Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation (Sweden)
| Näringsdepartementet | |
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| Formed | 1969[1] |
| Employees | about 500 |
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| Website | www.government.se |
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The Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation (Swedish: Näringsdepartementet) is a ministry within the government of Sweden. The ministry responsibilities include housing and transport, IT and mail policies, regional growth, infrastructure and rural policy. Previously known as the Ministry of Industry (1969-1991).[2]
The ministry offices are located at the old Central Post Office Building in central Stockholm.[3]
Organization
The Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation is headed by the Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Mikael Damberg (s). The Minister for Infrastructure, Anna Johansson (s), Minister for Housing and Digital Development, Peter Eriksson (mp), and the Minister for Rural Affairs, Sven-Erik Bucht (s), are also organised under this ministry.
Government agencies
The Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation is principal for the following government agencies:
- Swedish National Institute for Working Life, or Arbetslivsinstitutet. (Official site)
- Swedish Employment Services, Arbetsmarknadsverket, Arbetsmarknadsstyrelsen, or Länsarbetsnämnderna. (Official site)
- Swedish Energy Market Inspectorate, or Energimarknadsinspektionen (Official site)
- Swedish National Electrical Safety Board, or Elsäkerhetsverket. (Official site)
- Swedish Government Seamen's Service, or Handelsflottans kultur- och fritidsråd (HKF). (Official site)
- Swedish Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, or Institutet för arbetsmarknadspolitisk utvärdering. (Official site)
- Swedish Institute for Growth Policy Studies, or Institutet för tillväxtpolitiska studier. (Official site)
- Swedish Competition Authority, or Konkurrensverket. (Official site)
- Swedish National Mediation Office, or Medlingsinstitutet. (Official site)
- Swedish Patent and Registration Office, or Patent- och registreringsverket (PRV). (Official site)
- Swedish Post and Telecom Authority, or Post- och telestyrelsen (PTS). (Official site)
- Swedish National Space Board, or Rymdstyrelsen. (Official site)
- Swedish National Board of Forestry, or Skogsvårdsstyrelsen. (Official site)
- Swedish Energy Agency, or Statens energimyndighet (STEM). (Official site)
- Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, or Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut (VTI). (Official site)
- Swedish Geological Survey, or Sveriges geologiska undersökning (SGU). (Official site)
- Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems, or Verket för innovationssystem (Vinnova). (Official site)
- Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, or Tillväxtverket. (Official site)
- Swedish Transport Administration, or Trafikverket. (Official site)
- Swedish Transport Agency, or Transportstyrelsen. (Official site)
Enterprises
- Swedish Civil Aviation Administration, or Luftfartsverket. (Official site)
- Swedish Maritime Administration, or Sjöfartsverket. (Official site)
- Svenska kraftnät. (Official site)
Courts
- Swedish Patent Court, or Patentbesvärsrätten.
References
- ↑ "Näringsdepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2010. (subscription required)
- ↑ "Näringsdepartementet". The Government of Sweden. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Näringsdepartementets kontaktinformation". The Government of Sweden. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
External links
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