ICT in the Public Sector

The eGovernment programme at NTNU aims to strengthen existing research and to establish new research and education within ICT in the public sector. This will be achieved by coordinating and stimulating interdisciplinary research and activities using a broad approach, and by building technological expertise and problem-solving approaches in eGovernment research at NTNU, as well as in public and commercial enterprises.

The programme focuses on areas anchored in the St.Meld nr.17 : Eit informasjonssamfunn for alle and the EU Ministral declaration on eGovernment from November 2009, specifically regarding ICT relevance relative to the following areas:

• A democratic knowledge society that ensures participation possibilities for all
• Simpler cooperation between citizens, businesses and the public sector
• A more appropriately governed society
• Effective and efficient development, evolution and maintenance of public IT-solutions
• Practical implementation of ICT solutions in the public sector

The program cooperates closely with existing programmes in health informatics and learning and ICT. A major meeting place is NOKIOS

• Director Professor John Krogstie, Department of Computer and Information Science

• Chair Professor Arne Krokan, Department of Sociology and Political Science
• Associate Professor Øystein Nytrø, Department of Computer and Information Science
• Coordinator eTrøndelag Jannicke Husevåg, County of Sør-Trøndelag
• Jens Nørve, Direktorat for forvaltning og IKT (DIFI)
• Professor Jan Tøssebro, Department of Social Work and Health Science