Naalakkersuisut has appointed Johnny í Grótinum as chairman of the Reform Commission, which held its first meeting on 11 June.
A new commission must come up with recommendations on how the public sector can be organized more simply and close to citizens. Naalakkersuisut has appointed the members of the commission, which has now held its first meeting.
This is stated by the naalakkersuisoq for finance, Aqqaluaq B. Egede (IA), in a press release:
– We know that Greenland faces a significant economic challenge in the coming decades. Projections indicate that public expenditure will increase faster than income if the trend continues unchanged, states Aqqaluaq B. Egede and continues:
– That is why we are appointing the Reform Commission. The goal is to create a solid decision-making basis so that we can act in a timely manner and ensure a strong and sustainable welfare society for future generations.
Naalakkersuisut has appointed Johnny í Grótinum as chairman of the commission. He is a national economist from the University of Copenhagen and has held a number of prominent positions in the Faroe Islands over a number of years.
Johnny í Grótinum lives in Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands, where he is head of education for the bachelor’s program in economics at the University of the Faroe Islands and chairman of the Faroe Islands Economic Council.
The country director is the deputy head
He explains that it is the commission’s task to contribute professionally based proposals and concrete recommendations for reforms that can future-proof the Greenlandic welfare system:
– As early as September, the commission will visit a number of public institutions to gain a close insight into the challenges that exist and that require new solutions and reforms across the public sector, says Johnny í Grótinum.
At the first meeting of the Reform Commission, Anne Nivika Grødem, country director of Bankivik in Greenland, was elected deputy chairperson.
The Reform Commission’s first interim report is expected to be delivered in the first quarter of next year, and the final report is expected to be delivered in the first half of 2028.
The other members of the commission are:
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Nivi Strunz, self-employed, Greenland
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Hilde Singsaas, managing director of the Environment Agency, Norway
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Maliina Junge Jørgensen, subject manager in Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq, Greenland
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Magni Laksafoss, researcher in social economy, Sjókovin, Faroe Islands
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Ellen Lerch Høj, business development director at the Bank of Greenland, Greenland
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Hans Jørgen Mørch, self-employed, Greenland
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Line Mika Skov, finance director at Tusass, Greenland
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Jørgen Aqe Møller, finance director at RAL, Greenland
