Section for Research and Innovation Policy

The section is responsible for developing policy related to innovation and industrial R&D, including technological development and R&D´s contribution to reaching our climate and environmental goals. The section also has responsibility for bilateral and multilateral international cooperation in industrial R&D and innovation in the Nordic region, as well as with the EU, OECD and certain prioritized countries. Also within its portfolio are policy issues related to research and technology organizations (RTOs), skills and education.