| 1993 |
The Norwegian National Committee on Polar Research was established following political recommendations. The main tasks of the committee is to:
- Work out propositions to superior, strategic plans for Norwegian Polar
research
- Manage international contacts and nominate representatives to assorted international
institutions
- Initiate Norwegian polar research
- Advise the Research Council of Norway in
matters regarding research in Svalbard. Various Departments such
as the Interdepartmental Polar Committee and other authorities with administrative responsibilities
in polar areas will also be advised.
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| 1998 |
March 23, the Research Council of Norway (RCN) established the Svalbard Science Forum (SSF) as a 3-year project to develop Svalbard as a research platform. The Forum will contribute to
the coordination of
research, logistics and use of land/area for research. Information about infrastructure
and research services and activities in Svalbard will also be
provided by SSF.
Representatives from The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI), The
University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) -
then called The University Courses on Svalbard, Kings Bays AS (KB),
Svalbard Samfunnsdrift AS (Svalbard
Community Management) (SSD), local representatives and two representatives appointed by NFR were members of the SSF Board. |
| 2001 - 2005 |
The project was prolonged with a revised mandate in 2001. |
| 2005 |
September 21, Svalbard Science Forum was revitalized with a new
mandate for 3 years and was appointed strategic tasks related to
the
scientific coordination of research in Svalbard. SSF is a forum for
the coordination of and information of all research in Svalbard – both national and internationally. The following institutions are today represented in the SSF Board:
The Research Council of Norway, Norwegian Polar Institute, The University Centre in Svalbard
(UNIS), Kings Bay, the Ny-Ålesund Science Managers Committee (NySMAC),
and the Longyearbyen Science and Education Forum (LySEF). SSF is chaired by NFR and the secretariat is run from the Svalbard Science Centre in Longyearbyen. SSF
reports to the National Committee for Polar Research and the
Interministerial Committee on Polar Affairs. |
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