Electronic data and information exchange is a major issue in Statistic Norway’s new strategic plan. The purpose of electronic data collection is to minimise the response burden and to improve quality of data and efficiency of data collection in the institution. Statistics Norway is already involved in several large projects in this field. Data from all municipalities and counties are reported electronically from this year, and work is underway to establish an infrastructure that will enable us to offer all companies the possibility of reporting by the Internet. During the last years the Internet has become the main channel for disseminating statistics, and since data providers also are users of statistics, communication and feedback have come into focus. A relative large part of the statistics in the Nordic countries is based on administrative registers, and the work on developing electronic data collection also includes direct transfer from data systems of the data providers (such as accounting systems and technical systems). Other important issues in our work are how data suppliers perceive electronic questionnaires, the handling of metadata in data collection, data security and organisational aspects of data collection (for example how to treat data collected in different ways effectively). Considerations on more technical aspects such as data formats are included in the paper, but emphasis is put on strategic issues.