One of the most important services that Norid operates is completely invisible until it no longer works: the name service for the Norwegian top-level domain .no. Norid is now entering into a valuable new collaboration with our colleagues in Denmark to operate name servers for each other across Scandinavia.
On 30 April, the international administrator of top-level domains, ICANN, opened applications for new generic top-level domains. The last time it was possible to apply for these was in 2012. The opening follows a years-long international process in which various stakeholders have discussed the guidelines for what may be applied for. Norid has taken part in this work, with a focus on ensuring protection for the names of countries and territories. The application portal is open to everyone, but applicants must both meet certain technical requirements and be able to pay an application fee of 227 000 USD, approximately 2,13 million NOK.
This year, we mark the tenth anniversary of the Internet forum, which will take place on Tuesday 3 November 2026, at the National Museum in Oslo. Feel free to contact us if you have input on this year’s theme and program. You can read more about previous Internet forums here.
