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East Sweden Region

East Sweden Region. Swedish social structure. East Sweden Regional Council. Areas of activity. Sweden – facts and figures. Capital: Stockholm Area: 450 000 km 2 (96 000 km coastline) Population: 9 million Foreign-born inhabitants: 14% Life expectancy: Men 79 years and women 83 years

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East Sweden Region

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  1. East Sweden Region Swedish social structure East Sweden Regional Council Areas of activity

  2. Sweden – facts and figures • Capital: Stockholm • Area: 450 000 km2 (96 000 km coastline) • Population: 9 million • Foreign-born inhabitants: 14% • Life expectancy: Men 79 years and women 83 years • Government: Constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy • Education: Nine years of compulsory schooling • Working hours: 40 hours, minimum paid vacation 5 weeks • Labour force participation: Men 74% and women 68%

  3. Swedish tax system • Municipal tax (average 31%) • Additional state income tax (20-25%) • VAT on goods and services (25%) • Local authorities are free to set income tax rates in their respective municipalities and county council districts • Social security contributions are included in the tax (social insurance, pension fees) and are regulated by law

  4. East Sweden Region • 430 000 inhabitants • Area:10 562 km2 • 40 inhabitants per km2 • 2 h travel from Stockholm • 13 municipalities • Linköping & Norrköping • Fourth city region

  5. Location • Accessibility – a key issue • Proximity to the Stockholm region • Strategic location

  6. Population geography • Slow-growing population • High and increasing average age – especially marked in the small municipalities • Large differences in population development and age structure within the region

  7. Population age structure 2020 Men Women

  8. Regional enlargement • East Sweden Region is a single labour market • Intensive commuting in the central parts of the region • Extensive commuting towards the heart of the region Commuters 100–499 500–999 1000–1499 1500–

  9. Infrastructure • E4 • E22 • Main line railway • Port of Norrköping • Two city airports

  10. Trade and industry • Wide range of sectors – Linköping and Norrköping labour markets complement each other • R&D-intensive and innovative companies • Large knowledge base and access to a well-educated workforce • Industries with declining employment are over-represented in the region

  11. Profile areas • Energy and environmental technology • Advanced functional materials • IT and mobile communication • Visualisation • Manufacturing engineering • Health care and medical technology • Logistics

  12. Labour market • Unemployment: 7% (Sweden 5.9%) • Youthunemployment: 10% (Sweden 8.5%) • Employment rate: 73% (2009) • Mobility is increasing – geographic and occupational • Matchingskills with jobs is critical • Lack of skilledworkers Proportion of employees in the varioussectors 2006

  13. Major private sectoremployers 2009 Saab AB 4200 Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB 2200 BT Products AB 1300 Attendo Care AB 900 Ericsson AB 900 Veolia Transport Sverige AB 900 Holmen Paper AB 800 Dometic AB 700 BillerudSkärblacka AB 700 ISS Facility Services AB 600

  14. Major public sectoremployers 2009 Östergötland County Council 11100 Norrköping Municipality 8600 Linköping Municipality 6700 Motala Municipality 4800 Linköping University 3700 Mjölby Municipality 2300 Finspång Municipality 2100 Söderköping Municipality 1200 Samhall AB 1100 The National Police Board 1100

  15. Education (I) • Lower educational level than national average • Upper secondary students can choose schools within the whole region • Lack of labour market matching is an increasing problem – shortage of labour and high unemployment

  16. Education (II) • Regional competenceplatform – broad collaborationbetweeneducation and industry • Regional partnershipagreements on uppersecondaryschool and adulteducation • East Sweden HigherVocationalEducation – collaborationinitiated by the Regional Council • Linköping University

  17. The Swedish School System • Compulsory schooling, age 7–15 • Non-compulsory schooling:– preschool class (age 6)– upper secondary school (age 16–19)– municipal adult education • Post-secondary schooling– university– qualified vocational training

  18. Linköping University • Sweden’s fifth largest unviersity • Four faculties: Arts & Sciences, Health Sciences, Science & Engineering and Educational Sciences • Three campuses in Linköping and Norrköping • 27 600 students • 3 800 employees • 350 professors • 140 educational programmes • More than half of the university students from the region choose Linköping University Statistics from 2011

  19. How Sweden is governed Riksdag (Parliament) Government Ministries Governmentagencies Regional/municipalauthorities Central levelState-ownedcompaniesregulatoryauthoroties, e.g. Swedish Road administrations Regional level County Administrative Boards County Councils Regions Regional Councils LocallevelEmploymentoffices etc. Municipalities

  20. Who doeswhat? Regional level County Administrative Board – supervisoryauthority County Council – health and medicalcare Regional Council – regional development Municipalities Schools, childcare, eldery etc.

  21. Development of regions • Several official inquiries • 2003 – legislation provides the opportunity to form municipal coordination bodies • Some government assignments have been handed over to the municipal coordination bodies • So far, 13 of 21 counties have formed municipal coordination bodies, 4 counties have directly elected regional bodies and 4 counties have no municipal coordination bodies • New regional division in 2015

  22. Purpose • provide a democraticpoliticallevel for regional coordination • pursue and coordinateactivities in which the regional level is the mostrational • handle regional planningissues

  23. Our mission The Regional Council has beencommissioned by the 13 municipalities and the countycouncil to create a functional region with economicgrowth and competitiveness. Assigned by the government, wehavedeveloped a vision for the future of the region, as well as goals and strategies for how to attain this. ”

  24. Moreabout the Regional Council • 1999 non-profit organisation • 2003 municipal coordination body • Members comprise the 13 municipalities and Östergötland County Council • Funded by the members and a large proportion of external funding • Around 70 employees, many with temporary employment

  25. Funding and allocation of resources Revenue • 144 million SEK from members • 31 million SEK externalfunding (projects) • 5 million SEK otherfunding Allocation of resources • Culture & creativity 98 million SEK • Business development 15 million SEK • Spatial developmentplanning 10 million SEK • Employability 6 million SEK • Cross-cuttingactivities 4 million SEK

  26. Political organisation • Political representation from municipalities and county council • Regional assembly 55 members + 55 alternate members • Regional Executive Board 17 members + 17 alternate members • Unique parliamentary solution including 8 parties • President Jan Owe-Larsson (M)

  27. Tasks of the Regional Council • Regional development policy • Municipal coordination • Governmentassignments– Regional Development Plan, with action plans for different areas of activity– Regional Transport Plan – Regional CompetencePlatform • International coordination

  28. Regional Development Programme – a common agenda for East Sweden Region Promote opportunities for quality of life and personal development for our inhabitants Reinforce the overall capacity to act in East Sweden Region Stimulate a dynamic business and innovation climate in East Sweden Region Develop the role of East Sweden Regionin a major regional context Strengthen East Sweden Region as a polycentric urban region Transfer East Sweden Region into a robust and low-resource region Work for the development of all parts of East Sweden Region Utilise and develop the attractiveness of East Sweden Region

  29. Three areas of activity Spatial Development Planning Regional developmentplanning Infrastructure Public transport Rural development Energy and environment Public health Social economy Entrepreneurship& Employability Skills provision Business development Advisory services Introduction of newlyarrived immigrants Tourism Culture & Creativity Creativesector Performing arts Film and media Culturalheritage Lifelonglearning and libraries Nature and outdoorrecreation

  30. Objectives • Apply a common approach to planning • Develop sustainable transport and communication solutions within the region and to other areas – in particular to the Stockholm region • Develop public transport in the region in conjunction with infrastructure planning • Develop rural areas in the region based on local prerequisites • Integrate ”new areas” within the Regional Council – energy and environment, and public health • Consider energy and environmental issues in the planning of infrastructure, public transport and other physical planning SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

  31. Challenges • Deriveadvantage from the proximity to Stockholm • Increaseaccessibility in sparselypopulated areas • Improveopportunities for commuting to work by integrating the different areas and population centres in the region throughdeliberateplanning • Developquality and safety in infrastructure, e.g. reasonable time intervals • Reduce the region’sclimateimpact in order to attain regional environmentalobjectives • Developcommunityplanning with the aim of improving the environment, energyefficiency and public health SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

  32. Activities • Responsibility for regional developmentprogramme (RDP) – governmentassignment • Strategicplanning – mutual municipal and regional perspectives • Support integration between Linköping and Norrköping • Responsibility for Regional Transport Plan – government grants for the regional road network • Advocacyregarding lack of capacity on the Southern Main Line SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

  33. Ongoing • Efforts to ensure that regionallyprioritisedprojects are included in the nextinfrastructure plan • Special priorityprojectsinclude the Eastern Link (Linköping-Stockholm), the infrastructurearound Motala and the E22 with the Söderköping bypass • Efforts to ensure that the infrastructuresupporting Norrköping port and development area is included in the long term plan • Ensuringcapacity on the southernmainline for development of railtraffic • New version of the regional development plan, ready in December 2011 SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

  34. Objectives • A flexible education system available to all women and men in the region • Matching of labour market needs and educational options • More new business starts-ups and growingbusinessesrun and ownedby women as well as men ENTREPRENEURSHIP & EMPLOYABILITY

  35. Challenges • Contributing to the development of the region into a commonfunctionaleducation and labour market region with increasedday-to-day interaction • Replacinglostjobs with new jobs that havehigheraddedvalueand high international competitiveness,makinga positive contribution to structuralchange ENTREPRENEURSHIP & EMPLOYABILITY

  36. Activities • Analysis, knowledge support and attitude change Business intelligence, profile initiatives, entrepreneurial mindset, innovation • Skills supply Coordination with upper secondary schools and adult education, higher vocational education, career guidance, support for newly arrived immigrants • Business development Supply of capital, advice, tourism initiatives, business establishment initiatives ENTREPRENEURSHIP & EMPLOYABILITY

  37. Coordination • Municipal education and business developmentoffices • Educationproviders • Labour market parties and professional and industrial organisations • National authorities, organisations and state-ownedcompanies • ”Innovation system” – Science Parks, etc. ENTREPRENEURSHIP & EMPLOYABILITY

  38. Ongoing • Regional competenceplatform for improvedlabour market matching • Entrepreneurship and innovation in schools and in society • Special initiatives for tourism, highervocationaltraining and assessment of professionalskills • Job-creatinggrowth ENTREPRENEURSHIP & EMPLOYABILITY

  39. Objectives • Create a dynamiccultural life througheffectivecooperationbetween private and public organisations, amateurgroups and non-profit associations • Provide prerequisites for artisticdevelopment, education and business development • Integrate the culturalperspective in all communityplanning CULTURE & CREATIVITY

  40. Challenges • To balance the demands of traditionalculture with the new needs and opportunities of modern society • To strengthencultural policy as a developmentresource, throughimprovedworkingmethods and requiredresources CULTURE & CREATIVITY

  41. Activities • Allocate regional grants to culture, lifelong learning, nature and recreation, and to follow up activities • Determine and allocate development grants to cultural and nature activities • Pursue and take part in cooperation between the major actors within the area • Pursue and take part in various regional, national and international projects that contribute to the development of culture CULTURE & CREATIVITY

  42. Coordination • Broad coordination within: cultural heritage, nature, performing arts, art and design, film and media, libraries and lifelong learning • Contacts with municipalities, other regions, national players, institutes, independent artists, etc. • More international contacts, and more frequent contacts with national authorities and organisations • Broadening the field of activity within the Regional Council and in some cases develop a common agenda with other fields of activity CULTURE & CREATIVITY

  43. Ongoing • Cultural coordination model – increased regional influence over culture • Development of a regional culture plan, forming the basis for allocation of government grants to regional culture • Creating a sustainable foundation for the large cultural institutions, forming a balance between assignments and grants • Taking part in local development projects with focus on the creative sector • Increased coordination between culture in the large cities and local cultural activities in the small municipalities CULTURE & CREATIVITY

  44. Objectives • Provide opportunities in the region • Develop the Regional Council’sownactivities • Support members in their international activities INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

  45. Challenges • Integrate international issues within the areas of activity • Create a firm base on the home front • Build up project expertise • Improve opportunities of wielding political influence internationally • International positioning INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

  46. Activities INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

  47. Coordination • Regional Council members • East Sweden EU network • Local/regional/national/international organisations and networks • International partnership agreements with certain regions • International project partners INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

  48. Ongoing • Cohesion policy after 2013 • Europe 2020 – EU’s new growthstrategy • Implementation of the Baltic Sea strategy • Prioritised areas 2012: • creativeindustries • employability • polycentric city regions • sustaianbletourismindustry INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

  49. International networks INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

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