Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
fagkontor
English translation:
specialist office/section/unit/department
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Mads Grøftehauge
Nov 25, 2004 22:37
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Norwegian term
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Native in: Danish 
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Fagkontor
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An office/department with specialist knowledge which advises/oversees different institutions, perhaps especially in the public sector.
It could for instance be a department/office with psychatric specialists who can give advice to a school for mentally handicapped children and see to it that they work in accordance with the latest research.
E.g.: "Juridisk-Teknisk Kontor er et fagkontor i Magistratens 2. Afdeling i Århus Kommune"
www.aarhuskommune.dk/portal/organisation/2._afd_teknik_milj...
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It could for instance be a department/office with psychatric specialists who can give advice to a school for mentally handicapped children and see to it that they work in accordance with the latest research.
E.g.: "Juridisk-Teknisk Kontor er et fagkontor i Magistratens 2. Afdeling i Århus Kommune"
www.aarhuskommune.dk/portal/organisation/2._afd_teknik_milj...
Note: Also posted in DA -> EN
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specialist section/unit/department
There are many possibilities. This is possibly the most general. Such a unit does not necessarily play a supervisory role or offer advisory services.
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Comment: "The thing that sprang to my mind was something like 'the China desk' or 'the Sudan desk' in say, a Foreign Ministry or a Chamber of Commerce. These are called 'specialist desks', but I don't think I can use 'desk' here. I may end up with Per's 'office' or one of your suggestions."
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