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The Swedish Experience: Driving Efficiency
Rob Whiteman discusses what can be learned from Sweden
MD of LG Improvement and Development, Rob Whiteman talks to Stefan Ackerby from the Swedish Local Government Association, SALAR and Mike Burton, Editor of the MJ about how Sweden faced a similar financial crisis to the current UK situation in the 1990s and how a massive programme of consolidation was launched to reduce the deficit. They discuss how in the short term 5% cuts were implemented across the board to try to meet strict government targets and how over a longer period other savings were made. Plus how faced with the global financial crisis now, they have taken a lead in driving efficiency, rather than waiting for central government to react.
Stefan Ackerby will be answering questions in an Efficiency Exchange hotseat on Sept 29th 2010. Send questions to neil.rimmer@local.gov.uk or click here to take part. (Note: free registration required to access site.)
Watch Sweden's former Prime Minister, Goran Persson on the cuts here.
For more information:
SALAR
Municipal Journal
The Efficiency Exchange is a new web-based social network for local
government, run by Local Government Improvement and Development
(formerly the IDeA) to promote efficiency through knowledge sharing and
collaborative working. Find out more here.
Channels
- SOLACE
- National Social Services Conferences
- Efficiency Exchange
- PPMA Annual Conference 2010
- Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2009
- SOCITM
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SOLACE MD Reflects on 2011 Summit
Interview with Kathryn Rossiter -
SOLACE Chair Delivers His Verdict on the SOLACE Summit 2011
Interview with Derek Myers -
SOLACE Summit 2011 Communique Reaction
Participants give their views on the Summit Communique -
Responsibility, Respect and Community Participation
Bracknell Forest Council -
Working Together to Make Britain a Great Place to Grow Old
WRVS -
SOLACE TV: President speaks out
Interview with Terry Huggins -
SOLACE TV: Public Services in a Networked World
Looking at Proposition 4 -
SOLACE TV: Issues for the communique
We speak with participants -
SOLACE TV: Latest from Summit facilitator
Interview with Lee Shostak, Shared Intelligence -
SOLACE TV: Sharing knowledge
Interview with Sam Gaston, President of the ICMA -
SOLACE Summit 2011 in Edinburgh
A look at this year’s summit -
The times are changing
Introducing Proposition 1 -
Local government is a public health organization
Introducing Proposition 2 -
Put democracy back into Localism
Introducing Proposition 3 -
Local government can drive local economic growth
Introducing Proposition 5 -
SOLACE Summit gets underway
We speak with participants -
Work-streams get underway
We take a look in the sessions