KTH ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Effective stakeholder involvement

KTH ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Effective stakeholder involvement and interaction in core network corridors Björn Hasselgren, Ph. D “Shaping the Future of Core Network Corridors” Malmö, 6 May 2015

History matters

Private sector involvement important over time

Local and private initiatives have a long tradition • 70 % local and private • Concessions > 300 • Guarantees, loans • Government managed major routes

What is determining the development at this stage? Development of transport infrastructure systems Technology Economics Politics and ”socioculture” Public sector Private sector

What problem? Coordinated Spontaneous order Centralized planner Centralized knowledge Dispersed knowledge Market failure Government failure Un-coordinated

Frameworks that enable and complicate ! Language, Culture, Customs 100 - 1000 y Informal Institutions Spontaneous Property rights, legal systems 10 - 100 y Institutional Environment Get the institutional setting right Governance, contract 1 -10 y Governance Structure Get the governance structures right Prices, incentives Continuous Resource Allocation Get the marginal conditions right

Conclusions • Local and private spontaneous initiatives are important – but perhaps not represented by Governments and Regions • Private sector players are important • Orientation in the “planning vs market grid” is vital • Formal and informal frameworks govern our actions

What to do? • A good overview and current information of initiatives taken by different actors in relation to the corridors • Simple contacting point arrangements • Involve and invite representatives of spontaneous cooperation initiatives • Avoid beeing too formalistic – one size might not fit all

Björn Hasselgren, Ph. D KTH Royal Institute of Technology Architecture and the Built Environment +46 -70 -762 33 16 bjorn. hasselgren@abe. kth. se www. kth. se/blogs/hasselgren @Hasselgren. B