The report was prepared by the Directorate of Public Governance under the leadership of Elsa Pilichowski, OECD Director for Public Governance (GOV), and jointly by Nejla Saula, Head of GOV’s Anti‑Corruption and Integrity in Government Division, and Paulo Magina, Acting Head of the Infrastructure and Public Procurement Division. The report was co-ordinated by Mike Cressey. The chapters were drafted by Pauline Bertrand, Cameron Hall, Kenza Khachani and Mike Cressey. The Review also received invaluable comments and contributions from János Bertók, France Chain, Lalit Golani, Jesper Johnsøn, Henna Kjellberg, Elena Koncevičiūtė, Amanda Menona and Andrea Uhrhammer. Nuria Villanova and Valentin Py provided communications support. Administrative support was provided by Takumi Akana, Isabella Cabal Mazuera, Alexandra Favi, Neringa Gudžiūnaitė and Samantha Sánchez. The report was prepared for publication by Valentin Py.
The OECD is particularly grateful for the support of Johan Davidsson in Sweden’s Ministry of Finance for co-ordinating engagement, providing advice and reviewing drafts on the Swedish side. Petter Kockum also provided invaluable insights throughout the project. The OECD also expresses its gratitude to all those who engaged with and supported the production of this report, including representatives from the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Justice, the National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå), the Agency for Public Management, the Swedish Agency for Government Employers, the National Procurement Agency, the Swedish Competition Authority, the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency, the Agency for Digital Government, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, the secretariat to the Inquiry on Party Finance and Lobbying, the Board for the Examination of Ministers’ and State Secretaries’ Transitions, the Swedish Prosecution Authority, the Swedish Prison and Probation Services, and the Swedish Police Authority.
The OECD is also grateful to the representatives from academia and civil society who provided insights, materials and constructive challenge throughout the preparation of the report.