Four months after its public launch, Swiss e-government startup Procivis has released the beta version of its integrated electronic identity and services platform. The fully functional software is ready for piloting and designed to integrate Blockchain-based smart contract capabilities as soon as the underlying technology has matured. Procivis further announced it will provide free access to its solution for partnering NGOs and intergovernmental organisations to support their work in the developing world.
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Das Abstimmen per Mausklick ist ein Erfolg. Jetzt will der Bund das E-Voting flächendeckend einführen.
Abstimmen und Wählen per Mausklick setzt sich immer mehr durch. Bis 2019 sollen zwei Drittel der Kantone die elektronische Stimmabgabe einsetzen. Dieses Ziel hat der Bundesrat am Mittwoch formuliert.
Procivis, a Switzerland-based startup, has announced that it is going to present its proof of concept for a blockchain-backed e-government platform at today’s Microsoft public sector digitization practice day in Bern.
Founded in autumn 2016 by blockchain entrepreneur Daniel Gasteiger, the company has come out of stealth mode. Procivis is currently raising seed funding and said that it will collaborate closely with Estonian e-government experts for designing its services.
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The Swiss authorities are preparing to expand e-voting to more cantons, which would give more citizens the chance to cast their votes electronically. The government on Wednesday said the system should be expanded from its test phase.
Until now, 14 cantons have at various times allowed Swiss living abroad to vote electronically. Three cantons (Neuchatel, Geneva and Basel City) have operated e-voting systems for Swiss-based citizens. Up to two-thirds of citizens who have been eligible to vote electronically have grabbed the opportunity, proving that strong demand exists, the government said.
Swiss Post and Switzerland’s railway company SBB have joined forces to launch a standard login based on a uniform digital identity.
In a statement issued today (16 December), Swiss Post said: “The aim is to enable private individuals, companies and authorities to reduce their countless logins and passwords to just one in order to guarantee simple and secure access to as many online services as possible.”
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