Editing Ringerike (municipality) (section)

==Economy==
Billions of [[Norwegian kroner]] has been invested (as of 2022) in infrastructure, as a result of a government order (''oppdragsbrev'') in 2015; the municipality had to do their part in regard to the project "[[Ringerike Line]]"; the national budget is not final yet (as of October 2022) and government money for the project has not yet been allocated.<ref>https://www.nrk.no/osloogviken/ringerike-kommune-har-investert-milliarder-_-vil-saksoke-staten-for-loftebrudd-om-ringeriksbanen-1.16153380 [Feels hoodwinked – now the municipality wants to sue the government]. [[NRK]].no. Retrieved 2022-10-27.</ref>

Ringerike is famous for two [[agriculture]] products; Ringerike [[potato]] (''Ringerikspotet'') and Ringerike [[pea]] (''Ringeriksert''). [[Jens Aabel]] first started production of Ringerike potato around 1867. The Ringerike pea has obtained PDO ([[Protected Geographical Status|protected designation of origin]]).<!-- The Ringerike potato has applied for the same protection, and is waiting for the result from the Agriculture department (2003).--> In June 2007, the Ringerike potato got "protected geographical indication" (PGI) under the name ''Ringerikspotet fra Ringerike.'' Six farmers are now producing and packing this special potato at Ask in Ringerike. Most of the potatoes are sold in the Oslo area.
<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.skogoglandskap.no/Artsbeskrivelser/ringerikspotet/default_view   |title=   Ringerikspotet - landsort med varemerke
|publisher=  Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi  |access-date= October 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.matmerk.no/matspesialiteter/bedrifter/roeyse_ringerikserter_dyrkerlag?produkt_serial=1161153464.98 |title= Ringerikserter |publisher= matmerk.no |access-date= October 1, 2017 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070212135205/http://www.matmerk.no/matspesialiteter/bedrifter/roeyse_ringerikserter_dyrkerlag?produkt_serial=1161153464.98 |archive-date=12 February 2007 }}</ref>

The town was also home to the commercial operations of the [[Norwegian Mapping Authority]] which in 2004 divested these to the then Ugland IT Group, later renamed [[Nordeca]]. The offices were closed in 2010 with all operations moving to [[Lysaker]] due to increasing computerization of map-making.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ugland ut, Tronrud inn |url=https://www.ringblad.no/nyheter/ugland-ut-tronrud-inn/s/1-97-5072816 |publisher=Ringerikes Blad |access-date=30 March 2022 |language=no |date=15 April 2010}}</ref>