Unit (Norway)

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Unit

Directorate overview
Formed	January 1, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-01-01)
Preceding agencies	BIBSYS CERES [Wikidata] parts of Uninett
Type	government directorate [Wikidata]
Headquarters	Teknobyen Innovasjonssenter Abels gate [Wikidata] 5A 7030 Trondheim, Norway 63°24′56″N 10°23′35″E / 63.41562589°N 10.39292431°E / 63.41562589; 10.39292431
Employees	204
Directorate executive	Roar Olsen, director
Parent department	Ministry of Education and Research
Key document	https://www.unit.no/en/about-unit-0
Website	www.unit.no/en
Agency ID	919 477 822

Unit, which labels itself as the Norwegian "directorate for ICT and joint services in higher education and research", is the government directorate [Wikidata] within the Ministry of Education and Research which provides governance of and access to shared information and communications technology (ICT) services. Unit was created on January 1, 2018, following a merger of BIBSYS, CERES [Wikidata] and parts of Uninett.^[1]