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Norway Moves Forward with Age Limit for Social Media

The Norwegian government is taking decisive steps to protect children online by presenting a public consultation proposal for a new law that would prohibit social media platforms from offering their services to children under the age of 15.

Ready for the Internet Governance Forum

Norway is hosting the 2025 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) - the UN’s main platform for dialogue and collaboration on the future of the internet. On Sunday, the UN flag and the Norwegian flag will be raised in Lillestrøm.

Press Invitation: Welcome to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

Lillestrøm, 23–27 June 2025 – Norway is hosting the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2025, the UN’s premier gathering for the future of the Internet. This will be the largest UN event ever held in Norway, with thousands of participants from

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA)

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

Digital North - A Digital and Sustainable Nordic-Baltic Region

Did you miss out on the conference? A full recording can be found here.

Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom)

Nkom supervises providers of post and telecommunications services, manages frequencies and numbering resources, investigates ex ante competition problems in the electronic communications markets and makes decisions pursuant to the Electronic

Press centre

Welcome to the press center of the Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance. On this page, we aim to accommodate easy and quick access to relevant information for the press and media.

Departments

Rebuilding the government building complex

The Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation will present a proposal for the cost framework for the new Government Building Complex to the Storting in 2020/2021. With start of construction in 2021, the High-Rise Block, the A Building and D

Privacy protection

Privacy protection concerns the right to keep your private life to yourself, a fundamental right in a society ruled by justice. The ideal is that everyone should be in full possession and control of his or her own personal information.

Contact the Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance

Addresses, telephone numbers and other contact information for the Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance can be found here.

About the Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance

The Secretary General is the highest permanent official position in the Ministry. The Secretary General relieves and advises the minister and coordinates the work in the Ministry. The Ministry functions as a professional secretariat for the

The Government Building Complex

Regjeringskvartalet, the government building complex, is located in central Oslo. The terror attack of 22 July 2011 killed eight people, injured more than 200 people, and caused considerable damage to several buildings. The offices of more than 1800

Public administration

The modernisation and development of the public sector affects many policy areas. The Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation is the coordinating ministry in the Government’s modernisation efforts.

Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance

The Ministry (DFD) is responsible for ICT and public administration policy, electronic communication, government employer policy, central government building and property management, the administrative responsibility for county governors and work on

A new regional policy - for different regions. Globalization changes the conditions for regional growth

In 2005 the Government presented a White Paper on regional policy to Parliament (Storting) in which the Government presents its regional policy objectives, assessments, and measures to achieve the goals.

The Research Council of Norway

The Research Council of Norway is the national authorities' key advisor on research policy matters.