Swedac (Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment) is the national accreditation body in Sweden. It is a government authority under the Ministry for Foreign Affairs as well as the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications.
Most of Swedac's personnel, in total about 115 employees, work at the headquarters in Borås. About 40 people work at Swedac's office in Stockholm World Trade Center.
Swedac is a public authority. Its work covers many aspects, which requires expertise in several areas; technology, law and finance.
In addition to its own personnel, Swedac uses the services of over 200 external technical experts as assessors for its accreditation work.
Swedac's public authority duties are funded by a Government grant, while its commercial work is funded by fees. This commercial work is self-financing, which means its costs are completely covered by its fees.
Public authority duties make up about 25 per cent of the total annual turnover of about SEK 170 million (2011), with the remaining 75 per cent coming from commercial work.
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Per Rahbek, Head of Communications Department
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