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Energy and petroleum research

Research and development (R&D) on energy and petroleum is one of the Norwegian government's priorities. The government's vision is to make Norway a global leader in developing green energy.

Innovation Norway

Innovation Norway promotes nationwide industrial development profitable to both the business economy and Norways national economy, and helps release the potential of different districts and regions by contributing towards innovation,

The Research Council of Norway

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

The Industrial Development Corporation of Norway (SIVA)

The Industrial Development Corporation of Norway (SIVA) is the governmental corporation and national instrument founded in 1968. SIVA aims to develop strong regional and local industrial clusters through ownership

Kommunalbanken

The objective of Kommunalbanken is to provide loans to municipal and county authorities, inter-municipal companies and other companies that perform local government services.

Web page: https://www.kbn.com/

Subordinate institutions

Subordinate agencies

The Norwegian State Housing Bank

The Norwegian State Housing Bank is the government's main implementing agency for for housing policy, and uses financial measures to facilitate the achievement of housing policy goals.

Norwegian Building Authority

The Norwegian Building Authority is the main agency for implementing building policy.

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

Administrative staff

Political staff

The political staff of the Ministries consists of state secretaries and political advisors. State secretaries are appointed in a State Council Meeting, while political advisors are hired by the Office of the Prime Minister. The political staff is

Strategy for a competitive Norwegian aquaculture industry

The Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs presented the Government's Strategy for a competitive Norwegian aquaculture industry at the aquaculture exhibition in Trondheim on the 14 th August 2007.

Political Parties

Registered political parties at national, county and municipal level, including the affiliated youth organisations at national and county level, may apply to the Ministry or to the County Governor for state grants. Grants are divided into vote

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.

ICT policy

The aim of the ICT policy is to influence ICT development in order to achieve simplification and efficiency improvement in the public sector, further innovation and value creation in the business sector and secure a sustainable and inclusive

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 Department of Adminstrative Affairs

The overall objective of the Department of Adminstrative Affairs is to ensure the efficient operation and administration of the Ministry. The Department provide support to the political leadership and Secretary General, and to the other departments

Director General Beate Erikstad