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c that their highest degree tends to be from a Norwegian institution,
although the share of foreign PhDs is markedly higher in the HEI
sector;
d that they tend to hold PhDs, where the degrees of PRO researchers
tended to be slightly more recent than those of participants from the
HEI sector.
Coordinated, integrated R&D efforts are important to the Norwegian bioeconomy agenda. The projects integrate a range of knowledge across different
science fields. It is worth recapping the role that different fields of science
play in the bioeconomy, as this is an important contribution of the chapter.
We find among the CVs for which we have good data that the highest share
represents the agricultural sciences, broadly construed. This is a confirmation
of what one might expect in the bioeconomy field. It is interesting that a
range of other fields complement this core area. Prominent among these is
the field of life sciences (combined with medicine and health). A second
major component is the participation from engineering and the physical sciences, while a third, made up of social sciences, humanities and professional
degrees (business administration, law), is also important in these cross- sectoral
collaborations. We argue that this broad involvement of various disciplines
and capabilities is especially important in the development of a circular and
sustainable bio- based economy. If the evolving bioeconomy is to contribute
towards solving some of the 21st century’s complex societal challenges, its
knowledge base must be inter- and transdisciplinary.
10.6.1 Limitations
Before we discuss the possibilities for future work, some of the limitations
associated with using this data should be mentioned. The chapter has previously stated a number of recognised problems associated with utilising CVs.
In addition, we review the more specific limitations our work encountered:
1 The Bionær programme is a major public policy intervention to promote
RD&I in the bioeconomy in Norway. However, it clearly does not
represent the full scope of all work being done here. First, we excluded
information from unsuccessful applications. Second, the selection was
skewed more towards the HEI and the PRO sectors and offers comparatively little insight into what is happening in private enterprises (see
Chapter 11 for more information on the contribution of the private
sector).
2 The data covers a period of time during which researchers may develop
in ways that are important to the analysis. We focused on the first project
a researcher participated in and may have excluded updated information
(e.g. PhD year). In addition, a number of entities changed sectors during
the period (from research institute to a university).
c that their highest degree tends to be from a Norwegian institution,
although the share of foreign PhDs is markedly higher in the HEI
sector;
d that they tend to hold PhDs, where the degrees of PRO researchers
tended to be slightly more recent than those of participants from the
HEI sector.
Coordinated, integrated R&D efforts are important to the Norwegian bioeconomy agenda. The projects integrate a range of knowledge across different
science fields. It is worth recapping the role that different fields of science
play in the bioeconomy, as this is an important contribution of the chapter.
We find among the CVs for which we have good data that the highest share
represents the agricultural sciences, broadly construed. This is a confirmation
of what one might expect in the bioeconomy field. It is interesting that a
range of other fields complement this core area. Prominent among these is
the field of life sciences (combined with medicine and health). A second
major component is the participation from engineering and the physical sciences, while a third, made up of social sciences, humanities and professional
degrees (business administration, law), is also important in these cross- sectoral
collaborations. We argue that this broad involvement of various disciplines
and capabilities is especially important in the development of a circular and
sustainable bio- based economy. If the evolving bioeconomy is to contribute
towards solving some of the 21st century’s complex societal challenges, its
knowledge base must be inter- and transdisciplinary.
10.6.1 Limitations
Before we discuss the possibilities for future work, some of the limitations
associated with using this data should be mentioned. The chapter has previously stated a number of recognised problems associated with utilising CVs.
In addition, we review the more specific limitations our work encountered:
1 The Bionær programme is a major public policy intervention to promote
RD&I in the bioeconomy in Norway. However, it clearly does not
represent the full scope of all work being done here. First, we excluded
information from unsuccessful applications. Second, the selection was
skewed more towards the HEI and the PRO sectors and offers comparatively little insight into what is happening in private enterprises (see
Chapter 11 for more information on the contribution of the private
sector).
2 The data covers a period of time during which researchers may develop
in ways that are important to the analysis. We focused on the first project
a researcher participated in and may have excluded updated information
(e.g. PhD year). In addition, a number of entities changed sectors during
the period (from research institute to a university).