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Statskonsult AS
Aksjeselskap
Aksjeselskap is the Norwegian term for a stock-based company. It is usually abbreviated AS or A/S, especially when used in company names. An AS is always a limited company, i.e. the owners cannot be held liable for any debt beyond the stock capital...

is a defunct Norwegian
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-owned company that provided management consulting
Management consulting
Management consulting indicates both the industry and practice of helping organizations improve their performance primarily through the analysis of existing organizational problems and development of plans for improvement....

 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 1987. It was converted to a limited company
Aksjeselskap
Aksjeselskap is the Norwegian term for a stock-based company. It is usually abbreviated AS or A/S, especially when used in company names. An AS is always a limited company, i.e. the owners cannot be held liable for any debt beyond the stock capital...

 on January 1, 2004, owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform
Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform is a Norwegian ministry established in 2006. The ministry is responsible for reform work, information technology, competition policy in addition to having the main responsibility for government employees and government organisation...

 with the intention of competing with other consulting companies within three years, but the change of government after the 2005 elections
Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 September 2005. More than 3.4 million Norwegians were eligible for vote for the Storting, the parliament of Norway. The new Storting has 169 members, an increase of four over the 2001 election....

 changed the plans. It 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 the Norwegian eProcurement Secretariat
Norwegian eProcurement Secretariat
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...

 on July 1, 2007, to form 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:...

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