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Sweden Archives assists with govt document reuse
The Swedish National Archives (Riksarkivet) wants to help the country’s public administrations to share lists of documents that can be reused. In June, the Archives published a proposal on how it…
NEWSCreated: 23/08/2017Updated Date: 23/08/2017
Following security breach, Sweden shores up outsourcing rules
The Swedish government is restricting outsourcing of privacy sensitive data, following the possible leak of all of its vehicle data, outsourced to IBM in 2015 without the proper security checks. The…
NEWSCreated: 02/08/2017Updated Date: 02/08/2017
Sweden creates expert group to help digitisation
A new IT expert group is to help central government agencies with major IT and digitisation projects, the Swedish government decided on 8 July, following a report by the country’s auditor showing that…
NEWSCreated: 21/06/2017Updated Date: 21/06/2017
Sweden renews focus on digitalisation
The Swedish Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, which is also responsible for IT policy, is redoubling its efforts to promote digitalisation of public administrations. Staff members will now be…
NEWSCreated: 02/05/2017Updated Date: 02/05/2017
Study: ‘Sweden falling behind in eGovernment’
Country needs a national digital infrastructure Sweden lacks a national eGovernment infrastructure, a government-commissioned study concludes. The country has so far placed the creation of…
NEWSCreated: 27/03/2017Updated Date: 27/03/2017
Sweden to boost Internet access speeds
Sweden is considering improvements to its telecom infrastructure in order to increase Internet access speeds across the country, the Ministry for Digitisation announced last week. The ministry is…
NEWSCreated: 28/02/2017Updated Date: 28/02/2017
Sweden studies viability of eGovernment coordination
The Swedish government wants to know if a separate eGovernment agency would help improve management of collective, national digital services. The agency is to organise cooperation and collaboration…
NEWSCreated: 12/12/2016Updated Date: 12/12/2016
Sweden to compare Nordic eHealth initiatives
Sweden is funding research by the Swedish Association for Medical Informatics (SFMI) to compare eHealth initiatives in the Nordic countries, the government announced last week. The comparison with…
NEWSCreated: 30/08/2016Updated Date: 30/08/2016
UK and Finland Europe’s eGovernment leaders - UNPAN
The United Kingdom and Finland are Europe’s eGovernment leaders, according to the United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN) 2016 UN eGovernment Survey. The list of top 10 eGovernment…
NEWSCreated: 01/08/2016Updated Date: 01/08/2016
Study: Cross-border eGov services low on agenda
Cross-border eGovernment services score low on national policy agendas, according to a study on cross-border cooperation between the Nordic countries. Well-organised, national eID infrastructures are…
NEWSCreated: 21/04/2016Updated Date: 21/04/2016
Sweden re-evaluates eID needs and requirements
The Swedish government is re-evaluating its approach to electronic identification tools. A report will be submitted at the end of the month, summarising the changing needs and requirements of public…
NEWSCreated: 08/03/2016Updated Date: 08/03/2016
Swedish auditor to examine eGovernment services
Do they help to streamline public administration? Sweden’s National Audit Office (Riksrevisionens) has started an audit of the country’s eGovernment services. Sweden’s eGovernment services are…
NEWSCreated: 14/12/2015Updated Date: 14/12/2015