Departments
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Department of Adminstrative Affairs
The overall objective of the Department of Adminstrative Affairs is to ensure the efficient operation and administration of the Ministry and the coordination of cross-sectoral research and development.
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Department of Digitalisation Policy
The department has coordination responsibility for the public administration policy and the national ICT policy, for parts of the data protection policy and for electronic communications. The responsibility includes work on digitalisation and innovation in the public sector, the Personal Data Regulations and administrative responsibility for the Norwegian Data Protection Authority and the Privacy Appeals Board. The department is also responsible for the supervision of the Norwegian Digitilisation Agency and for the Norwegian Communications Authority. The department is led by Director General Siri Halvorsen.
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Department of Government Services
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Department of Public Employer Policy
The Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance is responsible for government employer policy. The Department of Public Employer Policy manages and develops laws and regulations, agreements, administrative provisions, general conditions etc for the government's personnel and employer policy. This responsibility includes drawing up the framework for the execution and development of the function as employer in state entities.
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Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance Communication Unit
The Communication Unit coordinates and initiates contact with the media and the rest of society, and deals with matters relating to communication within the Ministry.
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The Department of Public Governance Development
The department is responsible for coordinating and developing public administration policy and promoting innovation in the public sector. It manages the ministry’s duties related to construction and property policy in the state civil sector and oversees Statsbygg. The department also handles administrative responsibilities for the County Governors, coordinating their management across ministries and agencies, and supervises shared services for the County Governors. We act as the contact point for the Royal House and manage the budget for the appanage.