Solveig Bjørkholt
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Experience
Senior Adviser
Statistics Norway
August 2025 – Present
Responsibilities include:
Developing statistics in Technology, Innovation, R&D, and Business Dynamics
Supporting the transition to data science, machine learning, and AI methods
PhD Candidate
University of Oslo
May 2021 – August 2025
Dissertation articles:
Presenting the StanDat Database on International Standards: Improving Data Accessibility on Marginal Topics
Legitimation Strategies of Transnational Private Institutions: Evidence from the International Organization for Standardization
Technological Sovereignty in International Standardization: Patterns of Strategic Standardization and Geopolitical Rivalry
Senior Executive
Statistics Norway
May 2019 – August 2025
Responsibilities include:
Producing national statistics on Research and Development (R&D)
Founding and leading the department’s Innovation Group
Coursing and teaching R programming
Education
Doctor in Political Science
University of Oslo
August 2025 – Present
Thesis on
The Politics of International Standardization
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Master in Political Science
University of Oslo
August 2016 – June 2018
Thesis on
Financialization and Labour in an Age of Inequality
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Bachelor in Political Science
University of Oslo
August 2013 – June 2016
English One Year Programme
NTNU Trondheim
August 2012 – June 2013
Skills & Hobbies
Technical Skills
R programming
Visualization
Data Science
Hobbies
Hiking and skiing
Climbing
Writing fiction
Languages
Fluent
English
Fluent
Norwegian
Beginner
German