1. The Brønnnøysund Register Centre
Exchange of Registry data in Norway
Ketil Ingebrigtsen

2. Agenda
• The Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities
• Altinn
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3. The Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities

4. Before 1995
VAT Register
Reg. of Employers
Statistics Norway - Register of
Register of Business Enterprises
Establishments and Enterprises

5. Our aims was
• Reduce the burden of reporting obligation
• Increase the efficiency in public sector
• Increase the quality of the information in the registers

6. The Central Coordinating
Register for Legal Entities (CCR)
Objectives:
• Identify the entities
• Serve as a link
between the entities
and the other registers
• Coordinate the
exchange of
information between
registers
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7. The Central Coordinating
Register for Legal Entities (CCR)
Identification:
• The organization number – nine digit number –
was introduced
• It replaced various registration numbers used
earlier
• The organization number are provided by CCR
– Each entity must therefore register in CCR before register in an
associated register
• One coordinated form instead of several forms

8. The Central Coordinating
Register for Legal Entities (CCR)
Working together
• Since 1st of July 2005
– All public registers and public administrations in Norway are obliged
to re-use the data registered in the CCR, including the organization
number.
• Available for public sector/administration through
Web Services technology
– Easy access – when needed
– Identification – organization number

9. The Central Coordinating
Register for Legal Entities (CCR)
Types of entities in CCR:
• Government bodies, counties and municipalities
• Companies, associations, foundations, bankruptcy
estates and other legal entities
• Sole proprietorships

10. Information Content in CCR
• Name
• Adress, telephone
• Kind of entity
• Kind of activity
• Date of foundation
• Contact person
• Members of Board
• Participants in general partnerships
• Who has the right to sign
• Power of attorney, Auditor and Accountant
• Number of employees
• Branch offices
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11. The Central Coordinating Register for
Legal Entities
Register C
Register B
Register A
The CCR Register C
Register B
Register A
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12. Agenda
• The Central Coordinating register for Legal Entities
• Altinn
13.04.2013

13. Altinn

14. • A joint portal for electronic dialogue between
governmental bodies and businesses
Which business do
we communicate Organization number
about?
Whom do I
communicate
with?
The access rights in Altinn is based on
role information from the Business Register
and the Register for Legal Entities

15. What is Altinn?
Altinn is the Norwegian government’s portal for
electronic dialogue with businesses…
• A common Internet portal for public reporting.
• More than 424 forms and services from 40 Norwegian
government agencies are currently available through Altinn.
• Since Altinn was launched in December 2003 more than 115
million forms have been submitted through the system.
• 3,3 million unique users
…but does also contain significant services for citizens

16. What is Altinn (cont.)?
– Altinn is actually two things:
– 1 - A common portal for all communications between public
authorities and businesses
– 2 - A toolbox for service production and e-communication for public
sector in general

17. A common portal for communications between
public authorities and businesses
• www.altinn.no is the portal where Norwegian
businesses and citizens can find and use electronic
forms and other e-services from government
agencies
• The users receive feedback from the agencies in the
portal, sent to their inbox in Altinn
• The users can use Altinn to carry out a fully electronic
interaction with government agencies

18. Why Altinn?
Altinn was developed to make the businesses’
interaction with public sector easier through a
simplified electronic dialogue, to the benefit for both
parts:
• Reducing the administrative burdens
• Competetiveness
• Better Regulation
• eGovernment:
• Efficiency
• Effectiveness

19. Altinn – A gateway to public services
The Altinn portal will give businesses:
• Access to all the electronic services from public
authorities
• An option to have all replies to
applications, decisions, and more, sent to an
electronic mailbox available in Altinn
• All public information relevant for businesses, linked
with relevant forms etc.

20. 84
PERCENT
Percentage of business owners
who state Altinn saves them time
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21. Service types in Altinn
Submission service forms
Message service information
completed and submitted
from the public enterprise to
229 through altinn.no web portal
the users message box in 58
or professional service
Altinn
systems
Access service
making public registers and Links service
making use of Altinn log on
8 case files available to the
to access forms and services
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user, including the possibility
to forward the information on other web pages
Collaboration service several
Transmission service
forms and services
exchange of information 1
2 between public enterprises
presented to the user as a
process
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22. Thank you!
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