The government has in fact asked a ekspertutvalg come with kuttforslag equivalent of 10 percent of the administrasjonsutgiftene their, i.e. more than 80 million. The research council has on its own initiative, examined how they can cut as much. In a note from the management/managing director Arvid Hallén, outlined a number of possible cuts.
the Proposals would among other things involve that the Research council must arrange fewer conferences and that they must collaborate less internationally. It may also be that in the future will cost money to apply for funding from the Research council of norway.
the Research council of norway is preparing for downsizing
Considering cutting 40 man-years
the Research council of norway had, by the end of last year 473 full-time employees.
In the note it says that it is estimated will be able to come to be a need to reduce the administration with 40 full-time employees. The goal is that the first to be cut on the use of hired personnel, and then by attrition. Be prepared to consider alternative measures if this proves not to be sufficient, it is called on.
To see the administration in the Research council of norway for themselves that they can cut 80 million:
meeting places and communication
What is the: Meetings, conferences, seminars and forskningskommunikasjon. Includes information for potential applicants, users of research, politicians and the general public. The research council of norway spent nok 116 million on this in 2015, but see for themselves that they can cut 30 million.
So they can save money: the Research council of norway can reduce content production by among other things simplifying the web sites of the basal research programmes, according to the note from the ceo. The research council of norway holds many events. Considering that there will always be a potential for reduced costs through better coordination and stricter prioritisation between the Council’s various meeting places. Another possible measure is to collect the participation fee at events that cover the catering.
Impact: the Research council of norway believes that the fewer channels, conferences and seminars will make them a less visible role in the result that the possibilities to be a foundation for forskningspolitikken is reduced. But an increased focus on digital meeting places will lead to that they can give people more equal services, regardless of geography.
Rådgiverfunksjonen
What is the: Statistics, studies, evaluations, strategies, input into the white papers, long-term plan for the research m.m. Dialogue with the private sector, the government and the research environment. The research council of norway used in the 2015 120 million on this, but see for themselves that it is possible to save 8 million to cut the number of man-years and 2.5 million to reduce the purchase of goods and services.
We must realize that Norway’s research council is an expensive and superfluous intermediaries.
So they can save money: the Research council of norway see for themselves that they can deliver such products less frequently than in the day. They also believe there is money to save on a further development of the tools they use in statistics and analysis, to introduce a more self-reporting and through increased digitization.
Impact: the Research council of norway think the cuts in advice could lead to that it loses legitimacy and becomes less relevant. The research council will not be in the same way could act as an independent advisor to governments, research institutions and businesses. Moreover, the f.ex. impaired mobilization of the business sector and the impaired mobilization of Horizon 2020 will be the result if the reduction in the input becomes too large. The ministries may be less satisfied with what we deliver and possibly find other actors for such advice, called it in the note.
International efforts
What is: Mobilizing communities to apply for research funding from the EUROPEAN union, international cooperation outside the EUROPEAN union, the emissaries of the Research council is to fund m.m. The research council can cut 5 million (3 million in the number of employees and 2 million to reduce the purchase of goods and services).
So they can save money: the Research council can prioritise more strictly which international venues they want to attend. The research council writes that in the greater degree can make demands to the effect from the arenas in which the Research council participates in and assess the use of modern methods in the f.ex. our advisory services linked to Horizon 2020.
When it comes to cooperation with countries outside Europe, fewer raises, more stringent assessment of the participation in the cooperation, standardization, digitization and merging of nodes be appropriate measures.
the Consequences: That the Uk prioritizes the harder what they will participate in, can lead to that the Research council of norway, and Norway is perceived as less cooperative and service minded, both out and at home, according to the Research council of norway. It can also lead to a loss of supply of clean national calls for proposals, which may have consequences for the environments which are not internationally oriented, they believe. But to digitize the advice lead to that the rcn’s services are better available for the users.
Finansieringsfunksjonen
What is the: Planegging and posting, application processing, contracts and project follow-up. These costs were on 275 million in 2015. According to the administration, it may be possible to reduce costs by 20 million.
the academic environments ensures quality, not the Research council of norway
So they can save money: the Administration sees two major development projects will provide the savings. In the project New r & D processes have been simplified, standardized and specialized. The research council of norway has among other things decided to centralize the technical and administrative tasks for all activities and programs. The project also proposes fewer positions, søknadstyper and assessment criteria, as well as simplified administrative procedures and reporting.
the Project Research 3.0 to develop a new programmodell with strong coordination of subjects and topics and more strategic program management. A long-term goal is to have fewer programs and activities. By using less resources on the management and development of the programs, have fewer calls for proposals and applications and economies of scale associated with meeting places and knowledge base, the Research council could cut costs and reduce the number of employees.
the Research council of norway are also working on a further standardization of what should be the normal use of resources related to programs and activities. Thus, one can easier detect deviations in the use of resources.
the Administration also says that it can be appropriate to change the prosjektoppfølgingen to users. It may be desirable to change the contracts so that the need for detailed follow-up and reporting can be reduced.
As the Forskerforum has written, believes the Research is that they get too many bad applications, and they use a lot of resources to process the applications they think should have been sent. To bring down the number of bad applications considering the karanteneordning, coordination of application deadlines and fee applications
Implications: the Research considers the consequences for the users in all will essentially be positive. The goal of a new programmodell is smoother and more predictable initiatives and calls for proposals, smoother ressursstrøm towards research, less micromanagement and more hensiktsmessigkoordinering. For the authorities, a new programmodell could be perceived as more strategic and dynamic, printer administration. They realize that it might be controversial to introduce measures to reduce the søknadsmengden. But done in a targeted way, so that it mainly affects the weakest the application, may nevertheless be perceived as legitimate in the academic communities and reduce you work relating to the søknadsskriving, they write.
Administrative services
What is: Accounting and financial management, ICT-services, staff management, security and emergency preparedness m.m. In 2015 had Research 74 man-years to these features. They spent 225 million, but expect to be able to save 15 million from 2018.
So they can save money: Research council jobs with digitization, among other things, they have introduced e-invoicing, mobile app for vouchers m.m. They believe they can save money by capturing and partially lay down his library, by laying down hustrykkeriet and by the fact that the house owner KLP takes over resepsjonstjenestene. From 2017 can Research use innkjøpskontoret to the Agency for public management and EGOVERNMENT. The research council expects this will make sure they get better prices by purchasing and spend less money on anbudsinnhenting.
Impact: the Research council of norway writes: Lower level of service and a reduced service offering internally. A coordination of services by a service centres, can provide a better user experience than today. When it comes to our reputation, a closure/reduction of the library can provide a negative signal effect for an expertise-based organisation like the Research council of norway.
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In this built at Lysaker in Oslo keeps the Norwegian research Council. They are the largest lessee. The research council of norway had, by the end of 2016 around 473 full-time employees. Now, they prepare on the cut. Photo: the Research council of norway
From an information meeting that the Research council held earlier in the year.
the Research program forth compliance website. The research council will save money by simplifying their websites.
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