BRA/NVF 23 August 2009: Restructuring Public Management of the Swedish Transport sector Lena Erixon Director General Swedish Road Administration
Content About SRA Changes of Swedish Transport agencies ITS congress
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5Swedish Road Administration The Transport Policy Objective as stipulated by the Swedish Parliament The overall objective of the Swedish Transport Policy is to safeguard socio-economically efficient and sustainable transport for individuals and the business community throughout the country.
6Swedish Road Administration Swedish Road Administration The Swedish Road Administration (SRA) in brief Approximately 2,900 employees The tasks of the SRA include: – Sectoral responsibility – Responsibility for the exercise of official powers – Construction and maintenance of state roads
7Swedish Road Administration Current organisation of the Swedish Road Administration (SRA) Driving Standards Division Development Organisation Society Training and Development Centre Support Division Roads Ferry Operations Internal Audit Director-General Head Office SweRoad Board of Directors
8Swedish Road Administration Swedish Road Administration Changes in Swedish Transport agencies have already been made… Step 1: Transformation of construction, maintenance, and consultant services’ administration into companies Step 2: Coordination of transport agencies (formation of the Swedish Transport Agency) Now step 3...
Step 3: Government Commission on the relevant structure of the public administration of the Transport System proposes: Coordination of public procurement Improved long-term planning process Forming a new state agency for all transport modes Improvement of the ministry´s capacity to control agencies
Swedish Road Administration Displacement of perspective Infrastructure Transport Social structure
11Swedish Road Administration Swedish Road Administration Summary: Changes from a SRA perspective Step 3: Ministry of Enterprise SRA (from 1 January 2009) Swedish Railway Administration LVF group (airways) Swedish Maritime Administration Step 2: Swedish Transport Agency ? 1 July 2010 SRA 1 Jan 2009 Step 1: Svevia (former SRA Construction and Maintenance) Vectura (former SRA Consultant Services)
Action plan 2010–2021 All transport modes together for the first time in history
European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
To improve internal and external links (Action Plan, pp 49-52) Coordinated by Lithuania and Sweden
ITS World Congress Stockholm September 2009 ITS in daily life 15Vägverket
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