This shows the success of OEP among citizens since its launch in May 2010. It is also worth noting that since 4 October 2010, the mail records of 17 new agencies have been made available in the OEP. An additional 21 agencies will soon follow, 18 of which include county governments. This means that by the end of October 2010, 70 government agencies will have joined the OEP.
Commenting on these developments, Mr. Hans Christian Holte, the director of the Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (Difi) stated: "This is an important step towards a more open and transparent public administration. OEP gives anyone a powerful tool to keep control of the public sector and keep up-to-date on issues they are interested in."
The Difi Director added: "In less than five months, the number of companies participating has increased from 21 to 51, and the number of disclosure requests has increased from 4 535 in June to 8 800 in September [2010]." Never before have so many access requests been sent through the joint electronic mail records.
The 17 public agencies that joined OEP on 4 October 2010 are the following:
- Directorate of Integration and Diversity
- Consumer Ombudsman
- Government Agency for Financial Management
- National Collection Agency
- Customs and Excise
- Government Administration Services
- Medicines Agency
- Centre for Rural Development
- Gaming Authority
- Media Authority
- National Library
- Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education
- Directorate for Nature Management
- Metrology Service
- Norwegian Maritime Directorate
- Post and Telecommunications Authority
- Railway Inspectorate
Background Information:
Launched in May 2010, the public electronic mail records (OEP) is a joint electronic service for the public records of the state agencies. Through the website of OEP anyone can search for mails and documents of the public sector, and request for access to various documents, remaining in line with the Freedom of Information Act. The service is free to use and open to all. It aims to make it easier for everyone to get an overview of public information, and make it more accessible. Difi is in charge of administering and managing the service.
Further information:
- Original News Article - Agency for Public Management and eGovernment - Difi (in Norwegian)
- Electronic database of public mail records - OEP (in Norwegian)
- Related ePractice Article - NO: Online access to the mail records of central administration
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Quelle/Source: epractice, 2099.10.2010
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