study visit uk march 2011 salar
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SALAR slidesTRANSCRIPT
Local action for local trust
Civic participationand dialogue in the governance process
The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)
- SALAR represents Sweden’s 290 municipalities and 20 county councils/regions.
- It acts as an employer’s organisation, and it defends and promotes the interests of its members, for example by working to strengthen local selfgovernment and the development of regional and local democracy.
Local self-government
The decision-making power in the localauthorities is exercised by elected assemblies
The local authorities may levy taxes inorder to perform their tasks
The role of the municipalities
Required by law:- Social services- Childcare and preschools- Elderly care- Care for the physically and intellectually
disabled- Primary and secondary education- Planning and building issues- Health and environmental protection- Refuse collection and waste management- Emergency services and emergency
preparedness- Water and sewerage
Revenues of the municipalities…
Taxes 69%Government grants 14%Fees and charges 7%Sale of services and contracts1%Rents and leases 4%Other revenue 5%
• 9 out of 10 swedes have acess to Internet at homefiber, adsl, mobile-internet
• 88% use Internet on a daily bases
• +30% have an facebook account
• We do most of our bank business over Internet
• We continously build a better accessnet all over the country
Facts
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» SALAR should support its members’ efforts to
create new forms of citizens’engagement and choice, and to integrate
citizen dialogue into governing processes and
public service developments. «
Our mission since 2007
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In 2007 SALAR invited local authorities, county councils and regions to participate in:
• Networks to improve knowledge
• Networks to develop and test methods
Our approach
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- Scout on the world and present ideas and examples
- Develop IT-tools if necessary
Citizen participation with IT
A parallel project with financial support from government
It’s about supporting the representative democracy
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Dialogue
Cooperation
Co-desicion
Ladder of participation
Consultation
Information
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- Consider when planning for decision- At least right to be heard - Explain why the change is proposed - Be clear about the aim - Good conditions to participate - Priority children and youth - Feedback to participants- Associations and organizations important
to involved- Evaluate and develop the dialogue process - Elected officials make decisions
Malmös Principals for citizens dialogue
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We need balance!
Democracy Actor
1.Learning
2.Legitimacy
3.Understanding priorities
4.Transparency
Service Operator
1.Provide services
2.Allocate resources
3.Quality Control
4.Setting standards
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PB in 2009 och 2010
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Our budgetsimulator
1.0
2.0
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Open debate in Älmhult
County Council in Dalarna chatt with politicians
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Citizen panels via Internet and sms
Facebook for dialogue
Local you-tube channels
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Simple and easy in Eskilstuna
Here, we plan to rejuvenate the tree stand.
We want to know what you think before we put the shovel in the ground.
More information at our website
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GIS panel in Botkyrka and Tyresö
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E-petitions in Malmö and Uddevalla
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Summary
It takes time to build trust
We have to be sustained and focused
We need structure and resources
We can learn much from others around the world
We must dare to try
We will use several methods
We must be transparent
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Visit www.skl.se/medborgardialog
Contact:
Thank you for listening!