“This is the first time BT have had such an extensive collaboration with researchers”

This was stated by political editor Frøy Gudbrandsen in the newspaper Bergens Tidende (BT), in an article describing how BT has collaborated with the University of Bergen for the purpose of publishing unique research during the weeks leading up to the 2017 Norwegian parliamentary election.
See articles in Bergens Tidende, (in Norwegian).
The Norwegian Citizens’ Panel is part of DIGSSCORE, which is supported by the Bergen Research Foundation and the University of Bergen.