We have a duty of confidentiality
The duty of confidentiality is governed by the Innovation Norway Act Section 27 and applies to employees, consultants and anyone else who provides services or carries out work for us.
Ensure equal treatment and protect information
The purpose of the statutory duty of confidentiality is to ensure equal treatment and protect the interests of everyone who provides us with information about business or private matters. The statutory duty of confidentiality provides adequate legal protection, and breaches are punishable under sections 209 and 210 of the Norwegian Penal Code. This also applies to breaches that occur after your service or work for us has ended.
We cannot disclose information subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality to third parties requesting access under the Freedom of Information Act.
Approved funding decisions are public. We regularly publish information on innovasjonnorge.no about who has received an offer of funding from us. You can see which companies have been awarded funding in the form of loans, financial guarantees and grants. You can sort the information by company, county, municipality, month, year or funding scheme.
Public access and transparency
The Freedom of Information Act applies to us. This means that, subject to the limitations set out in law, we must provide access to documents relating to our activities.
Decisions to approve funding are public. However, the Freedom of Information Act does not otherwise apply to documents relating to funding applications submitted to us, or to documents connected with our export promotion activities and advisory services for innovators and inventors.
To submit a request for access to our records, email media@innovasjonnorge.no.