Swedish cities take a lead on the sharing economy

The national program Sharing Cities Sweden closed at the end of August 2021. The program has been an important element of Viable Cities, the strategic innovation program for smart and sustainable cities. The program has placed much focus on how city governments can facilitate the sharing of things, services, places and mobility. – We see that cities really can accelerate sustainable consumption by stimulating individuals and actors to share for example gadgets and surfaces, however, we also see that the efforts by urban actors need to be carefully designed, says Kes McCormick, programme