scandinavian techpolitics

SCANDINAVIANTECHPOLITICS

Bente Kalsnes Communication Advisor, Origo.no

Email: bente@bengler.noTwitter: @benteka

SCANDINAVIA (ACCORDING TO MY SOCIAL NETWORK):

Norway in brief

• Multiparty, parliamentary political system• Monarchy• 4,8 mill, 80% live in urban areas• 11% of population immigrants• Not member of the European Union (or the

euro)• 11% immigrants• Oil, fish, water power

Sweden in brief

• Multiparty, parliamentary political system• Monarchy• 9,4 mill, 85% live in urban areas• Member of the European Union (but not the

euro)• 13% immigrants• Ikea, H&M, Saab, Sony Ericson

Denmark in brief

• Multiparty, parliamentary political system• Monarchy• 5,5 mill, 85% live in urban areas• Member of European Union (but not the euro)• 9,5% immigrants• Renewable energy (windmills), green housing

SCANDINAVIA IS ALSO THIS:

HUMOUR

ATTITUDE

HIGH TECH

SCANDINAVIA - HUGE POTENTIAL FOR TECHPOLITICS:

• Strong broadband penetration and fairly tech savvy population

• Open political systems• Good laws in place• High levels of SOCIAL TRUST• High election participation

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACTS

Sweden: 1766 (Freedom of the press law, the world’s oldest)

Norway: 1970 (Freedom of Information Act)

Denmark: 1985 (Access to Public Administration Files Act)

USA: 1966 (Freedom of information Act)

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Sweden: 1810Norway: 1814Denmark: 1849

ePOLITICS

POLITICAL PARTIES

The Labour Party (NO) The Social Liberal Party (DK)

ONLINE COMMUNITIES FOR POLITICAL PARTIES:

POLITICAL PARTIES CONT.

BLOGGING FOREIGN MINISTERS:

Carl Bildt (SV)Jonas Gahr Støre (NO)

POLITICAL PARTIES CONT. (NO)

POLITICAL PARTIES CONT. (SW)

eGOVERNMENT

eGOVERNMENT CONT.

INNOVATION COMPETITIONS

(NO) (DK)

eGOVERNMENT CONT.

(NO)REQUEST FOR INPUT

ELECTRONIC MAIL REGISTER

eGOVERNMENT CONT. (NO)

eCAMPAIGNS

eCAMPAIGNS CONT. (SW)

eCAMPAIGNS CONT. (NO)

BUILT WITH OPEN DATA

BUILT WITH OPEN DATA CONT.(SW)

BUILT WITH OPEN DATA CONT.(DK)

BUILT WITH OPEN DATA CONT. (NO)

SCANDINAVIAN TECHPOLITICS – MY EVALUATION:

GOOD: ePolitics, eCampaigns

MUST IMPROVE: eGov and Buildt with open data

CHALLENGES:

• Small environment of tech geeks• Trust the government too much to fix

things?• Mainly public funding, few independent

foundations

Bente Kalsnes Communication Advisor, Origo.no

Email: bente@bengler.noTwitter: @benteka

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