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Welcome to Oppland

Welcome to Oppland. Oppland county. Area: approx. 25.000 km2 Inhabitants: approx. 180.000 Municipalities: 26 Regions: 6 Hadeland, Gjøvik, Lillehammer, Valdres, Midt-Gudbrandsdal, Nord-Gudbrandsdal Towns: 4 Lillehammer, Gjøvik, Fagernes, Otta. Geography. 80 % above 600 m above sea level

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Welcome to Oppland

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  1. Welcome to Oppland

  2. Oppland county • Area: approx. 25.000 km2 • Inhabitants: approx. 180.000 • Municipalities: 26 • Regions: 6Hadeland, Gjøvik, Lillehammer, Valdres,Midt-Gudbrandsdal, Nord-Gudbrandsdal • Towns: 4Lillehammer, Gjøvik, Fagernes, Otta

  3. Geography • 80 % above 600 m above sea level • No coastline or national border • Norway’s biggest lake, Mjøsa • Norway’s highest mountain, Galdhøpiggen • Typical inland climate • Historically an agricultural county

  4. Trade and industry • Business structure - Most SMEs - Public administration is the biggest employer - Few large companies (Raufoss) • Tourism

  5. Culture • Festivals - The Norwegian Festival of Literature - The Peer Gynt Festival • Traditions - Stave churches - 600 protected buildings - Many archaeological findings

  6. Tourism • The biggest number of cabins in Norway • Famous attractions - Maihaugen - Hunderfossen Family Park - Hadeland Glass Factory - Olympic arenas - Skibladner

  7. Infrastructure • Communications - Roads - Railway - Airport • Broadband

  8. Education • University project • University colleges • Upper secondary education • Special offers - NTG (The Norwegian College of Elite Sport) - Nansenskolen (Norwegian Humanistic Academy)

  9. Norwegian public administration Three levels: • Central government • County authority (19) • Municipality (430)

  10. Political organisation • County Council – 37 elected repr. • County Executive Board – 9 repr. • Committees since the 2007 election: - The Municipal Committee - The Regional Committee - The International Committee Gro Lundby, Labour Party Chair oftheCounty Council • Parties in the CountyCouncil: • Labour Party • Conservative Party • Centre Party • Christian Democratic Party • Liberal Party • Socialist Left Party • Progress Party

  11. Political organisation County Council Municipal committee Regional committee International committee County Executive Board County chairman, vice-chair and committee chairs Regional representation

  12. Administrative organisation • Many tasks are delegated • Departments, teams and networks • Partnership agreements with the municipalities/regions

  13. Administrative organisation Chief CountyExecutive Group Rasmus Olav Vigrestad, CCE Terje Kind Inge Myklebust Hjalmar Solbjør • CCE advisers • Information • Purchasing, law, control • Political secretariat • Ownership Departments Teams and networks • Upper secondary education – 13 schools, 4 teams, 6 career centers • Opplandstrafikk – 3 teams • Regional development – 4 teams • Culture • Cultural heritage • Dental services – 25 dental clinics • Learning team/network • Info network • International network • Countylibrary • Countyarchive • Property • ICT • Human resources • Finances • Archive (central adm.) • Service center

  14. Economics Total: 1.800.000.000 NOK

  15. Employees and ownership • Approx.1850 employees in total • Approx. 200 employees in the central administration • Oppland County authority is co-owner of approx. 25 companies

  16. Upper secondary education • 13 upper secondary schools • Vocational education • 2 folk high schools • Career centres • Adult learning

  17. Transport • Responsible for public transport • Transport of school children • Transport for disabled and less mobile people • Service rides and dial-a-ride • Transport licences

  18. Regional development • Competence within - Regional industrial and commercial development - Environmental and social planning - Strategic transport • Organize for increased creation of value and readjustment • Tourism development

  19. Culture • Festivals • Film • Culture for children and youth • Artist support • Culture and business • International relations • Public health and sports

  20. Cultural heritage • Administration of national and regional cultural heritage • Distribute financial support to protected buildings • Distribute financial support to museums

  21. Dental services Responsible for providing free dental care to: • Children and youth 0-18 years • Mentally disabled • The elderly, disabled and long term ill in institutions and community nursing • 25 clinics • Difficult to recruit dentists because of the decentralisedstructure

  22. County library • Initiate library development in the county • Coordinate library projects • Competence centre • Projects - Stepping Stones - ”Det sømløse bibliotek” - Author web Oppland - Learning computing in the library

  23. County archives • Depot for archives that are not in daily use • Storage of archives for 34 municipalities in Oppland and Hedmark • Development of Kulturnett

  24. Internationalisation • International strategy adopted by the County Council in Oct 2008 • Active participation in European policy development • Contribute to increased internationalisation in Oppland • Participation in international organisations • Bilateral cooperation agreements • International committee

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