Agency for Public Management and eGovernment

The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (Norwegian: Direktoratet for forvaltning og ikt) or Difi[1] is a government agency subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform.

Agency for Public Management and eGovernment
Direktoratet for forvaltning og ikt (Difi)
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1, 2008
JurisdictionGovernment of Norway
HeadquartersOslo
Agency executive
  • Steffen Sutorius
Parent agencyNorwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform
Websitewww.difi.no

Responsibilities edit

It is responsible for help the public sector achieve quality, efficiency, user friendliness, openness and participation, as well as helping the public sector be organized and led in a good way with good intersectoral cooperation. It provides management consulting for the public sector and operates several websites on behalf of the Government.[2]

History edit

The agency was created on January 1, 2008, and is based in Oslo and Leikanger. It was created after a merger of Statskonsult, the Norwegian eProcurement Secretariat and Norge.no.

Director from the start was Hans Christian Holte. He left the position in summer 2013 to become director of the Norwegian Tax Administration.[3] Utheim, Midtsjø (30 October 2013) Ingelin Killengreen was hired as interim director with start December 2013.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Difi foretrekker private aktører i stedet for Altinn - DN.no". www.dagensit.no. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22.
  2. ^ Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (2007-12-27). "About DIFI". Archived from the original on 2008-09-17.
  3. ^ "Hans Christian Holte blir ny skattedirektør" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 26 April 2013.
  4. ^ Killengreen skal lede Difi E24 Næringsliv. Retrieved 20 November 2013 (in Norwegian)