Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

Sigbjørn Gjelsvik (Cent.)

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development

The Ministry is responsible for housing policy, the Planning and Building Act, local government finances and local administration, ICT Policy and Public Sector Reform, rural and regional policy, the conduct of elections, government employer policy, Sami and minority affairs and national mapping and geodata policy.

Norwegian businesses and organisations donating digital equipment to Ukraine

Press release

“Being able to communicate with loved ones by phone or via the internet is essential for temporarily dispaced citizens in Norway and for people still in Ukraine. I am therefore very pleased that Norwegian businesses and organisations are donating mobile phones and other equipment through this collection campaign,” says Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Sigbjørn Gjelsvik, of the Norwegian Centre Party.

Digital agenda for Norway in brief

Report

The purpose of this white paper is to present the Government's policy on how Norway can exploit ICT in the best interests of society.

The Norwegian Government proposes allocating a further NOK 200 million to increase digital security in 2022

Press release

Russia’s attack on Ukraine has created a new security policy situation, which also means that digital attacks against Norway have become more likely. ‘We must strengthen civil emergency preparedness against cyber attacks, and the Norwegian Government therefore proposes allocating a further NOK 200 million to increase digital security in 2022,’ says Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl.

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