On 28 September 2010 is organised in Oslo an important conference on the role of state-owned companies, in particular with respect to areas of interest for the whole society and with respect to the redistribution of their revenues. Lately, the Norwegian governement has published a proposal on state ownership. See some background parliamentary discussions HERE. See also the pages dedicated to state ownership (Norwegian version) on the government website.
The programme of the conference can be downloaded HERE.
Venue: Tuesday 28 September 2010, 9.00-12.00 am. Ballroom, Nedre Vollgate 11, Oslo, Norway. Organisers: Concerned Scientists Norway and WWF.
Short description from the organisers (in Norwegian):
"Statskontrollerte selskaper - flaggskip for fremtiden? Norske statskontrollerte selskaper har vært sentrale i arbeidet med å løfte Norge fra et fattig jordbruksland til et av verdens mest velstående og beste land å bo i. Underveis har også selskapene selv blitt store og mektige og skal gi overskudd for staten som aksjonær - men vil vi noe mer med dem? Hvilken rolle skal disse selskapene spille i frentiden? ..." read more HERE.
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