A strategy to promote peaceful, innovative and sustainable development in the Arctic
(WorldNews Norway)

`Growth in North Norway is higher than in the rest of the country and benefits Norway as a whole. The Government will step up its overall efforts in the north, to make North Norway one of our most innovative and sustainable regions,` said Prime Minister Erna Solberg. It is also an important message in the Arctic strategy, which was presented in Bodø, in North Norway, today. The Government will give even higher priority to an integrated approach to Arctic policy and focus more on knowledge-based business development and infrastructure in the north. `The Arctic offers major opportunities for development that will be valuable for the whole country. Seafood, oil and gas, shipping and tourism are...