Name:                  Erik F. Øverland               Date of Birth:     6^th of august 1958

Nationality:        Norwegian                         Family situation: married, 4 children

Military serv.:    1980 – 1981                         Address:              Glaneren 2,  N-1458     

                                Fjellstrand NorwayE-mail:     erik.overland@subito.as

                    erik.overland@kd.dep.no

Tel:                        +47 95 96 38 17                 Private:                 +47 66 91 00 29

                                +47 22 24 78 36

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EDUCATION:

1993 – 1997        WORK RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Norway

                               - Qualified as a Researcher

1988 - 1989         InBIT (Institut für Betriebsorganisation und 

                               Informationstechnologie GmbH), Germany

                               - Postgraduate intensive studies in business administration and Informatics                                         (Wirtschaftsinformatik) by NIXDORFs daughter company InBIT

1982 - 1986         UNIVERSITY of Oslo, Norway

                               - MAG.ART. (Magister Artium – comparable to an international PhD) in SOCIOLOGY

                               Work- and organisation Research, Theory of Science and Economics

1978 – 1983        UNIVERSITY of Oslo, Norway

                               - Economics 1 y. course, Philosophy 1 ½ y. course, Social anthropology 1 1/2 y. course

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K E Y   Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S:

More than 20 years international experience from research, education, software engineering, scenario based strategic planning, HRM, political work and business administration

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POSITIONS HELD:

2006 ->                 Expert on Research- and Innovation Policy Issues within the department of Higher Education, The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research

-          Norwegian official delegate in EU/CREST working group on Knowledge Transfer

-          Norwegian official delegate in the University-Business forum by the European Union

2006  ->                                SUBITO! RESEARCH&FUTURES, Director own Company (part time)

2005 - 2006         SUBITO! RESEARCH&FUTURES, Director own Company (100 %)

1996 - 2005         SUBITO! RESEARCH&FUTURES, Director own Company (part time)

2003 - 2005                         THE RESEARCH COUNCIL OF NORWAY, Department for future technologies,

Senior Adviser (Expert on foresight and innovation policy) – Foresight&Strategic Development, Division for Strategic Priorities

                               Responsible for the renewal of strategic planning instruments for major research programmes within Aquaculture, Energy, Biotech and Material technologies. Represent the Research Council of Norway in the ERA-Net project ForSociety.

2002                      STATSKONSULT, Directorate for Communication and Public Policy,

                               Senior Adviser - Responsible for EU-topics,

                               Scenario based strategic development, internationalisation

1998 - 2002         MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION (AAD)

Senior Adviser and Project Manager for the Government initiated foresight-project "Norway2030" 

Responsible for a budget of several million NOK

                               Responsible for Governance IT and innovation projects on behalf of the Ministry

Contact point towards the OECD and the European Commission on different Areas. Examples: EEA-special advisory board for Science and Research, OECD-

                               International Futures Programme, OECD-Committee on Science&Technology Policy

1997 - 1998         MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND COORDINATION (PSD)

                               Adviser in the Dept. of Planning and Coordination

                               Project Manager for “Innovation in Public Sector”

1993 - 1997         WORK RESEARCH INSTITUTE (WRI) Oslo, Norway

                               Senior Researcher and Research Fellow

Project Manager for several Business Development projects within the Norwegian Industry

1989 - 1992         CAB GmbH, Computer Anwendung Beratung GmbH,

                               Stuttgart, Germany

                               Partner Company to Hewlett Packard GmbH belonging to AT&T Istel

                               System Consultant and Customer Adviser

1989                      HEWLETT PACKARD GmbH, Böblingen, Germany

                               System manager

1989                      ECKHARDT GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany

System Consultant

1987 - 1988         RHEINISCH WESTFÄLISCHES INSTITUT FÜR WIRTSCHAFTSFORSCHUNG (RWI), Essen, Germany

                                Research Scholarship

1987                      UNIVERSITY of Oslo, Norway

                               Lecturer at the Department for Sociology

1986 - 1987         BINGSFOSS Secondary School, Sørum, Norway

                               Teacher

1980 - 1984         UNIVERSITY of Oslo, Norway

                                Department of Social Anthropology

                               Teacher for primary and secondary course Students

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS:

2008 - 2009         Board Member ECHO2012

2008 -                    Board member Follo Museum, Frogn

2006 -                    Executive Board Member of World Futures Studies Federation

2006 -                    Board Member of Grendehuset (Local community house)

2005 -                    Board Member of the Millennium group within Polyteknisk Forening PF

2003 - 2006         Board Member, OCEAN FUTURES AS

2000 - 2002         Board Member, FUTURAMA AS

1998 - 2002         Board Member, NESODDEN JUDO and JUIJUTSU CLUB

1996 - 1997         Board member, local department of Researchers Union at the Work Research Institute

1995 - 1997          Vice President, CENTRE FOR BUSINESS START UPS - OSLO - AKERSHUS AS (EOA)

1994 - 1995          Board member, CENTRE FOR BUSINESS START UPS - OSLO - AKERSHUS AS (EOA)

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Norwegian:         Mother tongue

German:               fluent written and spoken

English:                fluent written and spoken

French:                  Can read some and follow conversations

Italian:                  Can read some and follow conversations