Initiativ Vest

Initiativ Vest is a think tank based in Bergen, Norway working on democracy & civil society, community development.

Initiativ Vest is an independent, non-profit foundation and think tank focused on long-term thinking about the development of Western Norway (Vestlandet). It produces reports and notes, runs debates, and promotes knowledge, opinions and proposals on infrastructure, energy, business development, decentralisation of power and regional cooperation. Its activities include the Vestlandsakademiet training programme for young people and a newsletter for local politicians. Its board consists of ten people from business, academia and civil society in Western Norway, and it is based in Bergen.