Business in the Bergen Region - Business Region Bergen
Business in the Bergen Region - Business Region Bergen
Business in the Bergen Region - Business Region Bergen
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<strong>Bus<strong>in</strong>ess</strong> <strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong> <strong>Bergen</strong> <strong>Region</strong>
The <strong>Bergen</strong> <strong>Region</strong>
A Dynamic Growth <strong>Region</strong>The <strong>Bergen</strong> region has <strong>the</strong> strong knowledge clusters essential forcreat<strong>in</strong>g a dynamic growth region.Priority sectors:• ENERGY SECTOR: Oil, gas and renewable energy• MARITIME SECTOR: Ship owners, shipyards, service companies andsuppliers• MARINE SECTOR: Fisheries, aquaculture and o<strong>the</strong>r mar<strong>in</strong>e products• ADVENTURE, CULTURE AND TRAVEL• MEDIA AND CULTURE BASED BUSINESSES: Media, design, filmand music• The region also has significant ICT and f<strong>in</strong>ancial sectors
95 per cent claim that <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bergen</strong> <strong>Region</strong> has goodResearch Environment30 000 students4 000 scientists• University of <strong>Bergen</strong>• Norwegian School ofEconomics• <strong>Bergen</strong> UniversityCollege• <strong>Bergen</strong> Academy ofArt and Design• Norwegian School ofManagement,• Stord/HaugesundUniversity College• <strong>Bergen</strong> School ofArchitecture• Royal NorwegianNaval AcademyScience• UiB: Four NorwegianCenters of Excellence• UiB: Mar<strong>in</strong>e researchand Global research• Christian MichelsenResearch. Researchcenter• Uni Research: Researchcompany, 500 scientists• Institute of Mar<strong>in</strong>eResearch
A Strong Oil and Gas <strong>Region</strong>Key figures 2010:22,6 BEUR turnover4,3 BEUR value creation27 800 employees1 361 companiesValue creation:The sum of operational resultplus wages
The Energy Sector• Norway’s lead<strong>in</strong>g region for operations, production and ma<strong>in</strong>tenance.Uptime Centre of Competence• 60 percent of Statoil’s operatorships on <strong>the</strong> Norwegian cont<strong>in</strong>ental shelfare run from <strong>Bergen</strong>.• Central region for technological research and development – strong R&Denvironments with several centers of expertise.• CIPR - Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research. The NorwegianCentre of Excellece <strong>in</strong> Petroleum Technology.• Centre Mongstad is <strong>the</strong> world’s largest facility for test<strong>in</strong>g and improv<strong>in</strong>gCO2 capture technologies, a vital part of <strong>the</strong> CCS value cha<strong>in</strong>.• World lead<strong>in</strong>g subsea knowledge – Norwegian Centre of ExpertiseSubsea.• Hordaland county is <strong>the</strong> largest hydro power producer• Offshore w<strong>in</strong>dmills, fixed and float<strong>in</strong>g, through two cluster <strong>in</strong>itiatives: ArenaNOW and NORCOWE
18 per cent of <strong>the</strong> Norwegian MaritimeTurnover is <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bergen</strong> <strong>Region</strong>Key figures 2010:10 BEUR turnover2,2 BEUR value creation19 700 employees1 270 companies
<strong>Bergen</strong>: The Global Sefood capitalKey figurs 2010:4,4 BEUR turnover0,7 BEUR value creation3 350 employees855 companies
Innovation and Research <strong>in</strong> <strong>Bergen</strong>• <strong>Bergen</strong> is <strong>the</strong> proud capital of a world lead<strong>in</strong>g environment ofmar<strong>in</strong>e expertise.• Among our research <strong>in</strong>stitutions you f<strong>in</strong>d:– The Institute of Mar<strong>in</strong>e Research (IMR)– National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES)– University of <strong>Bergen</strong> (UiB)– Christian Michelsen Research (CMR)– NOFIMA– UNI Research
Media City <strong>Bergen</strong>New <strong>in</strong>novative Media ClusterMedia, design, film and musicare grow<strong>in</strong>g bus<strong>in</strong>essesKey figures 2010:1,2 BEUR turnover0,4 BEUR value creation5 200 employees7 100 companies
Adventure, Culture and TravelThe most excit<strong>in</strong>g place for culture- andnature-based adventures <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Nordic regionKey figures 2010:1,5 BEUR turnover0,5 BEUR value creation13 000 employees3 200 companies
•<strong>Bergen</strong> has <strong>the</strong> second largest f<strong>in</strong>ancialsector <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> country•Solid ICT environmentKey figures 2011:FINANCE:92 BEUR total assets5 500 employees113 companiesICT:5000 employees1,1 BEUR turnover2 300 companies
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