Norway has also strategies and action in several other areas that promote social inclusion and poverty reduction by combating inequality, including white papers on education and inequality, a national strategy for reducing social inequalities in health, a National Action Plan on Alcohol and Drugs, and the above-mentioned Action Plan for Integration and Social Inclusion of the Immigrant Population and Goals for Social Inclusion. In its efforts, the Government has strengthened cooperation and communication with user and other organisations and associations in the voluntary sector. These organisations are important cooperation partners for both central and local government. A liaison committee has been established to strengthen the dialogue between the Government and self-appointed representatives of socially and financially disadvantaged persons. Freedom of choice in respect of where to live The point of departure for the Government’s regional policy is the establishment and maintenance of conditions that ensure Norway’s inhabitants real freedom to live in the place of their choice. The Government’s objective is to maintain the main features of the current settlement pattern and to further develop the plurality of historical and cultural resources deriving from it. Rural and regional policy is an integrated part of the Government’s overall political agenda. A well-developed infrastructure is vital to positive development in a country like Norway, with its sparse population and long distances. The Government will continue to strengthen municipal finances, introduce large-scale expansion of road and railway construction programmes, set new objectives for the expansion of broadband infrastructure and pursue an active and differentiated policy for economic growth and jobs in order to secure the goal of full employment. The Government believes that local challenges are most effectively met by local initiatives. It therefore gives priority to providing support for the municipality as a development driver and for community development. In this way the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development invites the county authorities to cooperate further on
Norway has also strategies and action in several other areas that promote social inclusion and poverty reduction by combating inequality, including white papers on education and inequality, a national strategy for reducing social inequalities in health, a National Action Plan on Alcohol and Drugs, and the above-mentioned Action Plan for Integration and Social Inclusion of the Immigrant Population and Goals for Social Inclusion. In its efforts, the Government has strengthened cooperation and communication with user and other organisations and associations in the voluntary sector. These organisations are important cooperation partners for both central and local government. A liaison committee has been established to strengthen the dialogue between the Government and self-appointed representatives of socially and financially disadvantaged persons. Freedom of choice in respect of where to live The point of departure for the Government’s regional policy is the establishment and maintenance of conditions that ensure Norway’s inhabitants real freedom to live in the place of their choice. The Government’s objective is to maintain the main features of the current settlement pattern and to further develop the plurality of historical and cultural resources deriving from it. Rural and regional policy is an integrated part of the Government’s overall political agenda. A well-developed infrastructure is vital to positive development in a country like Norway, with its sparse population and long distances. The Government will continue to strengthen municipal finances, introduce large-scale expansion of road and railway construction programmes, set new objectives for the expansion of broadband infrastructure and pursue an active and differentiated policy for economic growth and jobs in order to secure the goal of full employment. The Government believes that local challenges are most effectively met by local initiatives. It therefore gives priority to providing support for the municipality as a development driver and for community development. In this way the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development invites the county authorities to cooperate further on
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