Information Technology – the spine of modern societies

Presented at the opening ceremony of the CERN School of Computing, Gjøvik , August 25, 2008.

By Director General Hugo Parr,

Ministry of Government Administration and Reform (FAD)

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Some ICT applications where Norway is a worldwide leader :

- The business portal Altinn- The citizen portal Mypage- Telemedicine- The mapping area, i.e.electronic sea charts

The broadband penetration will be 99.8% of the households in dec. 2008, after a successful incentive policy in two phases.

Access to all public electronic services

An option to have all public replies sent to an electronic

mailbox A direct link to all relevant forms

The business portal Altinn

gives businesses:

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Early web solution ALTINN

Value Added Tax, electronic reports from businesses

•The citizen portal Mypage was launched in Dec. 2006•Single access point•Single sign on – less hassle•Open source based•More than 200 services• More than 40 agencies

In sept. 2007, Mypage won the EU eGovernment Award

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Mypage is useful, a personal example

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Information security is essential• The Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM, under the Ministry of Defence) is the cross-sectoral professional and supervisory authority within the protective security services. It includes NORCERT, our Computer Emergency Response Team.NSM’s purpose is to counter threats to the independence and security of the realm and other vital national security interests, primarily espionage, sabotage or acts of terrorism. Protective security measures shall not be more intrusive than strictly necessary.

•FAD has no coordinating role in a crisis, but the responsibility to coordinate preventive activity, promoting a culture of security, and has established NORSIS in Gjøvik for this purpose.

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