Norge.no
Type of site | Government portal |
|---|---|
| Available in | Norwegian Bokmål Norwegian Nynorsk Northern Sámi English |
| Owner | Agency for Public Management and eGovernment |
| Created by | Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform |
| URL | www.norge.no www.noreg.no www.norga.no www.norway.no |
Norge.no is a web site operated by Agency for Public Management and eGovernment and provides information for the public by the Government of Norway. This includes public organization, institutions and facilities, as well as laws, rules, righs and duties.
The site has four addresses, www.norge.no (Bokmål), www.noreg.no (Nynorsk), www.norga.no (Northern Sámi) and www.norway.no (English).
History
The web portal www.norge.no was launched 24 January 2000 as part of a Government initiative in cooperation with the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS). The portal was designed to give citizens and public sector employees a comprehensive view of public administration in Norway.
On 1 January 2002, the Central Information Service (Opplysningstjenesten i staten) was integrated with the portal service www.norge.no to form Norge.no (English name = Norway.no) - the official gateway to public services and information. On 3 June 2004, the Internet portal www.norway.no was launched. This portal caters for people requiring information about the Norwegian public sector in English.
Initially, Norway.no was a project administered by the Office of the County Governor in Sogn og Fjordane. On 1 January 2005, Norway.no was reorganised as a public agency within the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs. On 1 January 2008, Norway.no was merged with two other public agencies, Statskonsult and the Norwegian eProcurement Secretariat, to form the Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (Difi).[1]