The State Administration Database

Communication Unit

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01.01.2014* Founding by merger

Name: Communication Unit
Short name: Kommunikasjonsenheten
Affiliations: Ministry
Hierarchical level: Quasi Department
COFOG 01 General public services
Located: 301 Oslo

The Communication Unit coordinates and initiates contact with the media and the rest of society, and deals with matters relating to communication within the Ministry. It provides information on the activities, political decisions and operational areas that come within the Ministry’s sphere of responsibility, and information to the public regarding, rights and obligations.
The Unit advises the political leadership and the various departments on matters relating to communication, and is responsible for preparing and implementing communication strategies and measures, and for the day-to-day management of media matters. In matters relating to communication that involve several ministries, the Unit coordinates the activities of all the parties. The Unit also has editorial responsibility for the Ministry’s internal and external web pages.

Remarks

* = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

* = If a name is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies a direct translation from Norwegian to English. The translation is thus not necessarily the official one (if any exists at all).

Comment to the change-of-name event: Sometimes the old and new name is the same. This occur when the translation to English haven’t taken into consideration minor Norwegian name change.