| Agency for Public Management and eGovernment | |
|---|---|
| Direktoratet for forvaltning og informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologi | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | January 1, 2008 |
| Preceding agency | Statskonsult Norge.no Norwegian eProcurement Secretariat |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Norway |
| Headquarters | Oslo |
| Employees | 100 |
| Annual budget | NOK 113 million (2008) |
| Agency executive | Hans Christian Holte |
| Parent agency | Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform |
| Website | |
| www.difi.no | |
The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (Norwegian: Direktoratet for forvaltning og informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologi) or DIFI is a government agency subordinate the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform.
It is responsible for help the public sector achieve quality, efficiency, user friendlyness, 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.[1]
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.