Today (technically still today), the Swedish government released its IT policy proposition, titled "From IT-policy for society to policy for the IT-society".
The document, which contains the basic ideas for the Swedish IT policy as well as some smaller changes to various laws and suggestions for new ones (in particular concerning the functioning of the se top level domain), will be ratified by the parliament, probably sometime after the summer.
Having read through the 443 page document, it leaves quite a bit to be desired. It is not bad per say, but it doesn't really say anything either. It is, however, slightly positive towards Free Software (by the Swedish government called Öppen Programvara ("Open Software")), and mentions support for both Free Software and open standards at several places, in particular when dealing with public administration.
However, it fails to adress the wider issue of things and treats Free Software as a specific issue that can be addressed separately from other issues concerning the "IT society".
We will make some general comments on the proposition, in particular when it comes to software patents. It doesn't work for me to advocate Free Software in one paragraph, and then go on to advocate, as Sweden has done, patentability on software (without interoperability demands).
We will also advice the Swedish government to actually participate in the various intra-governmental meetings and organisations, such as WSIS, instead of blindly accepting, or even ignoring, what takes place there.
As for WIPO, which is mentioned only when it comes to trademarks in the proposition, we will advice the government to support the work towards a World Intellectual Wealth Organisation.
For Free Software, we will support the governments initiative to use more Free Software in public administration, but we will also say that what is needed is actual activities, not another inquiry to confirm what many other inquiries have already confirmed.