The first day took place at Kystens Hus, while the second day was held at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science. The main topic of the meeting was how the Dsolve consortium will carry out its tasks in the next phase of the center.
All Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI) established in 2020 have undergone a mid-term evaluation of achieved results. The Research Council of Norway (NFR) has now informed all these SFIs that they will receive funding for the entire eight-year period.
In March this year, Dsolve received an evaluation of the center’s vision, ambition, and results from an international panel of recognized professors from Norway, Sweden, and England, with expertise in the research areas covered by Dsolve. Over the two meeting days, we reviewed the comments and recommendations presented in the panel’s report.
Based on advice and input from the board and the work package leaders, we will report to the Research Council of Norway by October 1 on which measures SFI Dsolve will implement during the last three years of the center to align our course with the evaluation report.
We will make the necessary adjustments to the original Dsolve project plan written in 2020. However, the revised plan will not compromise the vision of finding alternatives to conventional plastic where possible, thereby reducing plastic pollution and “ghost fishing” caused by lost fishing gear and aquaculture equipment. We will also continue working to ensure that the center’s results benefit national companies within Norway’s key seafood production industries.
