Norway - South Africa Science Week 2017will follow up ideas, initiatives and contacts from last year’s successful precursor: Value Creation in Ocean Space –New Opportunities in the Blue Economy.

A series of events during the week of 4-8 December will explore opportunities for further cooperation between our two countries – in education, research, innovation and new business development:

More information is available on www.teamnorway.co.za

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Green Maritime

Antarctica Seminar

(in Cape Town)

Sustainable Useof the Oceans

(in Pretoria)

TeamNorway exhbition:Norway in South Africa

& Study in Norway

SANCOOP Concluding Conference

(at NRF in Pretoria)

SFSA 2017(at CSIR in Pretoria)

TeamNorway parallell session:Women in Science and Innovation

SW2017 @ 4 - 5 December: SANCOOP Concluding ConferenceStructure:• Primarily intended for the

Primary Investigators in the current, bilateral SANCOOP research program.

• By invitation only, due to limited space at the venue.

• Venue: NRF conference center, Meiring Naudé Road, Pretoria.

• Contact persons:– Jan M Haakonsen, RCN– Teuns Phahlamohlaka, NRF

Program:

www.rcn.no/sancoop

SW2017 @ Tuesday 5 December: «Antarctica Seminar» (in Cape Town)Structure:• Venue in Cape Town: TBD• Time: 09.00-15.30• Hosted by Norwegian MFA• Program Director: – Nalân Koç, NPI– TBD, South Africa

• Stakeholders:– Alf Yngve Friisø, MFA– Christian Rydning, MFA– Camilla Høgberg-Hoe, MFA– Monde Mayekiso, DEA– Christine Daae Olseng, RCN– Gilbert Siko, DST

Addressing the knowledge gaps of future issues of marine research in a changing Antarctic and Southern Ocean system:

The Southern Ocean is a physically and chemically dynamic ocean due to seasonal sea ice, ice shelf - ocean interaction, deep-water formation, frontal systems and upwelling, and plays an important role in the interaction with the global oceans. This seminar aims to highlight the key questions relevant to the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean, including interactions between the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic ice shelf, and to highlight the approaches that can be used to address them.

The seminar will include a number of lectures from the South African and Norwegian sides respectively, with time for questions and discussion in connection with each lecture.

Nalân Koç

SW2017 @ Wednesday 6 December: «Sustainable Use of the Oceans»Structure:• Co-hosted by Team Norway &

DST, South Africa• 4 consecutive sessions • 90 minutes each• Presentations and/or panels• Interaction with audience• For each session:

– Two co-chairs, one from Norway & one from South Africa

– Program Director from Team Norway

• Venue: NRF conference center, Meiring Naudé Road, Pretoria

• No fee for attending

1. Global Ocean ScienceMaximizing knowledge production to ensure a sustainable use of the oceans and to meet particularly the SDG goal 14 requires multidisciplinary efforts across all continents, as pointed out in the newly released Global Ocean science Report prepared by the IOC and UNESCO. This will be the focus of this introductory session.

2. The Potential of Sustainable OceansClean and healthy oceans are essential to the well-being of mankind. They provide food, jobs and income, energy and transport routes. For too long we have assumed that we could take unlimited amounts of resources out of our oceans. Mismanagement is undoubtedly a grave concern, but the oceans are also under-utilized. To tap into the vast potential of the oceans we have to ensure their sustainable use.

3. Dealing with Marine WasteChallenges, solutions and business opportunities related to collection/management/sorting of waste; mechanical and chemical re-cycling of waste; and processing of residual waste for value extraction.

4. Training for the FutureHow can we prepare the next generation of leaders, employers, and employees for the challenges and opportunities ahead? This session will focus on international cooperation between education, research and innovation as a means to provide society with the competencies and practical skills needed to solve complex and ever more urgent global issues.

SW2017 @ 6/12 - Session 1: - “Global Ocean Science”

• Co-chairs: Prof Peter Haugan, UNESCOs Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (and the University of Bergen) & Dr Ashley Johnson, Department of Environmental Affairs (South Africa).

Maximizing knowledge production to ensure a sustainable use of the oceans and to meet particularly the SDG goal 14 requires multidisciplinary efforts across all continents, as pointed out in the newly released Global Ocean science Report prepared by the IOC and UNESCO. This will be the focus of this introductory session to the Green Maritime seminar.

• Program Director: RCN (acting: Jan M Haakonsen)

SW2017 @ 6/12 - Session 2: - “The Potential of Sustainable Oceans”

• Co-chairs: Bjørnar Dahl Hotvedt, MFA & Andre Share, Operation Phakisa.

Clean and healthy oceans are essential to the well-being of mankind. They provide food, jobs and income, energy and transport routes. For too long we have assumed that we could take unlimited amounts of resources out of our oceans. Mismanagement is undoubtedly a grave concern, but the oceans are also under-utilized. To tap into the vast potential of the oceans we have to ensure their sustainable use.

• Program Director: MFA (acting: Alf Yngve Friisø)

SW2017 @ 6/12 - Session 3: - “Dealing with Marine Waste”

• Co-chairs: Sigridur Thormodsdottir, Innovation Norway & Prof Tony Ribbink, Sustainable Seas Trust.

Waste management in general and the proliferation of discarded plastics in the ocean in particular represent global challenges – that are becoming acute in SA. These challenges also represent opportunities for innovative solutions and new businesses to emerge, related to collection/management/sorting of waste; mechanical and chemical re-cycling of waste; and processing of residual waste for value extraction.

• Program Director: Ole Johan Sandvær, Regional Director Middle East & Africa, Innovation Norway

SW2017 @ 6/12 - Session 4: - “Training for the Future”

• Co-chairs: Hannelie Van Rensburg (Director, Department of Higher Education and Training, DHET) & Gro Tjore (Deputy Director General, Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education, SIU).

How can we prepare the next generation of leaders, employers, and employees for the challenges and opportunities ahead? This session will focus on international cooperation between education, research and innovation as a means to provide society with the competencies and practical skills needed to solve complex and ever more urgent global issues. The session provides relevant examples of collaboration within the fields of marine biology and law, and considers efforts made by South African and Norwegian governments to stimulate international cooperation in education.

1. Welcome. (Van Rensburg & Tjore)2. Internationalization of higher education in South-Africa – a new South African policy framework. (Chief Mabizela, DHET)3. PANORAMA - The Norwegian strategy for cooperation on higher education and research with Brazil, China, India, Japan, Russia, and

South Africa. (Lene Oftedal, Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, KD)4. Allowing students into high quality international research. FILAMO - an INTPART project connecting field, lab and modelling work in

marine sciences. (Coleen Moloney, UCT, and Øyvind Fiksen, UIB) 5. How international collaboration can affect local education. MENSA - an UTFORSK project within Mineral and Energy Law involving joint

teaching and development of a joint curriculum. (Hanri Mostert, UCT, and Catherine Banet, UIO)6. Discussion

Program Director: Trude Holme, Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU)

Science Forum South Africa 2017

Minister Naledi Pandor is personally spearheading Science Forum South Africa, focusing on

“Igniting Conversations about Science”

with emphasis on ‘Open Science’ and aiming at:

• Creating a platform for a vibrant debate on the role of science, technology, innovation and society in South Africa;

• Strengthening South Africa’s strategic, international science, technology and innovation partnerships;

• Creating a platform for meaningful engagement among senior government leaders, academia, scientists, industry, civil society, and students around the topics of science, technology and innovation.

Venue: www.csiricc.co.za in Pretoria on 7 and 8 December 2017 – www.sfsa.co.za.

• The exhibition booth at www.csiricc.co.za will be 3x2 m2

• Rigging in the evening on Wednesday 6 December – removal/clean-up after 5 PM on Friday.• Banner over the booth with text only: «Norway in South Africa» -- i.e. no logo(s).• Background wall inside booth (plus a

standalone wall, if needed) to be coveredby white cloth with a horizontal banner:

• The organizers will provide a small table and two chairs for the booth.

• MFA, IN, RCN and SIU will provide brochures and written material, as appropriate, and may also bring one roll-up each. Staffing schedule to be produced, covering 9-6 both days with at least one senior person + one support/student present at all times. Two Norwegian students, currently studying in South Africa, will be recruited to support the stand.

Team Norway Exhibition: «Norway in South Africa» & «Study in Norway»

Team Norway Parallel Session: «Women in Science and Innovation»

• Taking place either Thursday 7th or Friday 8th (TBD) and lasting 90 minutes – i.e. 60 minutes for the panel and 30 minutes for interaction with the audience.

• Program Director & Moderator: Ms Heidi M. Dahl, Innovation Norway’s Director for South Africa.

• Scope: Women are clearly underrepresented in innovative, knowledge-based industries, and the gender gap in e.g. patenting is closing all too slowly. One of the reasons is social and cultural obstacles experienced by women pursuing careers in scientific research and technology environments. This session will address such challenges in a south-north (rather than the traditional east-west) perspective – starting by collecting relevant research data on gender inequalities as a baseline for discussions – then proceed with real-life examples of successful, female entrepreneurs in Europe and in Africa – before engaging the panelists and the audience in distilling recommendations for reducing the gender gap in science and innovation.

• Presenters and panelists:– Dr Elisabeth Carine Ljunggren, Professor, Nord University, Norway– Nomso Faith Kana, Nuclear Scientist & Entrepreneur, South Africa– Kirsti L. Slotsvik, Director General, Norwegian Coastal Administration– Ipeleng Selele, Founder & Group CEO, Khumo Group, South Africa– Trine Skymoen, Ambassador, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Pretoria

Heidi M. DahlDirector for South Africa, Innovation NorwayCommercial Counsellor, Royal Norwegian Embassy, PretoriaPhone: +27 79 500 8367 Mailto: Heidi.M.Dahl@innovasjonnorge.no

Heidi Dahl is the Director for South Africa at Innovation Norway – Norway's official trade, technology and tourist office. In this capacity, she is also the Commercial Counsellor at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Pretoria.

She has worked in global leadership roles in Europe, USA and Africa for the last 30 years, including public sector, bank and finance, publishing, media, transport, international travel industry and has also been instrumental in successful company start ups.

Heidi is passionate about innovation and promoting women in business, and has initiated several professional women’s network which aim to both celebrate and strengthen gender diversity across sectors.

Elisabet Carine LjunggrenPhD, Researcher, Educator, Innovator, Professor at Nord UniversityVice Dean Research and Development, Faculty of Social Sciences www.nord.no/enBodø, Norway – https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=pfmNvSgAAAAJ&hl=en

Professor Elisabet Ljunggren is currently with the Faculty of Social Sciences at Nord University in Norway, where she also serves as the Vice Dean for Research and Development. Previously, she worked 25 years at Northern Research Institute (www.norut.no), of which 8 years as a manager for the research group on entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development. She has been doing research with a gender perspective on entrepreneurship, innovation and policies related to these issues for the last 25 years.

Professor Ljunggren has published a number of articles and book chapters both in Norway and internationally, including in high-ranked journals such as Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice and Entrepreneurship & Regional Development. She has been a guest co-editor on a special issue on gender and innovation in the International Journal on Gender end Entrepreneurship (2013), a co-editor of the The Research Handbook on Gender and Innovation published by E. Elgar (2016), and she recently led a 3 year long research project on Gender and Innovation in Norway (“GENINNO”) funded by The Research Council of Norway.

Professor Ljunggren is serving on the Norwegian Governments Committee on Gender Balance and Diversity in Research (http://kifinfo.no/en) and has engaged in issues on gender balance in research institutions, implementation of gender perspectives in research and knowledge production. In addition, she has led the Kif-committees work on diversity in academia.

Elisabet Ljunggren has a large international network, She is an experienced research project manager, she has served on the board of directors for businesses, and she has undertaken a variety of academic tasks, such as serving as a reviewer for research journals and conferences, being opponent for PhD-theses, expert evaluator for research funds and serving at organizing committees for research conferences such as RENT (2011), NCSB (on-going) BCERC (2016), and Diana (2016).

Nomso Faith KanaEntrepreneur, Pioneer, Non-Executive Director, SA delegation leader, Mentor, Founder of www.sunnshield.com and www.blaze-awaysa.comPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa – https://www.linkedin.com/in/nomso-kana-m-inst-d-18323116/

Miss Nomso Kana is a Nuclear scientist by trade and working as an entrepreneur in the ICT and broadband infrastructure sector. In 2014 she was appointed as a South African Delegation leader for the World Sustainable Energy Forum based in Vienna Austria, contributing towards sustainable solutions in mobility, energy, environment, waste management and community for cities aroundthe globe. A mentor for the Emzingo Fellowship Programme, a programme that targets MBA scholars from top business schools across North America and Europe who annually visit South Africa to do management consulting. She serves as a board member atvarious organisations in waste management, mining and minerals and startup development.

Apart from her professional work, she was elected as one of the top 80 emerging leaders in science and technology in Africa and the Middle East and participated in TechWomen in 2013, an exchange program for women in STEM fields initiated by the former secretary of State Ms Hillary Clinton. She drives UN Women Southern Africa endorsed programs that empower women and the girl child in the SADC. She is serving as a Programme director for Taungana Africa, a non-profit movement that provides high school girls from rural and extremely underexposed sub-Saharan communities with world-class access platform and exposure to education and career options in STEM (science, technology, engineering/entrepreneurship and mathematics). Founded in 2013, the movement contributes to equal representation in STEM fields by developing programs that address socio-economic and gender barriers to engagement in these fields. In addition, Nomso has been a Regional director for the Technovation Challenge Programme in South Africa for 3 years, where she works with approximately 50 girls annually where she teaches programming and mobile applicationdevelopment skills. Technovation challenge tasks girls to employ technology to solve societal challenges through technology applications and offers skills to emerge as tech entrepreneurs.

Kirsti L. SlotsvikDirector General, Norwegian Coastal Administration www.kystverket.no/enÅlesund, Norway – https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsti-slotsvik-853b6b1a/?ppe=1

Kirsti Lovise Slotsvik has served as the Director General of the Norwegian Coastal Administration since 2007.

She has a master in Landscape Architecture and her special field of expertise has been assessment studies and technical planning of infrastructure. Leadership has been her main field for the last 15 years, where she is known to work in front of innovation as a changing factor of organisations.

She is holding a number of national and international board positions, both as part of her job and in private. They are ranging from international technical standards, healthcare, space technology to football.

Ipeleng SeleleEntrepreneur, Pioneer, Leader,Founder and Group CEO of www.khumo-group.co.zaPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa – http://www.biznisafrica.com/ipeleng-selele/

Khumo specializes in foreign market entry strategies, that ensures ease of business operations and transactions in Africa and emerging markets.

Ms Selele recently played an instrumental role in conceptualising, developing and implementing the key stakeholder engagement and training project that enhances South Africa’s global competitiveness. She is currently involved through a partnership in a digital television migration project across the continent.

She was also at the forefront of hosting together with Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) and Black Business Council (BBC), a series of preparatory business breakfast sessions for the private sector.

Ipeleng Selele holds a MSC (Master of Science) in International Marketing Strategy majoring in Foreign Market Entry Strategy from the University of London South Bank. In addition, Selele completed an African Leadership Executive Course from Oxford University as part of her TUTU Fellowship.

She is passionate about entrepreneurship development on the continent, and she is part of the Africa 2.0, Brand Africa initiative, and a business fellow for the Global Networks for Africa’s Prosperity.

Trine SkymoenAmbassor, Royal Norwegian Embassy, PretoriaPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa – https://www.norway.no/en/south-africa/

Trine Skymoen is the Norwegian Ambassador to South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, and Namibia. Prior to her current posting in Pretoria, Ms Skymoen has extensive international experience from Abidjan, Belgrade, Bratislava and, most notably, the United Nations in New York as well as the OSCE in Vienna.

Ms Skymoen has served many years with the Norwegian Government working with international affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Prime Minister covering issues such as peacekeeping, humanitarian affairs, security policy, defense and the United Nations. In recognition of her work for the global community, she was honored with the title of “Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit” in 2015.

SW2017 Operational Issues and Practicalities

• Invitations with “Save-the-Date” with “flyer” attached sent by email (in June) to 1000+ recipients.– Anticipating 200-250 to attend (of which 1/3 flying in from Norway)

• Meeting Planners International (Richard Bailey & Angi Segner) will assist with event management:– Same event manager as the DST employs for Science Forum South Africa– MPI will also provide attendees with practical support and travel advice

• Program updates and practical information published “live on” www.teamnorway.co.za– On-line registration available from 7 August– Detailed program update published 18-19 September, with email-reminder to 1200+ people– No printed material to be produced for the attendees (except for name tags)

• Team Norway contact persons in South Africa: – Dr Karl Klingsheim (mailto: Karl.Klingsheim@innovationnorway.no, phone: +27 63 693 4397)– Ms Rae Koetsie (mailto: Rae.Koetsie@innovationnorway.no, phone: +27 12 364 0700)

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