The OECD Territorial Review of Gotland Sweden was prepared by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, led by Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director. It was produced as part of the programme of work of the Working Party on Rural Policy of the Regional Development Policy Committee.
This report was co-ordinated by Lisanne Raderschall, Policy Analyst, under the supervision of José Enrique Garcilazo, Head of the Regional and Rural Policy Unit in the Regional Development and Multi-level Governance Division led by Dorothée Allain-Dupré. The report was drafted by Stefano Barbieri, Fernando Raiza and Lisanne Raderschall (Chapter 2), David Freshwater (independent consultant) with inputs from Lisanne Raderschall (Chapter 3), Lisanne Raderschall (Chapter 4) and Maria Varinia Michalun and Manuel Barros (independent consultant), with inputs from Geoff Upton (Chapter 5). Antti Moisio and Ekaterina Travkina provided valuable comments to the report.
This report was made possible through the financial support of Region Gotland and the European Regional Development Fund. The OECD Secretariat wishes to extend warm thanks to Erik Bäckström for the day-to-day co-ordination of the project and leading the Gotland project group. It would also like to thank Roland Engkvist, Karin Brann, Johan Gråberg and Petra Thunegard Gråberg for overall advice and guidance. Special thanks are also given to political representatives from the Regional Council Gotland: Inger Harlevi, Eva Nypelius, Jesper Skalberg Karlsson, Meit Fohlin, Andreas Unger, and officials from Region Gotland, Peter Lindvall, Stefan Persson, Anna Wejde, Stefaan de Maecker, Johann Malmström as well as the Governor of Gotland Anders Flanking (County Administrative Board).
Moreover, the OECD team would like to thank many experts and officials who provided extensive comments and review including: Amanda Andersson, Anders Lindholm, Anette Jansson, Anna Adler, Anna Myhr, Anne Ståhl-Mousa, Annica Löwenadler Ekstedt, Beata Afzelius, Frida Brunner, Hanna Sällström Jonasson, Helena Andersson, Jonas Nilsson, Karin Bill, Karin Winsnes, Lena Johansson, Lina Holmgren, Malena Bendelin, Paola Ciliberto (Region Gotland); Thomas N Persson (County Administrative Board); Olle Jansson Gunilla Rosenqvist (Uppsala University Campus Gotland); Julius Bengtsson (Science Park Gotland); Maria Ahlsved and Patrik Johansson (Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation).
The report was strongly enriched by the engagement of: Anna Adler, Anna-Karin Bergius, Annette Glover, Jenny Sandberg, Jörgen Benzler, Lotta Israelsson, Maja-Malin Ekelöf, Mats Jansson, Olov Nordvall, Patrick Dahl, Rikard von Zweigbergk, Torsten Flemming, Ulrika Jansson (Region Gotland) and Christer Bruzelius (Gotland Tech Development AB), Riina Noodapera (Hushållningssällskapet Gotland), Gunnar Bendelin (Nygarn Development AB), Kristina Olsson (GUBIS), Sverker Lindblad (Ministry of Trade and Industry), Kirsten Åkerman (Communications AB), Owe Ronström (Uppsala University Campus Gotland) as well as the multiple representatives from the following organisations: Alla behövs på Gotland, Almi Gotland, Ammor Gård, Cementa, Gotlandssnus, Gotlands Energi AB, Gotlands Förenade Besöksnäring, Gotland Green Center, Gotlands Whisky, Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund Gotland, Nygarn Development AB, Science Park Gotland, Stelor Hotel, Sustainable Speis, Uppsala University Campus Gotland, Slite vind, Swedish Armed Forces Gotland Regiment, Tillväxt Gotland, The Education and Working Life Administration, and the little people of Gotland.
Thanks are also extended to Pilar Philip who led the publication process, to Eleonore Morena who prepared the manuscript for publication and to Emma Hanquist for the cover art.