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Medical devices – a key part of health care

Medical devices include all equipment intended to diagnose, prevent, monitor, treat or alleviate disease, injury or disability in humans.

Nordic Sami Convention

Norway, Sweden and Finland have concluded negotiations on a Nordic Sami Convention. The negotiating leaders initialled the negotiated text of the convention on 13 January 2017. The proposal is now being considered by the Sami parliaments and the

The use of the Sámi language in the public administration

Active and wider use of the Sámi language is a very important element in the further development of Sámi culture. Similarly, it is also important that the Sámi language is used in the public context.

Department of Communications

The Ministry of Children and Families is committed to openness. It takes an active approach to informational work, publishing accurate information in a timely fashion and providing updated reports at www.regjeringen.no/bfd. Media inquiries and

Head of Communications Kari Westersund

The Communication Unit

The Communication Unit coordinates communication by the Ministry.This includes media relations and monitoring, strategic communication with the sector and advising the Ministry’s departments and political leadership. The Communication Unit is also

Head of communications Line Torvik

Internal Auditor Unit

The Internal Auditor will contribute to the overall achievement of defence objectives by providing support to the Ministry’s senior management in controlling and managing subordinate departments and agencies.

Deputy Director General Liss Johansen

Directorate of Immigration

Web page: http://www.udi.no/

lmmigration Appeals Board

Web page: http://www.une.no/

Procedures for Consultations between State Authorities and The Sami Parliament [Norway]

As an indigenous people, the Sami have the right to be consulted in matters that may affect them directly. In order to ensure that work on matters that may directly affect the Sami is carried out in a satisfactory manner, the Government and the

The Statistical Reports Committee for county and municipal government finance

The Statistical Reports Committee for county and municipal government finance is a permanent committee composed of representatives from the relevant ministries, local government authorities and Statistics Norway (the Norwegian Central Bureau of

Ethical guidelines

The Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) has been subject to guidelines for observation and exclusion since 2004. The guidelines have since been further developed, most recently in 2021 on the basis of recommendations in NOU 2020: 7 Values and

Biotechnology - An Introduction

Biotechnology is defined as "all technology that uses microorganisms, plant, animal, and human cells." The Ministry of Health and Care Services is responsible for the part of biotechnology that involves human cells and also for parts of the Gene

Space and business

The Government’s focus on space related activities generates a number of contracts and orders for Norwegian high-tech businesses, both through the ESA-programmes and on the commercial market.

International Space Cooperation

Participation in international technology cooperation, primarily through the European Space Agency (ESA) and the EU's space programs, is the mainstay of Norwegian public investment in space activities.

The pioneer divers

Several pioneer divers have chosen to file a lawsuit against the Norwegian government regarding compensatory damages relating to health injuries which were inflicted during or in relation to diving. The North Sea diver case is now concluded, and the

Assistive aids

Assistive aids are intended to compensate for practical problems that individuals with disabilities may encounter in everyday life, society and in the workplace.

The public art 26.02.2008

By the Norwegian artist Dyveke Sannes. Click on the picture for a larger format. All photo: Mari Tefre/Svalbard Global Seed Vault 26.02.2008 26.02.2008

Seeds shipped from CIAT Colombia and IRRI Philippines february 2008

All photos: Svalbard Global Seed Vault CIAT Colombia IRRI Philippines

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.

Head of Communications Kjersti Bjørgo