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  • What Defines an Indigenous People?

    02/04/2025 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    No general, internationally accepted definition of indigenous peoples exists. It is typical of indigenous populations that they do not represent the dominant population in the larger society of which they are part, although they may be the

  • Municipalities in the Register

    28/03/2025 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    The municipalities listed below are registered in Register for Governmental Approval of Financial Obligations (Local Government Act § 28 nr. 1) The register was last updated: 28.03.2025 Registered municipalities: 21 Last changes: In: 04.03.2025

  • Democratic Resilience In A Time of Backsliding

    03/03/2025 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Are the European democracies well equipped to meet today`s challenges?

  • Legal framework

    19/02/2025 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Translated versions of the Election Act and the Election Regulations will be published soon.

  • Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Elections – International Experiences and National Recommendations Report by the Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence and Elections

    14/02/2025 Report Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    The Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence and Elections was appointed by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development on 6 June 2024. The Expert Group has been tasked with assessing the significance of artificial intelligence for

  • Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Kjersti Stenseng (Labour Party)

    Ministers Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
    Portrett av Kjersti Stenseng med grå bakgrunn

    The Minister of Local Government and Regional Development 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

    Appointed: 04/02/2025

    E-mail postmottak@kdd.dep.no

    Phone 22 24 68 02

  • New action plan against antisemitism

    11/11/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Today, the Norwegian Government presented a new action plan to combat antisemitism. ‘Norway is to be a safe place for Jews. We stand united with our Jewish community,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

  • The General Purpose Grant Scheme

    List page Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    The General Purpose Grant Scheme disburses funds to local governments, who are then free to allocate these funds as they see fit, without any additional constraints from the state government, aside from existing laws and regulations.

  • Expert group – AI and elections

    Councils and committees Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    The Government has appointed a fast-working expert group tasked with gathering experience of the 2024 elections and making recommendations on how Norway can prepare for the general election in 2025.

  • Expert group tasked with looking at how artificial intelligence can influence democratic elections

    10/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    2024 is a historic election year. Never before have so many voters gone to the polls all over the world. At the same time, artificial intelligence (AI) is developing rapidly, which may increase the spread of disinformation and have an undesirable

  • On Nordic Sami cooperation

    06/06/2024 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    The authorities in Sweden, Finland and Norway have cooperated on Sami issues since the Nordic cooperative body for Sámi and reindeer husbandry matters was established by Royal Decree in 1964.

  • Election Manual

    16/04/2024 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    This manual provides an overview of the regulations that apply for conducting elections. The account of the provisions of the Act and Regulations has been based on the preparatory works for the Election Act and on interpretations the Ministry has

  • Communications Adviser Magnus Skaara Drabløs

    Administrative staff Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
    Magnus Skaara Drabløs

    E-mail Magnus-Skaara.Drablos@kdd.dep.no

    Phone 22 24 72 79

    Mobile phone: 920 1 1 424

  • Senior Communications Adviser Hilde Greve Mo

    Administrative staff Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
    Hilde Greve Moe

    E-mail Hilde-Greve.Mo@kdd.dep.no

    Mobile phone: 91 33 87 78

  • Director General Beate Erikstad

    Administrative staff Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
    Portrett Beate Erikstad

    Department of Adminstrative Affairs

    E-mail beate.erikstad@kdd.dep.no

    Phone 22 24 72 16

    Mobile phone: 930 24 965

  • New white paper highlights Sámi perspectives in public health work

    19/03/2024 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    The Government believes that public health policy has paid too little attention to factors that affect public health and living conditions in the Sámi population. This will change with the white paper that was passed in the Council of State on

  • Register for Governmental Approval of Financial Obligations (ROBEK)

    16/02/2024 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    The Local Government Act, Article 28, gives rules about government control of municipalities and county authorities with financial imbalance. According to Article 28-1, the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development is required to

  • Norway steps up efforts to combat anti-Semitism

    08/11/2023 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Jews in Norway continue to experience hostile attitudes and anti-Semitism, and in recent weeks the extent of these incidents has increased in the wake of the war in Gaza. The Government has now announced a new action plan against anti-Semitism that

  • Norway remains committed to an open, global, and free Internet

    08/10/2023 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Norway is actively engaged in Internet Governance and cooperates closely with other states and actors. The overall vision is that the Internet needs to continue to be an open and free arena where everyone can freely give and receive information and

  • How to promote public health and living conditions in Sámi areas?

    25/09/2023 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The Ministry of Health and Care Services and the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development will present a white paper in 2024 with Sámi public health and living conditions in Sámi areas as its theme.

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