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Making Energy Statistics Available (NO0055)

Overview

At-a-Glance

Action Plan: Norway Action Plan 2019-2021

Action Plan Cycle: 2019

Status: Active

Institutions

Lead Institution: . Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

Support Institution(s): NA

Policy Areas

Anti-Corruption, E-Government, Extractive Industries

IRM Review

IRM Report: Norway Design Report 2019-2021

Starred: Pending IRM Review

Early Results: Pending IRM Review

Design i

Verifiable: Yes

Relevant to OGP Values: Access to Information

Potential Impact:

Implementation i

Completion: Pending IRM Review

Description

Making energy statistics available Ongoing Responsible body Ministry of Petroleum and Energy What problem for the general public is the commitment aimed to solve? Norway is a major energy nation, and energy production is important to revenues and workplaces. Energy statistics are often technical, and they are not always user-friendly and readily available. What is the commitment? Making energy statistics more available to the general public How will the commitment contribute to solving the problem? A new website has been created, with an easy-to-understand and user-friendly overview of Norwegian energy production, for both renewable energy and petroleum. How is this commitment relevant to the OGP’s fundamental values? The value of open data and access to information. Additional information An effort is being made to explain difficult processes using graphics and other pedagogical instruments. The material should also be adapted to young students. Milestones Start date End date In progress No end date Contact information Person responsible from the implementing body Trude Nagell, Communications Unit, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Entity Ministry of Petroleum and Energy E-mail/Telephone tcn@oed.dep.no / +47 22 24 62 73 Other public participants Collaborative civil society organisations, cross-sectoral working groups, etc.

IRM Midterm Status Summary

2. Making energy statistics available

Main Objective

"Norway is a major energy nation, and energy production is important to revenues and workplaces. Energy statistics are often technical, and they are not always user-friendly and readily available. Making energy statistics more available to the general public.

A new website has been created, with an easy-to-understand and user-friendly overview of Norwegian energy production, for both renewable energy and petroleum."

Milestones

No milestones provided.

Editorial Note: For the complete text of this commitment, please see Norway's action plan at https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/norges-handlingsplan-4---open-government-partnership-ogp/id2638814/

IRM Design Report Assessment

Verifiable:

Yes

Relevant:

Access to Information

Potential impact:

Minor

Commitment Analysis

According to the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the petroleum sector represents 15 percent of Norway's GDP, while the country is the 10th largest oil exporter and the third largest gas producer in the world. [7] This commitment aims to improve the accessibility and understandability of Norway's statistics on energy production. Specifically, the Communication Unit of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy aims to increase availability of information on two different websites, one dedicated to petroleum [8] and one to renewable energy. [9]

The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy already publishes information related to petroleum production, but not to renewable energy. [10] According to an interviewed representative of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, this commitment will involve finding ways to publish complex energy-related information in a way that is understandable for the general public, rather than providing open data to journalists, researchers, and other specialists. [11] In this sense, the ministry plans to improve the existing website on petroleum production, and create a similar website for renewable energy. The commitment is relevant to the OGP value of access to information as it aims to improve the quality and accessibility of statistics related to these two areas. While potential improvements to the website and the launch of the new website are verifiable, the action plan does not specify what improvements are envisaged, beyond "graphics and other pedagogical instruments".

Overall, this commitment could improve the accessibility of Norway's energy statistics by making the available information more understandable for the general public, including young students (which appears to be a target demographic for the commitment according to the action plan). However, the lack of details regarding how the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy plans to make this information more understandable makes it difficult to assess the potential impact as higher than minor.

[7] EITI Norway, Overview, https://eiti.org/norway
[8] Norsk Petroleum, https://www.norskpetroleum.no/
[9] Energifakta Norge, https://energifaktanorge.no/.
[10] IRM researcher, telephone interview with Trude Nagell, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, 26 March 2020.
[11] Ibid.

Commitments

  1. Archiving Documents

    NO0054, 2019, Capacity Building

  2. Making Energy Statistics Available

    NO0055, 2019, Anti-Corruption

  3. e-Access and Expansion

    NO0056, 2019, Access to Information

  4. Open Cultural Data

    NO0057, 2019, Access to Information

  5. Digital Spatial Planning

    NO0058, 2019, E-Government

  6. Streamline Public Procurement

    NO0059, 2019, Anti-Corruption

  7. Preventing Corruption

    NO0060, 2019, Anti-Corruption

  8. Beneficial Ownership Registry

    NO0061, 2019, Anti-Corruption

  9. User Orientation

    NO0045, 2016, Capacity Building

  10. Electronic Public Records (OEP)

    NO0046, 2016, E-Government

  11. Transparency Regarding Environmental Information

    NO0047, 2016, E-Government

  12. Starred commitment Disclosure of Financial Data

    NO0048, 2016, Access to Information

  13. Transparency Regarding Rainforest Funds

    NO0049, 2016, E-Government

  14. State Employees’ Ownership of Shares

    NO0050, 2016, Anti-Corruption

  15. Promote Freedom of Expression and Independent Media

    NO0051, 2016, Civic Space

  16. Country-By-Country Reporting

    NO0052, 2016, Anti-Corruption

  17. Starred commitment Register for Ultimate Beneficial Ownership

    NO0053, 2016, Anti-Corruption

  18. Public Review and Public Consultation

    NO0020, 2013, Capacity Building

  19. Registering and Preserving Digital Documentation Produced by Public Bodies

    NO0021, 2013, Access to Information

  20. The Norwegian Citizen Survey (Innbyggerundersøkelsen)

    NO0022, 2013, Public Participation

  21. Whistleblowing

    NO0023, 2013, Anti-Corruption

  22. Strengthened Information Exchange for More Efficient Crime Prevention and Combating

    NO0024, 2013, Justice

  23. Strengthening the Transparency of Public Authorities and Administration

    NO0025, 2013, Access to Information

  24. Egovernment with an End-User Focus

    NO0026, 2013, E-Government

  25. Plain Legal Language

    NO0027, 2013, Capacity Building

  26. Norwegian Grants Portal (MFA)

    NO0028, 2013, Aid

  27. An International Convention or Agreement on Financial Transparency

    NO0029, 2013, Private Sector

  28. Reducing Conflicts of Interests – Post-Employment Regulations

    NO0030, 2013, Anti-Corruption

  29. Centre for Integrity in the Defence Sector

    NO0031, 2013, Security & Public Safety

  30. A Better Overview of Committees, Boards and Councils – More Public Access to Information and Better Opportunities for Further Use

    NO0032, 2013, E-Government

  31. Modernizing Public Governance

    NO0033, 2013, Capacity Building

  32. Transparency in the Management of Oil and Gas Revenues

    NO0034, 2013, Anti-Corruption

  33. Transparency in the Management of the Government Pension Fund (GPF)

    NO0035, 2013, E-Government

  34. Transparency and Anti-Corruption Efforts

    NO0036, 2013, Anti-Corruption

  35. The Municipal Sector

    NO0037, 2013, Education

  36. “Simplify” (“Enkelt Og Greit”)

    NO0038, 2013, E-Government

  37. Electronic Public Records (OEP) – (Offentlig Elektronisk Postjournal)

    NO0039, 2013, Access to Information

  38. Re-Use of Public Sector Information (PSI)

    NO0040, 2013, Access to Information

  39. Access to Health Data

    NO0041, 2013, E-Government

  40. Renewal of the Government’S Website (Regjeringen.No – Government.No)

    NO0042, 2013, E-Government

  41. Declaration of Principles for Interaction and Dialogue with NGOs

    NO0043, 2013, Capacity Building

  42. Simplification and Digital Administration of Arrangements for NGOs

    NO0044, 2013, Capacity Building

  43. An Open Public Sector and Inclusive Government

    NO0001, 2011, Anti-Corruption

  44. Measures to Promote Gender Equality and Women’S Full Participation in Civic Life, the Private Sector, the Public Administration and Political Processes.

    NO0002, 2011, Gender

  45. Gender Equality – Participation in the Private Sector

    NO0003, 2011, Gender

  46. Increase Women's Representation in Local Government

    NO0004, 2011, Gender

  47. Gender Equality Program

    NO0005, 2011, Gender

  48. Gender Equality – Inclusion of Immigrant Women

    NO0006, 2011, Gender

  49. Gender Equality – Combat Gender Stereotypes

    NO0007, 2011, Gender

  50. Gender Equality – Youth Initiatives

    NO0008, 2011, Gender

  51. Gender Equality – Combat Domestic Violence

    NO0009, 2011, Gender

  52. Transparency in the Management of Oil and Gas Revenues / Financial Transparency

    NO0010, 2011, Aid

  53. Transparency in the Management of Oil and Gas Revenues / Financial Transparency – Government Global Pension Fund

    NO0011, 2011, Fiscal Openness

  54. Transparency in the Management of Oil and Gas Revenues / Financial Transparency – Combat Tax Evasion

    NO0012, 2011, Fiscal Openness

  55. Transparency in the Management of Oil and Gas Revenues / Financial Transparency – Multi-National Companies

    NO0013, 2011, Fiscal Openness

  56. An Open Public Sector and Inclusive Government – Create Central Communication Policy

    NO0014, 2011, Fiscal Openness

  57. An Open Public Sector and Inclusive Government

    NO0015, 2011, E-Government

  58. An Open Public Sector and Inclusive Government – Public Data Use

    NO0016, 2011, Public Participation

  59. An Open Public Sector and Inclusive Government – National Statistic Publication

    NO0017, 2011, Access to Information

  60. An Open Public Sector and Inclusive Government – National Public Opinion Survey

    NO0018, 2011,

  61. An Open Public Sector and Inclusive Government

    NO0019, 2011, Public Participation

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