There was fully opened up for the government’s spin-locks, since Lars Løkke Rasmussen in may of 2017 is proud to present a storsmilende Disruptionråd.
Denmark had a need for expertise from business leaders, trade unionists and Hella Joof in order to address the ‘disruptende’ forces from Silicon Valley and climate change.
But the 33 Disruption consultants were apparently not enough for the Loop and co.
Ekstra Bladet can today reveal that Disruptionrådet by the side of the have procured a steady stream of spin-aid from not just one, but two konsulentbureauer.
in Fact, there have been decidedly invoice-party in the Disruptionrådet.
The two agencies, Primetime and Elberth Communication, has thus sent a cascade on the entire 40 invoices off against the state treasury in the course of just 17 months.
The total invoiced amount is denominated in 1.038.000 crowns exclusive of vat, which the state does not pay for consulting services. Disruptionrådets total expenditure was a total of approx. $ 2.8 million. kroner, shows a report from the ministry of Employment. Thus has spin-expenditure has been on over a third of council’s total expenditure.
Disruption for the millions
The total expense for the Disruptionrådets expenditure adds up to almost three million dollars. In total, the council has until October 2018 used 2.798.852 dollars on the organisation of the eight meetings around Denmark, on the consulting services, as well as on various internal costs.
the Holding of the meetings alone has cost $ 1.5 million. crowns. This is the result 1.191.057 dollars spent on hoteludgifterne for rooms and meals, as Extra Magazine today describes.
What have they actually made?
Disruptionrådet has spent almost two years to keep the total of nine meetings – eight different Danish hotels. And a last at Marienborg in January.
In January, released to the council so that the report ‘Ready for the jobs of the future’, where, over the 60 pages of the status in the last two years of work.
One of the goals of the council was, according to the Danish prime minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, to ‘all must be the winners’.
along the Way, the council has discussed the technological development, digitalisation, climate change and changes in the labour market. Among other things, the council’s discussions contributed to the fact that the trade union movement for the first time has entered into an agreement with the deleøkonomiske platform Hilfr.
Of the invoices, it appears that Elberth Communication work, among other things, has been to monitor the meetings of the council and come up with advice and input to the specially created Facebook page for Disruptionrådet. In addition, the agency produced a ‘easter-GIFS to the council’s Facebook page. GIFS are small animated images.
In total, it has brought the communication agency over 300,000 kroner in the period, where the Loop and the rest of the council, held just eight meetings.
second bureau, Primetime has, among others, helped with the laying out of a folder on the Disruptionrådets work and composition. Price: 51.000 euros.
the Agency, which has Thomas Juul-Dam, one of Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s former spin doctors, as a partner, has a total sent the bills off to the state of over 700,000.
Ekstra Bladet has tried to get a comment from the two media agencies, but they did not wish to comment.
Troels Lund: the Price was reasonable
According to the minister for employment Troels Lund Poulsen was it worth the money to Disruptionrådet could sleep and eat for total of eur 1.2 million. kr., while they held just eight meetings.
– When it comes to taxpayers ‘ money, it is of course essential that the cost be kept at a reasonable level. Therefore, there is also in advance of meetings obtained offers from three conference hotels in the areas where the meetings are held.
– the selection has also taken into account other things such as number of rooms, conference facilities, and whether there is agreement. In addition, one must remember that the meetings stretching over a whole day.
– Therefore, I think that overall, the cost per. person has been fair, says Troels Lund to Ekstra Bladet.
Disruptionrådet have been able to slip out of the rates, rules, such as governmental institutions normally are obligated to follow.
the Reason: To Troels Lund, and Lars Løkke even as ministers.
’however, It follows from Konferenceaftalens section 3.3., to state institutions in a number of cases do not have the obligation to purchase the conference facilities on the framework agreement, including if the conference has the participation of one or several ministers’, informs the ministry of Employment to Ekstra Bladet.
According to Troels Lund, it was also necessary that the council spent over a million on external consultants out of a total budget of under three million. crowns. He refers to the money among other things is spent on a film and the creation of a Facebook group:
Elite debate
– the Disruption and the pace of change can easily become a debate for the elite, even if it’s going to mean something for all danes. Is disruption so been it, as the whole of Denmark is talking about? No, we must admit, but I am convinced that with this work have scored it a little higher up on the agenda.