Three MPs—Geir Pollestad, Erling Sande, and Bent-Joacim Bentzen—have tabled a proposal to prevent Innovation Norway from centralizing its operations. They argue that the agency has announced plans to cut 100–110 jobs and close or scale back regional offices, including the Growth and Startup Centre in Førde and operations in Bodø. The proposers contend that necessary savings should come from administrative efficiency, not from dismantling regional presence and expertise.
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The Storting calls on the government to ensure that Innovation Norway maintains a decentralized structure and that any cost savings do not come through closing or weakening regional offices or regional specialist teams.
The Storting calls on the government to preserve Innovation Norway's nationwide functions located outside Oslo, including continued operation of the Growth and Startup Centre in Førde as a national hub for entrepreneurship and startups, and maintenance of the tourism office in Bodø at its current level.