About Björn
Almost 30 years where information, technology and organisations meet
I started with the web at the County Administrative Board of Örebro in 1997. At the City of Örebro I was web strategist and later e-strategist, and got the city started with open data. Örebro became the Swedish city with the second most open data published.
At the Swedish e-Government Delegation I was responsible for web development and open data at national level. There I created the national web guidelines and the national guidance on re-use of public sector information, and helped develop the guidance on needs-driven development.
Since 2016 I have run Hagström Consulting, working almost exclusively with the public sector. Today my focus is on data spaces and MIMs, in Sweden and in European cooperation.
How I work
Start with needs. Work together. Leave capability behind.
Needs first
I find out what data users and the organisation actually need before we choose technology or processes.
Shared knowledge
Workshops where several organisations interpret requirements together – like the high-value datasets study where Örebro, SKR and seven or eight others got further as a group.
Lasting capability
Roles, routines, checklists and training, so the work continues after the assignment ends.
Independence
I am independent and sell no systems or licences. My advice starts from your needs, not a supplier’s.
Christmas gift
Every year, SEK 10,000 of the company’s profit goes to a charitable cause. Earlier recipients include Power Up Ukraine, Civil Rights Defenders, the Swedish Cancer Society, curl and Näthatsgranskaren.