Norway — Research and development services: Public tenders

The aim of the assignment is to assist NFI in the development of alternative concepts for how governmental financing instruments for feature films can be adapted and interacted in the future. The assignment will help explore how the total funding apparatus can be further developed so that it more fully supports the social goal of a sustainable Norwegian film industry that creates films the public wants to see, through flexible and effective financing…

The aim of the project is to obtain systematic knowledge on what importance the Norwegian level has for transition to work. The project shall examine how language requirements are used in different branches, how Norwegian proficiencies are assessed in practice, and what characterises employers who are successful in including people with limited Norwegian abilities. The project shall also analyse what factors contribute to immigrants coming in and staying…

Today's official crime statistics are based solely on the police registers and have several methodic limitations. Other data sources based on survey data do not necessarily form the same picture of the extent and development of child and youth crime as the official crime statistics. There is uncertainty as to how the developments in child and youth crime are actually measured and how the statistics are understood. In order to understand the extent…

The objective of the procurement is to enter into a tenderer for the implementation of a management development programme in the National Communications Authority. The aim of the programme is to further develop Nkom ́s management platform in the organisation, as well as toboard new managers in a good way through joint methodology and guidelines for leadership in Nkom.

Oslo municipality c/o the Agency for Nursing Homes has carried out a comprehensive assignment sharing project in the period 2024-2025, testing several models for alternative organisation and assignment sharing in municipal long-term homes. Some of the models have been tested both in some departments, while some were tested in and out of all institutions. One of the models, the Tåsen model was introduced and commissioned from opening in November 2024.…

The core of the delivery is FoUI guidance as described below. Oslo municipality also requests an option for other services. The objective of the procurement is to enter into a contract with 4-7 FoUI guides for selected input areas. The FoUI guideline shall strengthen research supported innovation in the region ́s businesses and the municipality ́s own activities. The effort shall strengthen capacity for innovation in business and shall also contribute to…

The Directorate of Children, Youth and Family Affairs (Bufdir) shall announce a research assignment (R&D) on ethnic minorities' meetings with the municipality, with a particular spotlight on residents with a legal background or affiliation, cf. action no. 11 in the Action Plan on Muslim hostility.

The Norwegian Maritime Directorate needs to enter into a framework agreement for consultancy services within risk analysis and other security problems. The contract shall give us access to capacity and/or expertise, as well as independent professional assessments if a case requires it. The assistance shall support the Directorate's work on sea safety, environment and stand-by. The assignments will, among other things, be about mapping the industry's work…

"Likestilte kommuner" - et følgeforskningsprosjekt

In spring 2023 the Government and QA launched a joint strategy for digital competence and infrastructure in nurseries and schools (2023-2030)[1] (hereafter; The strategy). The strategy points out that there is a need for more research and knowledge on how digital solutions are used in kindergarten and school and what educational value they provide. There is also a need for knowledge on employees ́ competence and sharing of digital practices. One of the…

Background Stryn municipality shall prepare the new municipal plan ́s area part (KPA). The municipal plan ́s community part was approved in 2024 and is fixed as the general framework for the work. The current area is from 2006 and it is not sufficiently updated for the current need and guidelines. The planning work is comprehensive and complex. The municipality has a large existing plan with approx. 251 current area plans, including several municipal…

In 2023, the Government invited municipalities and county authorities to apply to participate in the Government’s pilot scheme for municipalities and county authorities. The scheme allows municipalities to test new ways of carrying out their tasks through exemptions from existing regulations. These pilot projects are based on the Act relating to Experiments in Public Administration of 26 June 1992 (the Experimental Administration Act), hereinafter…

Samferdselsdepartementet ønsker å gjennomføre en evaluering av eiendomsvirksomheten i BN-konsernet. Hensikten er å styrke departementets grunnlag for eierstyring av området, og gi et oppsummert kunnskapsgrunnlag om dagens virksomhet. Evalueringen skal: - Vurdere hvordan eiendomsporteføljen har utviklet seg fra 2017 til i dag, herunder sammensetningen av kommersiell og ikke-kommersiell eiendomsvirksomhet, og i hvilken grad utviklingen understøtter statens…

The Directorate of Cultural Heritage invites tenderers to an open tender contest with the aim of entering into framework agreement with up to 3 communicators of consultancy services for the Directorate of Cultural Heritage. The aim of the contract is to ensure the Directorate of Cultural Heritage ́s need for access to consultancy services within IT services, project management and business development.

The Norwegian Directorate for Culture (Kulturdirektoratet) administers five subsidy schemes to strengthen the language, culture, identity, and self-organization of national minorities. The national minorities in Norway are Kvens/Norwegian Finns, Forest Finns, Romani people/Taters, Roma, and Jews. These schemes are key instruments for active civic participation and the strengthening of language and culture. On behalf of the Ministry of Local Government…

"Søkelys på arbeidslivet" is funded by the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, and the Institute for Social Research (ISF) has served as the journal’s editorial body since its inception in 1987. Since 2007, "Søkelys på arbeidslivet" has been a peer-reviewed journal (Level 1). In the 2022 tender process, ISF was awarded the contract to publish a journal equivalent to "Søkelys på arbeidslivet" for a period extending up to the end of 2026. The Ministry…