Digitalization

The plan requires the state to ensure good access to internet connection throughout the country and to take greater responsibility for fibre expansion, while welfare and services must exist everywhere. A right to receive government post digitally and an obligation for public authorities to offer it, as a complement to the nationwide postal service, aligns with that. Digital government post is not addressed in the plan, so the support is weak.

• state responsibility for connectivitydecisive»Staten måste säkerställa att det över hela landet« (party programme ↗)“The state must ensure that throughout the country”
• state responsible for fibre»Utbyggnaden av transportinfrastruktur och fiber går alldeles för sakta, staten behöver gå in och ta ett större ansvar för utbyggnaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expansion of transport infrastructure and fibre is going far too slowly, the state needs to step in and take greater responsibility for the expansion.”
• services throughout the country»Välfärden måste vara till för alla och finnas överallt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Welfare must be for everyone and exist everywhere.”
• targeted support to rural areas»Det ska vara möjligt att ge riktade statliga« (party programme ↗)“It should be possible to give targeted state”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that the state is present throughout the country with public service of high quality, and the party programme makes well-functioning communication systems throughout the country a prerequisite for regional balance. When postal service deteriorates and disadvantages rural areas, a right to and obligation to offer digital government mail follows from that. Digital government mail is not explicitly mentioned.

• state service throughout the countrydecisive»För att säkra välfärden i hela landet behöver vi se över skatteutjämningssystemet, så att det garanterar offentlig service av hög kvalitet i hela landet, även i små kommuner som kämpar med sitt befolkningsunderlag. Staten ska finnas närvarande i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To secure welfare throughout the country we need to review the tax equalization system, so that it guarantees public service of high quality throughout the country, even in small municipalities struggling with their population base. The state should be present throughout the country.”
• communications throughout the country»Väl fungerande transport- och kommunikationssystem i hela landet är också en förutsättning för en regionalt balanserad tillväxt.« (party programme ↗)“Well-functioning transport and communication systems throughout the country are also a prerequisite for regionally balanced growth.”
• digitalization's freedom gains»Utvecklingen av den digitala kommunikationstekniken har ökat individens frihet.« (party programme ↗)“The development of digital communication technology has increased individual freedom.”
• good living conditions in all regions»Alla regioner ska därför ge goda förutsättningar för arbete, företagande och studier samt erbjuda goda levnadsvillkor.« (party programme ↗)“All regions should therefore provide good conditions for work, enterprise and studies and offer good living conditions.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme establishes that societal functions such as the Social Insurance Agency must serve all residents and be accessible throughout the country, and that digital alternatives must be easily accessible through expanded broadband. An explicit right to receive government post electronically, as a complement to the nationwide postal service, thus aligns with the plan's commitment to equivalent service throughout the country.

• government services throughout the countrydecisive»ska vara till för Sveriges alla invånare och finnas tillgängliga över hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“must serve all of Sweden's residents and be accessible throughout the country.”
• digital alternatives in rural areas»måste också vara lättillgängliga alternativ, genom bland annat utbyggt, snabbt bredband.« (party programme ↗)“must also be easily accessible alternatives, through among other things expanded, fast broadband.”
• equivalent service regardless of location»Ett väl fungerande skattesystem ska ge likvärdiga ekonomiska förutsättningar« (party programme ↗)“A well-functioning tax system must provide equivalent economic conditions”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme makes digitalisation on equal terms regardless of where one lives a prerequisite for democracy, and the election manifesto requires that public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country. When postal services deteriorate, rural areas are particularly hard hit, which is precisely the divide the plan wants to counter. A right to receive government post digitally and an obligation to offer it therefore follow from the plan.

• digitalisation on equal termsdecisive»Digitalisering på lika villkor, oavsett var man bor, är en förutsättning för demokrati och möjliggör decentralisering.« (party programme ↗)“Digitalisation on equal terms, regardless of where one lives, is a prerequisite for democracy and enables decentralisation.”
• public service throughout the country»Offentlig service ska vara nära och pålitlig i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country.”
• digital access throughout the country»Alla ska ha tillgång till bredband, mobiltelefoni och surf i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone shall have access to broadband, mobile telephony and mobile internet throughout the country.”
• faster agency contacts»Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Processing times for handling and exercise of authority in courts and agencies must be shortened”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes the principle that all public functions that can be made digitally accessible at reasonable cost shall also be made so, which directly supports the demand for digital government mail. It simultaneously demands that postal services and state services function throughout the country, which takes up the counter-proposal's rural argument. The plan, however, provides no support for the notion that ongoing work is already sufficient.

• digitally accessible administrationdecisive»En central princip är därför att alla offentliga funktioner som till en rimlig kostnad« (party programme ↗)“A central principle is therefore that all public functions that at reasonable cost”
• postal services throughout the country»Tillgången till posttjänster måste fungera i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Access to postal services must function throughout the country.”
• state services throughout the country»Tillgången till statlig service ska säkras i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Access to state services shall be secured throughout the country.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan commits to expanding state services and accessibility throughout the country, including through more service offices, and highlights reliable electronic communications as a prerequisite for regional balance. A right to receive official post digitally serves the same purpose when postal services deteriorate in sparsely populated areas. To impose new obligations on municipalities and regions however requires that the financing principle is respected.

• more state service officesdecisive»inrätta fler statliga servicekontor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“establish more state service offices”
• reliable digital infrastructure»tillförlitliga elektroniska kommunikationer med hög prestanda« (party programme ↗)“reliable electronic communications with high performance”
• state services throughout the country»den statliga servicen är tillgänglig i hela Sverige« (party programme ↗)“state services are available throughout Sweden”
• the financing principle for new requirements»Finansieringsprincipen måste respekteras när staten ålägger kommunerna nya uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“The financing principle must be respected when the state imposes new tasks on municipalities.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address digital government mail, but it classifies broadband as national infrastructure precisely so that everyone can reach the public sector digitally regardless of where they live, and it wants to shorten government processing times. The counter-proposal's requirement for the right to receive government mail electronically aligns with that digitalization and rural development ambition. The obligation for municipalities and regions goes further than the plan articulates, so uncertainty is large.

• digital infrastructure prioritizeddecisive»Klassa bredband som nationell infrastruktur och prioritera därefter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Classify broadband as national infrastructure and prioritize accordingly”
• digital access across the country»Bredband måste finnas så att alla har samma möjligheter att koppla upp sig mot en vårdcentral eller att jobba hemifrån.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Broadband must be available so that everyone has the same opportunities to connect to a health centre or to work from home.”
• more efficient government»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten government processing times through a maximum deadline”
• service across the country»Mobiltäckning överallt ska vara en självklarhet, liksom vetskapen om att polisen kommer när du ringer oavsett var du bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Mobile coverage everywhere should be taken for granted, just as the knowledge that the police will come when you call regardless of where you live.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan explicitly undertakes to ensure that all have access to functioning postal services including the possibility to receive official mail electronically, and points to the fact that postal delivery is worse in rural areas. The counter-proposal's demand for a stated right to receive official mail electronically and a duty for the public to offer it is the same thing in substance. The principle that all of Sweden shall live strengthens the conclusion.

• digital official maildecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill satsa på utbyggnaden av bredband samt säkerställa att alla har tillgång till telefoni och fungerande posttjänster, inklusive möjligheten att få sin myndighetspost digitalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats want to invest in broadband expansion and ensure that everyone has access to telephone and functioning postal services, including the possibility to receive official mail electronically.”
• worse postal service in rural areas»Sverigedemokraterna ser med oro på hur landsbygden halkar efter i bredbandsutbyggnaden, men även mobiltäckningen och postutdelningen är sämre i glesbygden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats view with concern how rural areas are falling behind in broadband expansion, but postal delivery and mobile coverage are also worse in rural areas.”
• digital infrastructure throughout the country»Satsa på utbyggnad av bredband och telefoni i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in broadband and telephone expansion throughout the country”
• all of Sweden shall live»Principen om att hela Sverige skall leva är mycket viktig för Sverigedemokraterna.« (party programme ↗)“The principle that all of Sweden shall live is very important to the Sweden Democrats.”