| dc.description.abstract | This thesis is exploring technology development at the Norwegian Continental Shelf by
looking at the different stages in the process, the stakeholder’s role and involvement in the
process, and characteristics of institutional solutions that are chosen. The institutionalized
solutions or standards can through theory explain why things are the way they are. The
institutional technology development process that starts when a need or a problem demands a
technological solution via product development arises, and through diffusion of that
development. The objective of this thesis is to explore the different aspects of the process and
point to obstructions or factors that are slowing down the process. To illuminate this process
possibly entries to technology development has been explored from different perspective, the
stakeholder’s cooperation and contribution to technology development are explored, and in
the end the authority framework was studied. The main conclusion of this thesis is that
Norway has a good balanced framework with a high level of cooperation that stimulates
technology development, but there are issues that are slowing down the technology
development at the NCS. Some of the factors that have come to surface are; limited
possibilities to participate in developments, limited funds for independent research, bottleneck
in technology qualification, and ‘new’ environmental risks. All the factors that slow down the
development basically boil down to awareness of required levels of funding and willingness
and ability to invest. This might come out quite negative but Norway is doing all the essential
things right and many good technologies are produced there. But for as a country like Norway
with lot of potential and money could use this advantage to make technology development an
even more prioritized area. | no_NO |
