Innovation Norway
As of 1 January 2004 the new state owned company Innovation Norway has replaced the following four organisations: The Norwegian Tourist Board, the Norwegian Trade Council, the Regional Development Fund, SND and the Government Consultative Office for Inventors, SVO.
Innovation Norway promotes nationwide industrial development profitable to both the business economy and Norways national economy, and helps release the potential of different districts and regions by contributing towards innovation, internationalisation and promotion.The new state owned company employs more than 700 people. Innovation Norway has offices in all the Norwegian counties and in more than 30 countries world wide. The head office is situated in Oslo.
Innovation Norway's office in Beijing is situated inside the embassy compound in Sanlitun. The office is headed by Trade Counsellor Idun Christie.
In order to obtain information in English about Norway or Norwegian business and industry, please visit one of the English web sites with links on the right.
The Norwegian Seafood Export Council
NSEC is the Norwegian seafood industry's combined marketing and information council.
The goal of its operations is to increase the interest for and awareness of Norwegian seafood in Norway and the rest of the world. The industry finances NSEC's activities through a separate statutory fee on the export of Norwegian fish and seafood. Marketing Counsellor Åshild Nakken is in charge of the NSEC Beijing office. The office is situated inside the embassy compund in Sanlitun.