Datakortet

Datakortet is a Norway-based organization associated with the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL), an international framework for assessing and certifying practical computer skills. The organization serves as the Norwegian licensee for the program and coordinates its local delivery through a nationwide network of testing locations. It is based in Kirkenes and distributes its products through approximately 400 test centers in Norway. The brand's central role is to make standardized digital-skills testing available to Norwegian participants. Through the ECDL program, individuals can undertake examinations designed to validate competence in commonly used computer and information-technology tasks. More than 200,000 Norwegians have participated in the ECDL program, indicating substantial national reach, although the available reference material does not provide a detailed breakdown by year, customer segment, examination module, or revenue. Datakortet also operates beyond general computer-skills certification through its wholly owned subsidiary, Norsk Test AS. Under a contract with the Norwegian Maritime Directorate, Norsk Test AS issues national boating licences. This gives the broader Datakortet organization a second area of activity in regulated testing and licensing, alongside its role in digital-skills assessment. The organization is therefore best understood as a Norwegian certification and testing brand rather than a conventional consumer technology company. Its activities combine licensed international skills certification with nationally administered testing services. The available material does not identify its founding year, founders, ownership beyond the stated wholly owned subsidiary, corporate parent, website, current executives, or financial performance.

Datakortet is identified as the Norwegian licensee of the European Computer Driving Licence, now commonly known internationally as the International Certification of Digital Literacy in some markets. In Norway, the Datakortet name has been used for the local delivery of a structured computer-skills certification program. The model relies on standardized examinations and an authorized network of testing locations rather than on the sale of packaged software or computer hardware. The organization is located in Kirkenes and has distributed its ECDL-related products through approximately 400 test centers across Norway. This network gives the program national reach and allows candidates in different regions to take assessments through local or affiliated centers. The available reference material states that more than 200,000 Norwegians have participated in the ECDL program, making it a significant national digital-skills initiative, though no dates or detailed participation series are supplied. Datakortet's activities also include a maritime licensing function conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary, Norsk Test AS. Norsk Test AS issues national boating licences under a contract with the Norwegian Maritime Directorate. This arrangement places part of the organization's work within a public-authority and regulatory context: while the ECDL activity concerns voluntary or institutionally supported computer-skills certification, the boating-licence activity concerns a nationally recognized qualification administered under agreement with the responsible maritime authority. The available sources do not document the organization's founding, changes in ownership, leadership history, financial results, major marketing campaigns, controversies, litigation, or specific product-launch dates. They also do not establish whether Datakortet currently offers additional services beyond the ECDL program and the boating-licence work associated with Norsk Test AS. Consequently, the documented history is primarily one of national program administration, distribution through test centers, and expansion into contracted licensing examinations.

• Established as Norway's ECDL licensee

  [1]Datakorteten.wikipedia.org

  Datakortet became the Norwegian licensee for the European Computer Driving Licence program. The available reference does not specify the year of appointment.

• Nationwide test-center distribution

  [1]Datakorteten.wikipedia.org

  The organization developed distribution through approximately 400 test centers in Norway, supporting national access to its computer-skills certification products.

• More than 200,000 Norwegian ECDL participants

  [1]Datakorteten.wikipedia.org

  The ECDL program administered through Datakortet reached participation of more than 200,000 Norwegians, according to the referenced description.

• Norsk Test AS boating-licence mandate

  [1]Datakorteten.wikipedia.org

  Datakortet's wholly owned subsidiary, Norsk Test AS, began or continued issuing national boating licences under contract with the Norwegian Maritime Directorate. The source does not provide a contract date.

A Norwegian provider and licensee of standardized skills assessment, combining internationally recognized computer-literacy certification with nationally regulated boating-licence testing.

• Digital-skills certification

  European Computer Driving Licence

  Datakortet's principal documented offering is the Norwegian delivery of the European Computer Driving Licence program. ECDL provides structured assessment of practical computer and digital skills through standardized testing. Datakortet acts as the local licensee and makes the program available through a broad network of Norwegian test centers. More than 200,000 Norwegians are reported to have participated.

• Regulated licensing examination

  National boating licences

  National boating-licence examinations are issued by Datakortet's wholly owned subsidiary, Norsk Test AS. The service is provided under contract with the Norwegian Maritime Directorate, linking the offering to Norway's national maritime licensing framework. The available source does not specify examination formats, eligibility requirements, or the date on which the contract began.

1. 1Datakorteten.wikipedia.org