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FRAMTIDSPANELET
Commissioning
A coalitionof seven Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), counting, among others, WWF, ReddBarna, Kirkens Nødhjelp and the thinktank Langsikt, has commissioned this Assembly on the Future.
Remit
The Panel is tasked with considering and providing recommendations based on the following questions, identified by the commissioning organisations:
Norway is one of the world's richest countries. How can we use our wealth for the good of the world, ourselves, and future generations?
- What considerations and values should guide our choices?
- Which problems in the world does Norway have particularly good reasons to help solve?
- How should the Government Pension Fund be used now and in the future?
Commitment to respond
The seven commissioning CSOs has committed to respond to the recommendations made by the Panel, as well as lobby for the recommendations’ uptake among governmental decisionmakers.
Governance
A ‘Community Council’ will follow the Future Panel. The Community Council is a group of people with different backgrounds, experience and expertise who help to ensure that the Future Panel is transparent, fair and balanced. They monitor that the knowledge presented is balanced and can advise the secretariat along the way. Although they follow the work closely, they have no influence on the panel's final recommendations. Their role is to ensure that the debate is open and diverse, so that all voices are represented.
The Future Panel is addtionally supported by a number of internationally recognised experts on deliberative democracy. They are involved in ensuring the integrity of the Future Panel. They have both practice and research experience, and ensure that the Future Panel follows the OECD's international standards for people's panels.
Delivery bodies
SoCentral and We Do Democracy will design and implement the Panel
Participant recruitment
Recruitment for the Panel consisted of a two-stage democratic lottery. 40.000 invitations were sent to randomly selected residents across Norway, and 66 members were selected from the group of citizens who indicated their willingness to participate, in accordance with the democratic lottery methodology.
Duration
The membersof the Norwegian Future Panel are expected to meet a total of nine times between January and April 2025.
Structure
The Panel combines both in-person and online meetings. The members are expected to meet physically thrice and six times online. The sixth meeting is open to both the media and the public and consists of a presentation of the Panels work so far.
Facilitation
Not yetavailable.
Evidence base
The Norwegian Future Panel will rely on a group of experts who are capable of finding relevant speakers and conveying relevant evidence on the issues considered by the Panel.The expert group consists of 5-8 professionals who have strong knowledge and experience on the topics the Panel will work with. They help to give the Future Panel a good foundation, for example by finding skilled speakers who can give the participants useful insights.
Developing recommendations
Not yet available.
Final report
Not yet available.
Official response
Response not yet available.
Oversight of official response
No information available yet.
Impact
The outcomes of the Panel are expected to influence the work of the seven commissioning CSOs, as well as governmental policy on future investments. The extent is not yet known.
Evaluation
Not yet available.
Budget
The budget has not yet been made public.
