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Stockholm
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The Stockholm Region is the capital region
of Sweden, centrally located in the country and
facing the Baltic Sea. The political and
administrative activities of the country are
concentrated here. It is also one of the
strongest metropolitan regions in Europe, highly
developed where research and development,
education and advanced services have a big
influence on work and society. Despite its small
population and large area, as well as 750-year
history, Stockholm Region is a technologically
advanced region with good infrastructure,
including an efficient transportation and
communications system. It is an important node
in the various transport networks that dissect
the area, it is a “market place” and it is the
centre of Swedish political power. In these
times of transition, when industrial society is
rapidly transforming into the knowledge society
this region is the preferred location for
advanced service companies and high-tech
industry. In many respect as it is located at
the centre of the evolving Baltic region,
Stockholm fulfils these functions also on both a
Nordic and a Baltic scale.
Stockholm Region European committee (SEU)
In 1996 the City of Stockholm, the Stockholm
County Council and the Association of Local
Authorities in Stockholm County signed an
agreement on cooperation in EU matters. The
agreement addressed the need for greater
co-ordination of activities on the EU level. As
part of the agreement, the Stockholm Region was
established. The role of the organisation was
defined in terms of facilitating the
international work of the stakeholders and
promoting the Stockholm Region in Europe.
Agreement called for the organisation to be an
information exchange forum on EU related matters
with a significance for the Stockholm Region. By
being a competence centre, the Stockholm Region
shall stimulate international activities of
municipalities and counties in the
Stockholm-Mälar Region. In concrete terms, The
Stockholm Region is fulfilling those tasks by
monitoring prioritised thematic areas and EU
programmes related to those areas. Over the
years, the Stockholm Region assumed the role of
a help-desk, helping municipalities and other
actors in the Region to explore funding
possibilities for their EU projects. Moreover,
in order to spread the information on various EU
topics and increase the competence of civil
servants in the Region, the Stockholm Region is
organising numerous conferences and seminars.
Below, you will find a closer description of
each activity the Stockholm Region is involved
in. Do not hesitate to contact the Stockholm
Region, for any further information.
Stockholm
Region - Sweden
Some short facts:
Area: 27.152 sq km
Population: 2,9 million
GDP per capita: 35.000 EUR
Key sectors of activity: Business and financial
services, IT, ICT, technical consulting,
marketing, biotechnology, media, tourism
Work force: 750.000
Higher education: App. 30% in Stockholm and
Uppsala
University places: 80.000
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8th-9th June 2009
EREF -
European Regional Economic Forum
(Slovenia)
"Human Capital Development and
International Migrations Management for a
more Competitive"
www.eref.si
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