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Norway aims to be the first country in the world to launch environmentally-friendly ships based on fuel cell technology. Eidesvik Offshore ASA is the architect behind the model of fuel cell technology in the maritime sector to reduce CO2 and NOx emissions.

Fronter – Europe’s largest distributor of digital learning platforms conquers European schools. The Norwegian company will become the main provider of digital educational platforms to London’s schools. The agreement with London Grid for Learning has potential of one million new users.

More than 500 representatives from the world’s resource rich countries will meet in Oslo 16-17 October 2006 to take the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) to the next level.

Many Norwegians yearn for innovation, and some go abroad to learn from the big entrepreneurial players. Working and living the entrepreneurial lifestyle with the best in the game often motivates students to follow suit once they return to Norway.

The Norwegian companies Hydro and Statoil are merging their oil and gas operations to form the world’s largest offshore operator.

Due to its vast natural resources, the importance of the High North stretches far beyond Norway’s borders. A recent article in Newsweek International highlights the strategic importance of Norway and the High North as a future European gas province.

Figures on state revenues from the Norwegian petroleum sector arepublicly available. The sector is audited by the Office of the Auditor Generalof Norway. The Office has an independent status vis-à-vis government administration and reports the results of its auditing and monitoring activities to the Norwegian parliament. The Norwegian Government is a strong promoter of increased transparency in oil, gas and mining revenues, and has participated in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) since 2003. The EITI is an international initiative between states, companies and NGOs to...

During the period 2006-2010, the Norwegian government will give NOK 250 million (EUR 31,3 million) more to aid poor nations avoid internal struggles over oil. "Oil for Development" was launched in 2005 and aims to help developing nations better manage their oil resources.

The emission of greenhouse gases from aluminium production in Norway has fallen by 62 percent from 1990 to 2005. This reduction makes Norwegian aluminium production the world's most environmentally friendly, according to the Federation of Norwegian Industries.

2006 marks fifty years since an agriculture student handed in his assignment on a completely new type of cheese. The Jarlsberg cheese with its familiar large holes has long been a staple in the Norwegian diet, and is now also found in kitchens across the world.