Housing and community planning
Housing and community planning is about ensuring the smooth functioning of the housing market and financing of housing. It is also about the planning and design of environments and buildings. This area covers the housing market, surveying - that is geographic information and property information - and community planning and construction.
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Finance and housing policy for a sustainable society
· Article from Ministry of Finance, Per Bolund
Minister for Financial Markets and Housing Per Bolund talks about how he wants to tackle his new area of responsibility, housing issues, and how he wants to work for stable financial markets that also help make Sweden more environmentally friendly.
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Policy for Designed Living Environment
This publication is an abridged version and contains the Government Bill “Policy for Designed Living Environment” (Bill 2017/18:110).
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Sweden and India agree to deepen their innovation cooperation
· Press release from Mikael Damberg, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Peter Eriksson, Prime Minister's Office, Stefan Löfven
Sweden and India today signed a joint innovation partnership to deepen the collaboration between the two countries and contribute to sustainable growth and new job opportunities. The partnership was signed in connection with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Stockholm.
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The right investments in transport infrastructure build a strong and sustainable Sweden for the future
The Government has adopted the infrastructure bill ‘Infrastructure for the future – innovative solutions for strengthened competitiveness and sustainable development’. The bill contains the direction and financial frameworks for investments in transport infrastructure for the planning period 2018–2029. The proposals in the bill will enable us to achieve the goals of a transition to a fossil-free welfare state, a Sweden that stands together, an increase in housing construction and improved conditions for business.
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“Everything that is fossil-based today can be made from wood in the future”
A circular bio-based economy was on the agenda of the National Innovation Council when it met on 1 September 2016. The Government is working on several processes linked to this area. Karl-Henrik Sundström, CEO and Managing Director of Stora Enso, is a member of the Council and spoke at the meeting about how a circular bio-based economy affects Sweden's development and competitiveness.
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Sweden’s National Report for the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development
Sweden’s National Report for the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III).
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Innovation partnership programmes – mobilising new ways to meet societal challenges
· Article from Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education and Research, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Prime Minister's Office
The Government is launching five innovation partnership programmes to help meet a range of the societal challenges that Sweden is facing. These programmes involve new ways of travelling, residing, doing business, living, communicating, and using and preserving the world’s resources and ecosystems. Partnership between public actors, business and academia creates new, innovative solutions that strengthen competitiveness, contribute to sustainable development and create more jobs.
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Chilean State Visit ends
· Article from Magdalena Andersson, Mikael Damberg, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
On the afternoon of 12 May, Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet left Sweden following a three-day State Visit. The President was in Sweden at the invitation of HM the King. This was the first State Visit by a Chilean president to Sweden. Several of the Government ministers took part in the programme. The purpose of the visit was to broaden and deepen bilateral relations between Chile and Sweden.
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State Visit from Chile under way
· Article from Mikael Damberg, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Prime Minister's Office, Stefan Löfven
On 10 May, Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet began her State Visit to Sweden. The President is visiting Sweden at the invitation of HM the King. The Visit will last from 10 to 12 May and is the first incoming State Visit from Chile to Sweden.
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Sweden’s National Strategy for Sustainable Regional Growth and Attractiveness 2015–2020 - Short version
The National Strategy for Sustainable Regional Growth and Attractiveness 2015–2020 is a guiding policy document stimulating sustainable regional growth and attractiveness throughout Sweden until 2020.
Sweden’s National Strategy for Sustainable Regional Growth and Attractiveness 2015–2020 - Short version
