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Opportunities in Oppland

Welcome to Oppland!

Opportunities in Oppland

Oppland county

● Area: approx. 25.000 km2● Population: approx. 180.000● Municipalities: 26● Regions: 6

Hadeland, Gjøvik, Lillehammer, Valdres,Midt-Gudbrandsdal, Nord-Gudbrandsdal

● Towns: 4Lillehammer, Gjøvik, Fagernes, Otta

Opportunities in Oppland

● 80 % above 600 m above sea level● Norway’s biggest lake, Mjøsa● Norway’s highest mountain, Galdhøpiggen 2469 m ● Typical inland climate ● Historically an agricultural county

Geography

Opportunities in Oppland

● Business structure- Most SMEs- Public administration is the biggest

employer- Some large companies

● Tourism - The biggest number of cabins in Norway- Large attractions

- Maihaugen- Hunderfossen Family Park- Hadeland Glass Factory- Olympic arenas - Skibladner

Trade, industry and tourism

Opportunities in Oppland

● Festivals- The Norwegian Festival of Literature

(the biggest in the Nordic area) - The Peer Gynt Festival (approx 12 000

spectators) ● Traditions

- Stave churches- 600 protected buildings - Many archaeological findings

Culture and cultural heritage

Opportunities in Oppland

● 2 university colleges● 13 upper secondary education● Special offers

- NTG (The Norwegian College of Elite Sport)

- Nansenskolen (Norwegian Humanistic Academy)

Education

Opportunities in Oppland

● Communications- Roads- Railway- Airport

● Broadband

Infrastructure

Opportunities in Oppland

Three levels:● Central government● County Council (19)● Municipality (430)

Norwegian public administration

Opportunities in Oppland

● County Council – 37 elected repr. ● County Executive Board – 9 repr.● Committees since the 2011 election:

- The Education Committee - The Transport Committee - The Culture, Environment and

Regional Development Committee

Gro Lundby, Labour Party Chair of the County Council

Parties in the CountyCouncil:● Labour Party● Conservative Party● Centre Party● Christian Democratic

Party● Liberal Party● Socialist Left Party● Progress Party

Political organisation

Opportunities in Oppland

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Regional representation

Political organisation

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Chief County Executive GroupRasmus Olav Vigrestad, CCE

Terje KindHjalmar Solbjør

CCE advisers Information Purchasing, law Political secretariat Ownership

Departments

Upper secondary education – 13 schools, 4 teams, 6 career centersOpplandstrafikk – 3 teamsRegional development – 4 teamsCultureCultural heritageDental services – 22 dental clinics

Learning team/networkInfo network

Teams and networks

County libraryCounty archivePropertyICTHuman resourcesFinancesArchive (central

adm.)Service center

Administrative organisation

Opportunities in Oppland

Regional development

3 % Dental services4 %

Education53 %

Transportation16 %

Roads13 %

Culture3 %

Administration5 %

Politics2 %

Total: 1.800.000.000 NOK

Economics

Opportunities in Oppland

● Approx. 1850 employees in total● Approx. 200 employees in the

central administration● Oppland County Council is co-

owner of approx. 25 companies

Employees and ownership in the County

Opportunities in Oppland

County responsibilities

● Upper secondary education● Career centres, adult learning● Regional transport● Regional development● Business development● Regional planning● Environment, energy, climate● Tourism● Culture● Public health● Cultural heritage● Regional library● Dental health care

Opportunities in Oppland

● 13 upper secondary schools● Vocational education● 2 folk high schools

● Career centres● Adult learning

Upper secondary education

Opportunities in Oppland

● Responsible for public transport● Transport of school children● Transport for disabled and less

mobile people ● Service rides and dial-a-ride● Transport licences

Transport

Opportunities in Oppland

● Competence within- Regional industrial and commercial

development- Environmental and social planning- Strategic transport

● Facilitate value creation, innovation and entrepreneurship

● Tourism development

Regional development

Opportunities in Oppland

● Festivals● Film● Culture for children and youth● Artist support● Culture and business● International relations● Public health and sports

Culture

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● Administration of national and regional cultural heritage● Distribute financial support to protected buildings● Distribute financial support to museums

Cultural heritage

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● Children and youth 0-18 years ● Mentally disabled● The elderly, disabled and long term ill in

institutions and community nursing

● 22 clinics● Difficult to recruit dentists because of the

decentralised structure

Responsible for providing free dental care to:

Dental services

Opportunities in Oppland

● Initiate library development in the county

● Coordinate library projects● Competence centre● Projects

- ”Det sømløse bibliotek”- Author web Oppland- Learning computing in the library- Storytelling

County library

Opportunities in Oppland

● Depot for archives that are not in daily use● Storage of archives for 34 municipalities in

Oppland and Hedmark● Development of Kulturnett

County archives

Opportunities in Oppland

● International strategy adopted by the County Council in June 2012

● Active participation in European policy development

● Contribute to increased internationalisation in Oppland

● Participation in international organisations

● Bilateral cooperation agreements

Internationalisation