The knowledge triangle in policy and institutional practices - the case of Norway

This report presents the findings from a study of the knowledge triangle in Norway carried out by the Nordic Institute for Studies of Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU) in the period September 2015 to January 2016. The study was commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, and is part of an OECD project organised by the Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP) and the Working Group on Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP). The goal of the project has been twofold: i) to inform policymakers and institutional actors on the ways the “knowledge triangle” policy framework for the integration of research, education and innovation activities in higher education could enhance their impact on the national and regional economies; and ii) to identify best practices in terms of operationalising the knowledge triangle framework at the institutional level. Sixteen countries participated in the projec