Roger Normann

Roger Normann, Ph.D. Industrial management (2007), is Chief Scientist and the manager of the Center for Modeling Social Systems at NORCE (CMSS). Normann has 20+ years of experience as an applied researcher, project manager, and researcher manager. He was CEO of Agderforskning until it merged with NORCE and he has been Head of department Department of Working Life and Innovation, University of Agder School of Business and Law, Norway. He has research experience from projects dealing with different aspects of both national and regional issues of the Norwegian innovation system. Normann has for instance published peer review journal publications on SkatteFUNN, Norwegian innovation clusters, user driven research projects, smart specialisation, leadership, governance, agency, regional innovation systems, research roles, higher education sector third-mission, institute sector, and commercialisation of research (TTOs). Normann has also been project manager on three consecutive framework agreements with Innovation Norway, and on applied projects for the Research Council of Norway. Normann also manages the Agdering competence network https://agdering.no/