Participatory budgeting
in Sweden
lena.langlet@skl.se
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
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The Swedish Association of Local
Authorities and Regions (SALAR)
• All 20 county/councils and
290 municipalities are members
• 100% financed by members
– no state subsidies
• Complete independence from
the government
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SALAR – Citizens participation
SALAR Congress 2007
”SALAR shall act to support the
effort of members to create new
forms for civic participation,
opportunities for choice and the
integration of citizens dialogue
in governance processes and
organisational development”
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SALAR – Citizens Dialogue project
• 188 municipalities – 19 County councils/regions
• Knowledge network for politicians and civil servants
• Working networks for
- Citizen panels with ICT
- Dialogue with young people
- Participatory budgeting
- New services
- Dialogue in governance
- E-petitions
- Municipal quality report
- ICT dialogue tools
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Globala värderingsförändringar
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PB in Sweden
• Haninge - 76 000 inhabitants
• Hudiksvall – 37 000 inh.
• Uddevalla – 52 000 inh.
• Örebro – 279 000 inh.
• Fredrikstad – 72 000 inh.
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Different dimension
•Special group – Young
people in Uddevalla,
Örebro and Fredrikstad
•Territorial – Park in
Haninge
•Investment budget – in
Hudiksvall
Participatory budget in Örebro
First round
• Target group student
• Part of investment
budget 250 000 svkr
• Kick off 15 th January
2009
• Voting on proposal 9 th
of March
• Inauguration in July
The inauguration!
The vice mayor and the four
students behind the proposal
Participatory budget in Örebro
Next round
• same target group
• Part of investment
budget 500 000 svkr
• Kick off 22 th January
2010
• Theme is the river
Svartån
We want, We can, We decide
Europeiska regionalfonden
MSM is:
Audience
Audience
Businesses
Audience
Imigrants
Audience
Safaty walks
Enviromentalcoacher
Energisawings
action
Youth
Uddavalet/
FredrikStad
election
Citizens
Communityareas
Locations analysis
Enviromental and
safety walks
DECIDE
TO DO
You get
to….
Web Page
Brochure
Signs
Media
KNOW
information
MEAN
Dividens
of Ideas
Dialogue
To decide
Planning
and
implement
activity
Characterized of………
Europeiska regionalfonden
L evel o f influenc e
•Y o uth c o unc il
•Y o uth a s s em bly
• D irec t influenc e
• C o ns ulta tive bo dy
•regarding rules and
framework
• D irec t influenc e
•on form and practical
is s ues : information, folder,
target group, exhibition,
ways of voting, etc.
• I nfo rm a tio n c a m pa ig n
• in s chools and youth clubs
•over target group for
voting
A ll a g ed 13-19
•C o uld ha nd in
pro po s a ls
•C o uld vo te a nd
prio ritize
21 proposals
Europeiska regionalfonden
Matchmaking-conference
We want influence
over the operating
budget
We want a regulary
forum between the
Youth Council and
politicians
Europeiska regionalfonden
YOU DECIDE!
Eskilsparken – City of Haninge
The process step by step
1. Open house 23 January
- Suggestions and discussion
Openthehouse
2.1.
Developing
ideas
(Feb–Mar)
23 January
3. Voting event 25 April
4. Citizens decision formalized
5. Feedback picknick (June)
6. Ideas delivered during the
summer
Link to the
Hudiksvall
system
of
governance
Total investment budget
110 miljon
svkr
•Governance
process
Long process
with strong
•Citizen
participation
political parties
budget
process
A part of the governance
•Timing process
We develop a budget simulator
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Do you want to know more?
contact me
0046 8 452 79 18 e-mail lena.langlet@skl.se
Or my collegue
kjell-ake.eriksson@skl.se
anders.nordh@skl.se
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