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Industrial Development Corporation Of Norway




  Company Type State Enterprise
  Foundation 1968
  Location Trondheim , Norway
  Area Served Norway
  Revenue NOK 60 million (2005)
  Num Employees 32 (2007)
  Parent Norwegian Ministry Of Trade And Industry
  Homepage wwwsivano


The Industrial Development Corporation of Norway or '''SIVA''' () is a Norwegian State Enterprise responsible for government investment in Incubators , Science Park s, Industrial Park s and Real Estate through partial ownership of 150 companies. The ultimate goal is to stimulate Economic Growth , through strengthening Norway's capasity related to Innovation and Creativity .

SIVA is based in Trondheim , where it employes 32 people. Through its investments there are about 8,000 employees in total. Investments include 46 industry and business parks in Norway, one in Russia , one in Latvia and two in Lithuania . It also holds partial ownership of 15 Science - and 10 Research parks, 20 incubators, 45 business garden, 12 Venture Capital Institution s and 4 Research And Development Companies . SIVA cooperates closely with the Research Council Of Norway and Innovation Norway .