The Status of the Swedish Language

The plan does not address linguistic participation in relation to AI, but its most relevant commitment is that knowledge and technology should be freely accessible to all through digital commons and strong popular education. An investigation into how society can increase linguistic participation in pace with technology development aligns with this. The plan sees education throughout life as a fundamental right, not something the market should solve.

• digital commonsdecisive»Vi vill bygga upp digitala allmänningar med fri tillgång« (party programme ↗)“We want to build up digital commons with free access”
• investment in popular education»Därför är det särskilt viktigt att satsa på och utveckla folkbiblioteken, folkbildningen och public services oberoende ställning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore, it is particularly important to invest in and develop public libraries, popular education and public services' independent position.”
• lifelong education»Bildning sker genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Education occurs throughout life.”

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 no one is left behind in the structural transformation when artificial intelligence and other digital technology play a greater role, and wants democratic rules for digital communication and AI. An investigation into how society can increase linguistic participation in technological development is a means to that. The plan also emphasises better opportunities for foreign-born people to learn Swedish.

• no one left behind in AI transformationdecisive»Ingen lämnas utanför strukturomvandlingen när artificiell intelligens och annan digital« (party programme ↗)“No one is left behind in the structural transformation when artificial intelligence and other digital”
• democratic rules for AI»Brutna oligopol och demokratiska spelregler för digital kommunikation och artificiell« (party programme ↗)“Broken oligopolies and democratic rules for digital communication and artificial”
• language skills for all»Bättre möjligheter för utlandsfödda att lära sig svenska och nå självförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“Better opportunities for foreign-born people to learn Swedish and achieve self-sufficiency.”

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 that politics must play an active role in how AI is shaped and used and that technical development should benefit everyone without anyone being left behind. Language is described as a key to social belonging. An investigation into how society can increase linguistic participation in rapid technical development therefore follows from the plan's principles, even though such an investigation is not specifically mentioned.

• active politics for AIdecisive»Vi i Miljöpartiet anser att politiken måste spela en aktiv roll i hur AI formas och används.« (party programme ↗)“We in the Green Party believe that politics must play an active role in how AI is shaped and used.”
• no one left behind in technology»Den tekniska utvecklingen ska komma alla till del och ingen ska lämnas efter.« (party programme ↗)“Technical development should benefit everyone and no one should be left behind.”
• language gives participation»språket är en nyckel för att bli en del av samhällsgemenskapen« (party programme ↗)“language is a key to being part of social belonging”

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 language policy in relation to AI, but establishes that education in the broad sense carries the democratic project and that digitalization on equal terms is a prerequisite for democracy. An investigation into how linguistic participation can be strengthened when technology develops rapidly lies in line with these principles. Support is however derived from general commitments, not from an explicit requirement.

• digital participation for alldecisive»Digitalisering på lika villkor, oavsett var man bor, är en förutsättning för demokrati och möjliggör decentralisering.« (party programme ↗)“Digitalization on equal terms, regardless of where one lives, is a prerequisite for democracy and enables decentralization.”
• education carries democracy»Även bildning i bred mening, från förskolan till universiteten till den livslånga folkbildningen, är en bärande del av det demokratiska projektet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Also education in the broad sense, from preschool to universities to lifelong civic learning, is a bearing part of the democratic project.”
• education gives agency»Bildning breddar våra horisonter, ökar vår frihet och egenmakt, stärker den demokratiska grunden för samhället och möjligheterna till livslångt lärande.« (party programme ↗)“Education broadens our horizons, increases our freedom and agency, stresses the democratic foundation of society and opportunities for lifelong learning.”

The plan establishes that Swedish is and shall be the society-bearing language and that inadequate language skills perpetuate exclusion, while digitalization is embraced as an opportunity for the individual. An investigation into how linguistic participation can be strengthened in pace with technical development is in line with both commitments. The plan, however, says nothing about the form of the investigation as such.

• language the key to participationdecisive»Svenska språket är nyckeln till Sverige. Bristande språkkunskaper permanentar utanförskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Swedish language is the key to Sweden. Inadequate language skills perpetuate exclusion.”
• Swedish as the society-bearing language»Svenska är och ska vara det samhällsbärande språket.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish is and shall be the society-bearing language.”
• embrace digitalization»Digitaliseringen innebär fantastiska möjligheter för den enskilda individen« (party programme ↗)“Digitalization entails fantastic opportunities for the individual”
• multilingual societal information»tillhandahålla viktig information på de största invandrarspråken« (party programme ↗)“provide important information in the largest immigrant languages”

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 counts the Swedish language as part of the stewardship responsibility and wants to protect its position as the majority language in the constitution, and it connects language and knowledge to the possibility of participating in social life. An investigation into how linguistic participation can be strengthened in line with technological development aligns with this. The plan, however, says nothing about AI or language technology, so the support is derived from general principles.

• stewardship of the Swedish languagedecisive»Förvaltarskapsansvaret inbegriper också det svenska språket, vars ställning som« (party programme ↗)“Stewardship responsibility includes the Swedish language, whose position as”
• knowledge enables participation»Genom ökad kunskap skaffar sig medborgarna verktyg som underlättar« (party programme ↗)“Through increased knowledge, citizens gain tools that facilitate”
• language education for participation»Invandrare ska garanteras goda möjligheter till undervisning i svenska språket och om det« (party programme ↗)“Immigrants shall be guaranteed good opportunities for education in the Swedish language and on”

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 makes the Swedish language the key to society: all children should learn good Swedish early, language development should be followed up at age three and understandable Swedish is described as a prerequisite to getting a job. To investigate how society can increase language participation when not everyone has the same linguistic prerequisites is in line with that prioritization. The plan does say nothing about language technology or AI.

• Swedish as key to workdecisive»En förutsättning för att kunna få ett arbete är ofta att man kan tala begriplig svenska.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A prerequisite for being able to get a job is often being able to speak understandable Swedish.”
• early language follow-up»Införa obligatorisk språkuppföljning vid 3 års ålder för att upptäcka barn som inte kan tala svenska« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce mandatory language follow-up at age 3 to detect children who cannot speak Swedish”
• language breaks segregation»De enskilt viktigaste åtgärderna för att bryta segregationen handlar om kvaliteten i undervisningen och det svenska språket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The most important actions for breaking segregation are about the quality of teaching and the Swedish language.”
• language requirements for citizenship»Kräva grundläggande kunskaper i svenska för permanent uppehållstillstånd och medborgarskap« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Require basic knowledge of Swedish for permanent residence and citizenship”

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 consistently prioritizes the status of the Swedish language: activities in childcare should be conducted in Swedish and linguistic ability is described as fundamental for children's continued schooling. An investigation into how society can contribute to increased linguistic participation in technological development aligns with that prioritization. However, the plan addresses neither AI nor language technology, and requires clear results for every public investment.

• prioritize the Swedish languagedecisive»Prioritera svenska språket inom barnomsorgen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prioritize the Swedish language in childcare”
• activity in Swedish»Alla barn ska också ges möjlighet att bli en del av det svenska samhället och verksamheten ska därför bedrivas på svenska språket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All children must also be given the opportunity to become part of Swedish society and the activities should therefore be conducted in the Swedish language.”
• linguistic ability is fundamental»Att förskolebarnen utvecklar sin språkliga förmåga är grundläggande för en lyckad övergång till förskoleklassen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That preschool children develop their linguistic ability is fundamental for a successful transition to the primary year.”
• result requirements on public investments»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public investment”

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.