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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The 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 Government Services
The Department of Government Services is responsible for public construction and property policies in the state civil sector and for securing government buildings with the exception of the Ministry of Defence and the Office of the Prime Minister in offices of the Ministry of Defence. The department is also responsible for shared services and infrastructure in the ministerial community and leads the work on the reconstruction of the new government quarter.