Karlstad
Karlstad is located near the Klara älv River on the northern shore of Lake Vänern, halfway between Stockholm and Oslo. Karlstad is one of 16 municipalities in the Värmland region, and is one of Sweden's 20 largest municipalities with 84,000 inhabitants. Karlstad has one of Sweden's most modern universities with 10,000 students.
Karlstad municipality will use information technology to give citizens and businesses access to flexible, fast and accessible services. IT will also be used to ensure citizens are aware of municipal activities and have opportunities to participate in the democratic decision-making process. Karlstad municipality is delivering a vision of “Digital life quality” by focusing on three strategic IT concepts – service orientation, process orientation and interoperability.