o The Norwegian implementation of the AVMS directive is debated in Norway because of national rules forbidding alcohol advertisement. This issue was taken up by the EU Ambassador to Norway, but not mentioned by the Norwegian Minister.

o The Norwegian music industry is having its best year ever in 2011 because of good, paid, available streaming services.o A majority of women in some of the research projects at the Simula centre.

o In Trondheim RM said that increased use of ICT is a way to meet the economic crisis now.

o At the end of his presentation in Trondheim, RM challenged Norway to follow up the goals in the DAE (i.e. double ICT research), to join DAA next year, getting online to join the process, to follow up the Malmo action plan.

o Get details on the new Norwegian rules for medicine handling in hospitals. From the St Olav visit. (Waiting for response from Norwegian health authorities.)