Norwegian eProcurement Secretariat
Encyclopedia
The Norwegian eProcurement Secretariat is a former Norwegian
government agency
responsible for managing electronic commerce
throughout the Government of Norway and other public bodies, in ensure more efficient public procurement. It was created in 2005, but was merged with Norge.no
and Statskonsult
to create the Agency for Public Management and eGovernment
from January 1, 2008.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
government agency
Etat
Etat is a Norwegian state-, county- or municipal agency. An Etat is a subdivision of the administration, which has been given responsibility for a special area. An agency does not have a board of directors, but it does have a director, appointed by the subordinate organization. Normally decisions...
responsible for managing electronic commerce
Electronic commerce
Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce, eCommerce or e-comm, refers to the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. However, the term may refer to more than just buying and selling products online...
throughout the Government of Norway and other public bodies, in ensure more efficient public procurement. It was created in 2005, but was merged with Norge.no
Norge.no
Norge.no is a web site operated by Agency for Public Management and eGovernment and provides information for the public by the Government of Norway...
and Statskonsult
Statskonsult
Statskonsult AS is a defunct Norwegian government-owned company that provided management consulting services related to government restructuring and reform. It was created in 1947 as the Rationalisation Office , later the Directorate of Rationalisation. The name Statskonsult was taken into use in...
to create the Agency for Public Management and eGovernment
Agency for Public Management and eGovernment
The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment or DIFI is a government agency subordinate the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform.-Responsibilities:...
from January 1, 2008.