The record high funds on the Norwegian High North policy is aimed at strengthening sectors like settlements policy, labor market, wealth creation, climate and environment preservation, sustainable management, competence and culture.
- Never before have there been any similar focus and funds invested in the High North, says Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in a press release. The “leakage” from the upcoming government budget of 2011 was presented in Tromsø this week.
Important tasks which the funds will be invested in is a better surveillance system at sea for the Barents Sea region, strengthening of the research on marine bioprospecting, weather radar for eastern Finnmark, more funds for polar research and development of competence on the High North and the Arctic regions. -
- We will focus even more on developing the prospects of this region, with its unique nature, diversity and magnitude of resources and possibilities connected to the proximity to our northern neighboring Russia. To secure a good settlement policy and increased growth in the north, a well developed infrastructure is important. Therefore the government will complete the extensive infrastructure goals for the High North which have been notified in the National Transport Plan, says minister of local government and regional development Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa.
