In 2014 the Research Council of Norway conducted an evaluation of basic and long-term research within technology. The report by the international evaluation panel, entitled "Basic and long-term research within Engineering Science in Norway - Report from the principal evaluation committee", was published in April 2015. The mandate from the RCN to the follow-up committee asks the committee to provide a follow-up plan for the evaluation, based on the findings from the evaluation and the recommendations of the principal report