Bredbandsutbyggnad i Östergötlands kommuner : En implementeringsanalys av de hinder som Östergötlands kommuner upplever i implementeringen av bredbandsmålen

Sammanfattning: This thesis is examining the barriers that exists in the implementation of the Swedish governments broadband policy. It examines eleven municipalities in the Swedish county Östergötland and how they handle the implementation of the broadband policy. It answers three questions, what barriers exist, how do they handle them, and why do different municipalities handle barriers differently. To answer the questions, interviews with people who are in charge or knows the most about the implementation process in each municipality were conducted. There answers were analyst with an implementation analysis with focus on internal and external factors that can impact the implementation process. The answer to the thesis first question was that two types of barriers were most prominent in the implementation process, economical and collaborative barriers. In the two barriers the internal and external factors were analysed with an analysis model that provided the tools to answer the thesis second and third questions.The conclusions of the thesis are that the two most prominent barriers in the implementation process of the Swedish broadband policy are economical and collaborative barriers. The municipalities handle these barriers differently and that mainly depends on the municipalities different approach to how they can or if they want to handle the barriers.