How to handle the export of welfare in the future? Join the platform for a debate at Folkemødet

Public engagement at Folkemødet 2014

- From welfare to export

As last year, the platform will participate at the Danish Political Festival 'Folkemødet' with the aim of public engagement.  The debate is hosted by the Platform, the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority and the Federation of Danish Industries.

Mark your calendar June 12, 17.30-18.30 and join us for a debate on 'From welfare to export'.

Among other activities at this year’s festival the Platform will once again co-host an interesting debate and event with the Confederation of Danish Industry and the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority. The theme this year is “from welfare to export” and  take point of departure in  questions such as: Is competition for public welfare tasks the way to more exports of Danish welfare solutions and business environment for the welfare of exports at present in Denmark ?

Debaters include current corporate spokesperson for the Danish Social-Liberal party and former Minister Ida Auken as well member of parliament and former Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen from the Liberal part Venstre. Chairman of FTF Bente Sorgenfrey, and Philips Healthcare will present their views on the opportunities for Danish welfare exports, while Professor Carsten Greve from CBS along the way will provide more factual and research based insights to the debate. The event will be moderated by Mette Rose Skaksen, Branch Director in Danish Industry. More information will follow on our website in the nearest future, but you should already now mark:

June 12 from 5.30 - 6.30

Location: Klostergården, Havestuen.

Local refreshments will be served

Read more at Folkemødet's website here.

LAST YEAR

The platform participated during the entire Folkemødet with the aim of network and knowledge sharing. Many interesting events took place, and during debates as “presentation of the new Productivity Committee report” and “ How do we modernize the public sector”  the Public-Private were brought to discussion. Saturday June 15 the Platform, in collaboration with the Confederation of Danish Industry and the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority, hosted the event ‘Should the Public be more Private?’ The aim was to gather people for a dialogue on myths about Public-Private Partnerships. The audience had been given red and green cards to express pro and cons and their attitude toward whether the public should be more private. As the pictures below indicate, the audience first seemed very reluctant voting “no” but in the end of the debate a more positive position toward Public-Private Partnerships. Henrik Qvortrup moderated the panel debate which consisted of  Anker Boye, Mayer, Odense Municipality, Line Nørbæk, Chief of Sector, Danish Competition and Consumer Authority and Mette Rose Skaksen, Director, DI Service. Read  more about it here.