The Standing Committee on Municipal and Regional Affairs is reviewing the government's report on Norway's progress toward the UN's sustainable development goals by 2030. A majority of the committee (Labour Party, Socialist Left Party, Centre Party, Red Party, and Green Party) backs the government's approach and says the report provides a solid foundation for further work. A separate majority (members from Labour, Progress Party, Conservative Party, and Centre Party) proposes giving municipalities greater autonomy in land use and nature management. Progress Party members propose cutting red tape in public procurement and boosting investment in science and mathematics education and digitalization. Socialist Left and Red Party members propose strengthening integration efforts in municipalities.
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The Storting calls on the government to give municipalities greater autonomy in land use and nature management, and to remove unnecessary central restrictions.
The Storting calls on the government to reduce bureaucratic requirements in public procurement related to sustainability, and to make such requirements optional based on cost-benefit assessments.
The Storting calls on the government to increase investment in science, mathematics, and digital skills through specific budget allocations and targeted measures for competence development.
The Storting calls on the government to return to the Storting with a proposal on how municipalities can strengthen their integration work, including measures to boost employment participation and language training.