best make use of them.
Time has now come to find how we should best make use of them.
Global perspective
Global perspective
There is no doubt that MOOCs gives us great opportunities for change.
There is no doubt that MOOCs gives us great opportunities for change.
One example is the potential that MOOCs seem to hold for making education more accessible to people all over the world, also the parts were the current level of education is low.
One example is the potential that MOOCs seem to hold for making education more accessible to people all over the world, also the parts were the current level of education is low.
Still this doesn’t mean that we can relay on MOOCs to do the hard work for us.
Still this doesn’t mean that we can relay on MOOCs to do the hard work for us.
Today, as far as we know, there are still no African or South American institutions that have established partnerships with the Major MOOCs platforms.
Today, as far as we know, there are still no African or South American institutions that have established partnerships with the Major MOOCs platforms.
While we hope for the best, we must be aware that MOOCs could also increase the global, and individual, differences in education.
While we hope for the best, we must be aware that MOOCs could also increase the global, and individual, differences in education.
It can lead to a Matthew effect where those who already have a high level of education get more, while those are not already highly educated are left out.
It can lead to a Matthew effect where those who already have a high level of education get more, while those are not already highly educated are left out.
My first question is - How do we make sure that MOOCs becomes a change for good?
My first question is - How do we make sure that MOOCs becomes a change for good?
It is easy to get carried away by impressive new technology, but lets not forget the fact that technology alone is no solution.
It is easy to get carried away by impressive new technology, but lets not forget the fact that technology alone is no solution.
Of course, in some cases technology really does change the game.
Of course, in some cases technology really does change the game.
Today farmers in Kenya can check grain-prices on the international market on their cell-phones and accordingly can plan their farming better.
Today farmers in Kenya can check grain-prices on the international market on their cell-phones and accordingly can plan their farming better.
This is the technological success-story.
This is the technological success-story.
On the other hand there are many cases where we have placed too much faith in the change technology can bring about.
On the other hand there are many cases where we have placed too much faith in the change technology can bring about.
When the Arabic spring started in the Middle East press all over the world wrote about how social media would bring an end to suppression.
When the Arabic spring started in the Middle East press all over the world wrote about how social media would bring an end to suppression.
If we look at for example Egypt or Syria today it is clear that while social media sparked the uprising, it has not made the actual struggle any easier.
If we look at for example Egypt or Syria today it is clear that while social media sparked the uprising, it has not made the actual struggle any easier.
Technology remains the tools that we use and not a goal in itself.
Technology remains the tools that we use and not a goal in itself.
When we talk about MOOCs we have to remember that the greater goal is high quality education.
When we talk about MOOCs we have to remember that the greater goal is high quality education.
National perspective – So what’s in it for us?
National perspective – So what’s in it for us?
Higher education is key to secure Norway’s future competiveness.
Higher education is key to secure Norway’s future competiveness.
Further than bachelor and master programs, Norway also needs to improve our opportunities for continued education and professional development.
Further than bachelor and master programs, Norway also needs to improve our opportunities for continued education and professional development.
Here I believe MOOCs can prove to be a good tool for making these kinds of education more easily available, flexible and varied.
Here I believe MOOCs can prove to be a good tool for making these kinds of education more easily available, flexible and varied.
There are many things we still don’t know about MOOCs.
There are many things we still don’t know about MOOCs.
That’s why we need to start with what we have – questions.
That’s why we need to start with what we have – questions.
I myself find one of the most complicated questions to be how we can assure that a MOOC lives up to its promised quality.
I myself find one of the most complicated questions to be how we can assure that a MOOC lives up to its promised quality.
Let me give a simplistic example: A brand like coca cola produces soda all over the world.
Let me give a simplistic example: A brand like coca cola produces soda all over the world.
We all have a specific expectation to how it should taste.
We all have a specific expectation to how it should taste.
To live up to this coca cola needs to make sure that every production they run ends up with the same well tasting result.
To live up to this coca cola needs to make sure that every production they run ends up with the same well tasting result.
How do we secure the same kind of quality control on a MOOC?
How do we secure the same kind of quality control on a MOOC?
How do we assure that a MOOC lives up to the quality in learning outcome that the George Mason University or University of Bergen name promises?
How do we assure that a MOOC lives up to the quality in learning outcome that the George Mason University or University of Bergen name promises?
As you hear, I don’t believe that MOOCs will fix our challenges for us, but I also see that some change is inevitable.
As you hear, I don’t believe that MOOCs will fix our challenges for us, but I also see that some change is inevitable.
Whatever the future of the MOOC is, it is certainly worth discussing how we can use it to make our educations even better.
Whatever the future of the MOOC is, it is certainly worth discussing how we can use it to make our educations even better.
Digital Democratization of Universities
Digital Democratization of Universities
Colleagues, friends, ladies and gentlemen,
Colleagues, friends, ladies and gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure for me to open this Nordic-Baltic conference on digitalisation.
It is a great pleasure for me to open this Nordic-Baltic conference on digitalisation.
Let me start by thanking all of you for coming to Oslo.
Let me start by thanking all of you for coming to Oslo.
And a warm welcome to the many who are following us online.
And a warm welcome to the many who are following us online.
I would also like to thank Nordic Innovation, the Nordic Council of Ministers and the team at the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation for making this conference possible.
I would also like to thank Nordic Innovation, the Nordic Council of Ministers and the team at the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation for making this conference possible.
Our countries are digital frontrunners.
Our countries are digital frontrunners.
You, the audience, are the leaders who have made us frontrunners, in both the public and the private sector.
You, the audience, are the leaders who have made us frontrunners, in both the public and the private sector.
Our strong digital position must not be taken for granted.
Our strong digital position must not be taken for granted.
We have reason to be pleased with some of our achievements.
We have reason to be pleased with some of our achievements.
But I believe that it is clear to all of us that we must work even harder to maintain and develop our digital competitive advantage.
But I believe that it is clear to all of us that we must work even harder to maintain and develop our digital competitive advantage.
Closer cooperation, and a bit of friendly competition, can stimulate innovation, create better functioning markets and deliver better solutions for our citizens and companies.
Closer cooperation, and a bit of friendly competition, can stimulate innovation, create better functioning markets and deliver better solutions for our citizens and companies.
This year, Norway holds the presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
This year, Norway holds the presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
We are also responsible for coordinating Nordic-Baltic cooperation.
We are also responsible for coordinating Nordic-Baltic cooperation.
We have organised our presidency programme across three main thematic areas: the Nordic region in transition, the Nordic region in Europe and the Nordic region in the world.
We have organised our presidency programme across three main thematic areas: the Nordic region in transition, the Nordic region in Europe and the Nordic region in the world.
Our ambition is to address three fundamental questions where digitalisation plays a major role:
Our ambition is to address three fundamental questions where digitalisation plays a major role:
How can we increase our competitiveness while leading the transition to greener economies?
How can we increase our competitiveness while leading the transition to greener economies?
How can we create more inclusive societies for our citizens?
How can we create more inclusive societies for our citizens?
And how can Nordic cooperation contribute to a strong and united Europe?
And how can Nordic cooperation contribute to a strong and united Europe?
Obviously, I am not going to attempt to answer these questions here and now.
Obviously, I am not going to attempt to answer these questions here and now.
However, I will offer a few observations.
However, I will offer a few observations.
First of all, I am convinced that we need more, not less cooperation.
First of all, I am convinced that we need more, not less cooperation.
Our countries are stronger together.
Our countries are stronger together.
Consider the economic realities.
Consider the economic realities.
Twenty per cent of Norway's exports from land-based industries go to other Nordic countries.
Twenty per cent of Norway's exports from land-based industries go to other Nordic countries.
Sweden exports as much to five million Norwegians as to eighty million Germans.
Sweden exports as much to five million Norwegians as to eighty million Germans.
The same applies in relation to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
The same applies in relation to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
No markets are more important to us than those of our own region.
No markets are more important to us than those of our own region.
Secondly, digitalisation permeates all aspects of societies in transformation.
Secondly, digitalisation permeates all aspects of societies in transformation.
In the fairly recent past, 5G, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence seemed to belong to a distant future.
In the fairly recent past, 5G, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence seemed to belong to a distant future.
Today, we know that this future has already arrived.
Today, we know that this future has already arrived.
The pace is constantly increasing.
The pace is constantly increasing.
Our challenge is to make the best possible use of the digital toolbox.
Our challenge is to make the best possible use of the digital toolbox.
We should not let fear of the future take hold.
We should not let fear of the future take hold.
Digitalisation can create new jobs and connect our societies in new and better ways.
Digitalisation can create new jobs and connect our societies in new and better ways.
Cross-border dialogues between citizens, businesses and governments are more important than ever.
Cross-border dialogues between citizens, businesses and governments are more important than ever.
My third and final observation is that I believe in an inclusive digital future.
My third and final observation is that I believe in an inclusive digital future.
We live our lives in integrated economies.
We live our lives in integrated economies.
We create growth by moving and trading freely.
We create growth by moving and trading freely.
We need digital solutions that support this.
We need digital solutions that support this.
Solutions that bring us closer together by providing better services to citizens and businesses.
Solutions that bring us closer together by providing better services to citizens and businesses.
We seek closer regional digital cooperation, not in order to isolate ourselves, but because we want to support and inspire further European cooperation.
We seek closer regional digital cooperation, not in order to isolate ourselves, but because we want to support and inspire further European cooperation.
The European Union deserves high praise for achievements in this field over the past few years.
The European Union deserves high praise for achievements in this field over the past few years.
Norway is an active participant in the development of the digital single market.
Norway is an active participant in the development of the digital single market.
We hope that that Nordic-Baltic cooperation will help to remove the remaining obstacles to a digitally integrated Europe.
We hope that that Nordic-Baltic cooperation will help to remove the remaining obstacles to a digitally integrated Europe.
And I have no doubt that Estonia will do a stellar job in this regard when they take up the presidency of the European Union in July.
And I have no doubt that Estonia will do a stellar job in this regard when they take up the presidency of the European Union in July.
Few countries are more innovative and forward-looking than Estonia – in both public and private sectors.
Few countries are more innovative and forward-looking than Estonia – in both public and private sectors.
We have a lot of ground to cover today.
We have a lot of ground to cover today.
Yet most of our work will start tomorrow.
Yet most of our work will start tomorrow.
Let us make good use of the contacts, ideas and shared ambitions that develop during this conference.
Let us make good use of the contacts, ideas and shared ambitions that develop during this conference.
On that note, it is a great pleasure to introduce today's moderator, Mr Pellegrino Riccardi.
On that note, it is a great pleasure to introduce today's moderator, Mr Pellegrino Riccardi.
I am confident that he will guide us skilfully throughout the day as we move towards an even more exciting future in the Digital North.
I am confident that he will guide us skilfully throughout the day as we move towards an even more exciting future in the Digital North.
Opening Address at Digital North
Åpningsinnlegg på konferansen Digital North
Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen's opening address at the Nordic-Baltic Ministerial Conference on Digitalisation.
Statsråd Frank Bakke-Jensens åpningsinnlegg på den nordisk-baltiske ministerkonferansen om digitalisering.
Deforestation and climate change financing
Skog og finansiering av klimatiltak
This is more than the emissions from all the world’s ships, cars, trains and planes combined.
Dette er mer enn utslipp fra alle verdens skip, biler, tog og fly tilsammen.
Reducing deforestation and forest degradation can bring about the largest, fastest and cheapest cuts in global emissions.
Å redusere avskoging og skogforringelse kan gi de største, raskeste og billigste kuttene i globale utslipp.
“It will be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to limit global warming to two degrees without a significant reduction in deforestation.
- Det vil bli svært vanskelig, om ikke umulig, å begrense den globale oppvarmingen til to grader uten en betydelig reduksjon i tropisk avskoging.
We almost managed to reach agreement on addressing deforestation in Copenhagen.
Vi klarte nesten å bli enige om en avtale om avskoging i København.
Mr Stolenberg also raised the issue of climate change financing.
Videre tok statsministeren opp klimafinansiering.
“Unless we find ways of ensuring financing of climate actions in developing countries, there will be no comprehensive climate agreement.
- Hvis vi ikke sikrer finansiering av klimatiltak i utviklingsland, blir det ingen omfattende klimaavtale.
Climate financing is not only about funding.
Dette er ikke bare et spørsmål om investeringer.
Mr Stoltenberg pointed out that the world must maintain its focus on climate change.
Stoltenberg påpekte at verden fortsatt må holde fokus på klimaendringene.
“We must all pull together.
- Vi må dra lasset sammen.
This means making commitments and accepting compromises.
Dette innebærer både forpliktelser og vanskelige kompromisser.
We are making progress, but we need more concrete results.
Vi gjør fremskritt, men det vi trenger nå er konkrete resultater.
The aim at Cancún is to pave the way for comprehensive climate agreement in Durban,” said Mr Stoltenberg.
Målet i Cancún blir å legge grunnlaget for en omfattende klimaavtale i Durban til neste år, avsluttet Stoltenberg.
Norway welcomes agreement in Cancun
Gledelig med enighet i Cancun
COP 16 National statement of Norway
Norges hovedinnlegg på FNs klimakonferanse
Main theme of address to climate conference:
Hovedtema i tale til klimakonferanse:
Minister of Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland's speech at the Holberg dinner 28.11.2007.
Forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister Tora Aaslands tale under banketten i anledning utdelingen av Holbergprisen.
Håkonshallen in Bergen.
28.11.07, Håkonshallen i Bergen.
Professor Dworkin, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Professor Dworkin, Ladies and Gentlemen,
On behalf of the Norwegian government, it is a pleasure for me to host this dinner in celebration of the award of the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2007.
On behalf of the Norwegian government, it is a pleasure for me to host this dinner in celebration of the award of the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2007.
First of all, let me congratulate this year’s Holberg Laureate, Professor Ronald Dworkin.
First of all, let me congratulate this year’s Holberg Laureate, Professor Ronald Dworkin.
The Holberg Prize is awarded annually for outstanding scientific work within the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology, or interdisciplinary work within these areas.
The Holberg Prize is awarded annually for outstanding scientific work within the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology, or interdisciplinary work within these areas.
By the award of the prize, the Norwegian government wishes to raise the status of these academic fields and to increase the awareness of the importance of research within these fields among the general public.
By the award of the prize, the Norwegian government wishes to raise the status of these academic fields and to increase the awareness of the importance of research within these fields among the general public.
Another important objective of the Holberg Prize is to stimulate children and young people to take an interest in the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology.
Another important objective of the Holberg Prize is to stimulate children and young people to take an interest in the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology.
The Holberg Prize School Project is part of the work to achieve this.
The Holberg Prize School Project is part of the work to achieve this.
Ludvig Holberg, the Norwegian-Danish scholar and playwright whom we honour through this prize, not only held the Chair of Metaphysics and Logic, Latin Rhetoric and History at the University of Copenhagen.
Ludvig Holberg, the Norwegian-Danish scholar and playwright whom we honour through this prize, not only held the Chair of Metaphysics and Logic, Latin Rhetoric and History at the University of Copenhagen.
He also made contributions within other scientific fields, including those covered by professor Dworkin’s work: law, philosophy, and social sciences.
He also made contributions within other scientific fields, including those covered by professor Dworkin’s work: law, philosophy, and social sciences.
In Holberg’s time, in the 18th century, the academic world was not as specialized into different fields as it is today.
In Holberg’s time, in the 18th century, the academic world was not as specialized into different fields as it is today.
Nevertheless, Holberg’s work as a scholar should be characterized as highly interdisciplinary in its approach.
Nevertheless, Holberg’s work as a scholar should be characterized as highly interdisciplinary in its approach.
Like Holberg, professor Dworkin is known for his interdisciplinary work.
Like Holberg, professor Dworkin is known for his interdisciplinary work.
For several decades professor Dworkin has made important contributions to research within the fields of jurisprudence, philosophy and the social sciences, as well as to research in the intersection between these fields.
For several decades professor Dworkin has made important contributions to research within the fields of jurisprudence, philosophy and the social sciences, as well as to research in the intersection between these fields.
Through his scientific work, Dworkin has broken down barriers between practical law on the one side and political philosophy on the other.
Through his scientific work, Dworkin has broken down barriers between practical law on the one side and political philosophy on the other.
Dworkin’s work is also characterized by a unique ability to tie together abstract philosophical ideas and arguments about concrete everyday concerns in law, morals, and politics.
Dworkin’s work is also characterized by a unique ability to tie together abstract philosophical ideas and arguments about concrete everyday concerns in law, morals, and politics.
As a result of his outstanding contributions, Dworkin is regarded as a leading, if not the leading, scholar within legal philosophy, and his work has influenced other researchers world wide.
As a result of his outstanding contributions, Dworkin is regarded as a leading, if not the leading, scholar within legal philosophy, and his work has influenced other researchers world wide.
The American zoologist Marston Bates once said that “Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind”.
The American zoologist Marston Bates once said that “Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind”.
Luckily, alleys are not always blind.
Luckily, alleys are not always blind.