• Digitizing the landscape: Technology to improve integrity in natural resource management 

      Dupuy, Kendra; Aarvik, Per (U4 Brief 2017:1, Report, 2017-03-01)
      Many information technology initiatives have emerged in recent years with the aim of improving natural resource management. These take a variety of technological forms designed either to directly curb corruption in resource ...
    • Liberalization of trade in services and choice of technology in the Norwegian petroleum sector 

      Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      The petroleum sector is a service-intensive industry. The quality, price and availability of services are therefore important for the productivity level in the petroleum sector. This paper analyzes how intermediate inputs ...
    • Safeguarding the Covid-19 vaccine distribution: Evaluating the role of blockchain 

      Cuadrado, Daniela Cepeda; Hausenkamph, Daniel Sejerøe; Aarvik, Per; Cardona, Clara; Turati, Marcelino; Pardo, Natalia Mejia (U4 Issue 2022:7, Research report, 2022-06-01)
      International organisations should examine blockchain’s effectiveness against the challenges identified. Effectiveness depends on technical capacity, trust, and a political commitment to reduce corruption.
    • South African Manufacturing Industries - Catching up or Falling Behind? 

      Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1995)
      This paper argues that intraindustry trade with developed countries is an important source of technology transfer, and creates incentives to climb up the learning curve. South Africa has an industrial structure that could ...
    • The use of satellites in humanitarian contexts 

      Guida, Emilio (Research report, 2021-11-01)
      States and private actors are increasingly investing in satellite (SAT) technology. This paper presents an analysis of the reasons underlying the diffusion and strategic value of SAT technology, particularly with regard ...