oresund region of denmark & sweden by whitt 120210
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Regional cooperation between Denmark and Sweden over the Öresund Bridge that connects Malmo to Copenhagen airport by training in 20 minutes.TRANSCRIPT
The Oresund region- a short presentation of the Danish – Swedish cross-border region
Lars WhittDate
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Europe and the Oresund Region
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Denmark vs. Sweden
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Historical relations between Denmark and Sweden
› How the two states have acted in the period from 1500 to 1800
› The Oresundreion have shifted natinoality many times.
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The Oresund region
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The Oresund region
› 3.6 million inhabitants
› 26 % of the two countries’ BNP
› 14 universities
› 140.000 students
› 1,9 million work-force
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Government in the Oresundregion
› Sweden
› The swedish national legislation
› Region Skane
› Municipalities
› Denmark
› The danish national legislation
› Region Copenhagen
› Region Sealand
› Municipalities
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Background
› 1991: the governments of Denmark and Sweden agree to build the Oresund bridge
› 1999: The report ”Øresund – the creation of a region” concludes that the greatest barrier to integration in the Oresund region is lack of communication between citizens, businesses and public administration
› 2000: The Oresund bridge opens and Oresunddirekt is launched
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Oresunddirekt
Purpose
› To eliminate potential communication barriers
› To make the region more easily available to its citizens and businesses
› Strengthening co-operative networks between civil servants
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What is Øresunddirekt?
Copenhagen office
Edits the web pages
www.oresunddirekt.com
Communication between
authorities and the citizens and
between authorities
Gammel Kongevej 1
+ 45 33 91 10 49
Gammel Kongevej 1
+ 45 33 91 10 49
Malmö office
Representatives from
different authorities answer
cross border questions
Stortorget 3, Malmö
+ 46 40 17 64 00
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Citizens
› There is no established public forum for the inhapitants of the region.
› The various agendas is based on either side of the region – from there different perspektive.
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Civil society medias for a cross-border citizen
› 2003 – a danish – swedish newspaper is establiseh (public funded)
› 2004 Metro Oresund – a coorportation between Metro Copenhagen and Metro Malmo (public funded)
› Common public-service television (public funded)
› Interreg culture projects
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Missing focus?
› Oresunddirect launch a citizen forum in 2005.
› To kick start it – we do as all others – the abstact discussion – the regional development – the politcal discussion?
› What is is the citizens want on our forum? Whats in it for me!
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How it worksLink to site
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Lessons learned
› Citizens do want to particpate in a public discussion – when it is relevant for them
› Citizens are interested in the civil society – but not as an abstract dicussion
› Lively discussion can happen – dont do cencur.
› It take time to be a sucess
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Thank you
› Lars Whitt
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