The Swedish e-society

Åsa ZetterbergSwedish Association of

Local Authorities and Regions [S]

The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)

An employer organisation for municipalities, county councils and regions

- Advocate the interests of our members and offer them support and services.

- Raise issues, act decisively and enlighten public opinion.

Our mission is to provide municipalities and county councils with better conditions for local and regional self-government

Our vision is to develop the welfare system and its services

It’s a matter of democracy

All 290 municipalities and 20 county councils are members

Swedish Local Self Government- Role of municipalities and county councils

MunicipalitiesCompulsory

- Social services, schools, spatial planning, health and environmental protection, refuse collection and waste disposal, rescue services, water and sewerage

On voluntary basis- Recreation activities, culture, housing, energy, industrial facilities, public transport

County CouncilsCompulsory

- Health and medical care, regional development

•75% of public services•21% of GDP•80% own finance•Employ 30% of the labour force•80% of work force are women

We are facing the biggest change since industrialization

Municipalities and Regions have a key role in developing the eSociety

- Local and regional governments account for 70 - 80% of citizen contacts

- 8 out of 10 entrepreneurs have contact with the municipality

Urbanization

The new nomads

Demografic change

Transparency and openess

Selfservice and empowerment

New ways to communicate and influence

Higher expectations

Other technology trends

- Cloud- Mobility- Bring your own device- Big data

How do we offer welfare

services in eSociety?

Political questions that need political commitements

Political questions that need political commitements

1,3 millions of the swedes does not use Internet

Strategies for eHealth, eSociety, eGovernment and Digital agenda

”We need standardisation and common

solutions”

”We need standardisation and common

solutions”

”It´s about meeting citizens

expecations”

”It´s about meeting citizens

expecations”

”It´s surpricing that politicians

haven´t required more in this field”

”It´s surpricing that politicians

haven´t required more in this field”

” We´re powerless in our contact

with suppliers”

” We´re powerless in our contact

with suppliers”

”Collaboration is what everybody

talks about”

”Collaboration is what everybody

talks about”

”SALAR should more clealy point out the rules of the large group”

”SALAR should more clealy point out the rules of the large group”

Muncipalities and County councils wants to cooperate around more than eHealth

”Public sector is facing one of the biggest

challenges ever”

”Public sector is facing one of the biggest

challenges ever”

Important starting points Strategy for eSociety

New demands, expectations and opportunities challenges working methods and culture!

It´s all about business development!

The development of eSociety is a strategic management issue!

Electronic exchange of information demands a set of common rules!

Collaboration is needed, on all levels and between different sectors!

Objective 1 Simpler everyday life for the private persons and companies

- reduced reporting for entrepreneurs

- improve access to geodata- improve access to

information about culture activities and events

- improve access to information about students development

- Improve traffic information and payment system in public transportations

- Improve access for patient to health information

Objective 2Smarter and more transparent management supports innovation and participation

- simplify access to public information and open data

- improve the individual's own ability to realize their own needs, to solve problems and make their own choices

- improve opportunities for public dialogue as a basis for policy decisions

Objective 3 Better quality and efficiency of operations

- Effective exercise of public authority and administration

- Minimize the risk of malpractice in healthcare/Increase results in healthcare

- Increase results in our schools

- Reduce impact on enviroment

Fields of activity in the strategy

Center för eSociety (CeSam)

Framework for interoperability and transparencyLaw and rules, Information strucures, Infrastrucure, Security, E-identification, Open data, Open source

Program officeCoordinates project portfolio

Coordinated processes och services within public sectoreProcurement, eBusiness, eArchive, My authorizations, Overview of My cases, Shared services

Strategic management and governanceCenter för eSociety (CeSam)

Board of SALARSteering group

Regional network

Committee on eSocietySteering group

The eGovernment Delegation

eHealth

- Action plan 2013-2018- Action plan 2011 – 2012

(muncipalities)

www.cehis.se

Education- Digital school grades- Digital national tests- More efficient school

administration- Better communication with

student and parents- More and better digital

learning services- One computer for each

student - better results by digital methods?

- Register for students- Address register for schools- Federations- Standardisation- Information security

Business and work

- Making it easier for entrepreneurs to get permits etc.

- More efficient and secure process for economic aid

- Better informations exchange around immigrants

Community development, transportation and environment

- Smarter process for fees for environmental inspection

- Generic process for building permits and planning

- Intelligent transport system – reduce congestions and carbon emissions

- More and better use of Geografic data

- Committee for sustainible city development

Democracy and Participation

- Get more people to participate in eSociety (Digidel)

- Solution for administration of political boards and committees

- Assessments of muncipalities websites and eServices (eBlomlåda)

- Social media – guidelines- IT-solution –pilots

THANK YOU!

Åsa ZetterbergAsa.zetterberg@skl.se

www.skl.se/esamhalletwww.cehis.se

The Swedish e-society

Åsa ZetterbergSwedish Association of

Local Authorities and Regions [S]