Historical archive

Historical archive

Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government

In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.

Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.

  • Changes in the Ministry Structure

    31/12/2009 News story Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    The Cabinet decided on 18 Dec 2009 that certain changes in the ministry’s structure be implemented from 1 January 2010. As a consequence, this website is being updated.

  • Inger-Anne Ravlum appointed State Secretary

    23/10/2009 Press release Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    Inger-Anne Ravlum today was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Government Administration and Reform. The Ministry’s name will from 01.01.2010 be Ministry of Reform and Church Affairs.

  • Rigmor Aasrud appointed Minister of Reform and Church Affairs

    20/10/2009 News story Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    Rigmor Aasrud is appointed minister in charge of the Ministry of Government Administration and Reform, and of church affairs in the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs and the Department of Sami and minority policy in the Ministry of Labour and

  • New obligatory IT standards for the state sector adopted

    02/07/2009 Press release Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    The Norwegian government has adopted a series of new obligatory IT standards for the state sector. Now it will be easier for users to get access to information material offered by the government - whether it be graphics, videos, sound or picture

  • New report: The government must use the culture of sharing on the Internet

    04/11/2008 Press release Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    Web users wish to spread information from public sources through internet communities. However, there is a risk that the government is slowing down this process, according to the report eCitizen 2.0, received by Minister of Government administration

  • Transparency into government travel activities

    01/08/2008 Press release Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    The Ministry of Government Administration and Reform wants increased transparency into how government activities are affecting the environment. So for the first time, the government has prepared an overview over job related air travel by state

  • High level competition in Bergen

    03/07/2008 Press release Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    State aid and competition regulation were central topics of discussion when Minister of Government administration and reform, Ms Heidi Grande Røys, last Wednesday and Thursday met with European Competition Commissioner, Ms Neelie Kroes, in Bergen.

  • Competition Law being enforced on Svalbard

    25/06/2008 Press release Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    While many complain about having to deal with too many laws and regulations, the inhabitants on Svalbard (Spitsbergen) are complaining that they have too few of them. For one thing, they would like to see the Norwegian Competition Law enforced on

  • Broadband initiative yields results: 99.8 per cent will get broadband access in 2008

    24/04/2008 Press release Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    At the end of this year, 99.8 per cent of the population will have one or more offers of a broadband internet connection, according to a new report. - The government’s broadband efforts are now yielding results. 96 000 households, which otherwise

  • Clearing the pin code chaos on public web sites

    17/04/2008 Press release Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    Users of public electronic services may look forward to a better future. The Norwegian government has decided to establish a public infrastructure - a common hub - for electronic ID (eID). This decision means that in the future citizens may use the

  • Magnificent opera building officialy handed over

    07/04/2008 News story Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    - The building won’t be any obstacle, Minister of government administration and renewal, Ms Heidi Grande Røys, said as she last Friday handed over the key to Norway’s new opera house to Minister of culture and church affairs, Mr Trond Giske. She was

  • New European survey: : Norwegians on top in Europe in digital competence

    25/02/2008 Press release Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    Norwegians are more advanced users of the Internet than most other Europeans. Even though digital divisions still exist in Norway, according to new EU statistics the generation gap is smaller in Norway than in the European Union.

  • Reports on improving the performance of competition policy

    24/01/2008 News story Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    The Ministry has received the reports from two external R&D-projects being part of the work to improve the performance of the competition policy.

  • Equal access to public information for all citizens in Norway: Open document standards to be obligatory for state information

    21/12/2007 Press release Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    The Norwegian Government has decided that all information on state-operated web sites should be accessible in the open document formats HTML, PDF or ODF. This means an end to the time when public documents are published in closed formats only.

  • - This award is an international recognition of Norwegian pioneering work, says Minister of Government administration and reform, Ms Heidi Grande Røys.

    21/09/2007 Press release Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    - This award is an international recognition of Norwegian pioneering work, says Minister of Government administration and reform, Ms Heidi Grande Røys.

  • Environmental guidelines for purchases in the public sector

    29/06/2007 News story Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    - The guidelines for public procurement enables purchasers in the public sector to make different environmental demands and considerations. It is important that they make use of these possibilities to minimize environmental strains connected with

  • Government Website Refurbished and Improved

    12/02/2007 Press release Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    The Norwegian government website has been thoroughly remade and improved to make it easier to find relevant government information. On Monday, 12 February, Minister of Government administration and reform, Ms Heide Grande Røys, officially buried the

  • Launching the new Norwegian government portal

    11/02/2007 Press release Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    Minister of Government Administration and Reform Heidi Grande Røys presents the Norwegian government's new portal on Monday February 12 at 10.30 am. Government.no is a portal with innovative technology and an architecture that makes it considerably

  • Citizen Portal Mypage launched

    18/12/2006 Press release Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    Each Norwegian citizen now has his/her own customized public service web portal called Mypage. The personal portal offers a dialogue with public authorities and makes it easier to find the services each individual might be looking for, without

  • The Ministry of Modernisation changes its name

    08/12/2005 News story Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

    The Ministry of Modernisation changes its name In connection with the change of government after the general election in September, 2005, it has been decided that the Ministry of Modernisation will change its name to the Ministry of Government

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