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  • Switzerland expected to adopt e-Gov strategy update sooner than planned

    The Swiss Government is expected to adopt an update to the currently valid e-Gov Strategy one year sooner than originally planned, reported Inside-IT.ch. The current strategy was adopted in 2016 for the period until the end of 2019.

    The Ministry of Finance wants to update the strategy, so that the new one can go in effect from the beginning of 2019. The ministry is working on the development of framework conditions, such as interoperability, data security, as well as the basic infrastructure, including electronic identity.

  • Switzerland lags behind on e-government

    A European Commission study says Switzerland is near the bottom of the e-government class – but is slowly improving.

    Switzerland was ranked 26th out of 31 European countries for the sophistication and availability of its online public services.

    The report found that only 21 per cent of the monitored public services were fully available online in Switzerland – up ten per cent on 2006 - compared with the European average of 58 per cent.

  • Switzerland makes progress in public eProcurement

    The Swiss Confederation is a step closer to the realisation of electronic public procurement (eProcurement) procedures. The Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics (Office Fédéral des Constructions et de la Logistique - OCFL, in French) has recently provided for tender submission in electronic format besides the paper-based equivalent.

    Tenders are already widely submitted in electronic form for the procurement of supplies or services. This practice has been extended to construction procurement. The OCFL's calls for tenders documents now stipulate that an entire bid must also be submitted in electronic form (CD or DVD).

  • Switzerland sets new framework for e-government

    The steering board E-Government Switzerland has commissioned a detailed planning for the e-government from 2016. The collaboration between confederation, cantons and communities agreed on the guiding principle of fast, transparent and economical electronic authority services for the population, economy and administration. The current framework agreement runs out at the end of next year.

    A group of e government experts from all state levels support the office E-Government Switzerland as an extended project team. The steering board is intent on focusing national efforts and to prioritise the projects more specifically. The interpretive documents developed by the project group are supposed to be an instrument for a more efficient and effective implementation of the e-government across all federal levels. They will be presented to the confederation, cantons and communities for consultation in the spring.

  • Switzerland to help Kosovo in e-government

    A Delegation of the Government of Kosovo, headed by the Minister for Public Services Arsim Bajrami, is visiting Switzerland. During the visit Bajrami met with the General Director of the International Association KITE, Jean Marie Lechberk.

    Minister Bajrami said that he has received promises by Ms. Lechberkfor technical and material support for the implementation of e-government in the public administration of Kosovo.

  • Switzerland: Cantons count the cost of online voting

    Residents of four municipalities in canton Geneva will be able to cast their ballots online in Sunday’s nationwide votes.

    But critics of the electronic voting pilot project say that it offers no real advantages and is a waste of money.

  • Switzerland: E-government fails to connect with the Swiss

    Government efforts to reach out to the population via the internet are foundering because of security fears and a general lack of awareness, according to a study.

    Only one in ten Swiss makes use of online services provided by the local, cantonal and federal authorities despite much publicity promoting e-government.

  • Switzerland: E-government site proves too ambitious

    An internet site launched by the Swiss authorities will not be as ambitious as originally planned.

    Although the cantons are supporting the initiative, they are calling for the site to be made into a conventional information portal without interactive elements.

  • Switzerland: E-government unpopular

    Only 12 per cent of Swiss make use of online facilities provided by local, cantonal and federal authorities, according to a new survey. The study - published on Tuesday - found that people recognise the advantages of communicating electronically with the authorities but are concerned about security and data protection.
  • Switzerland: Electronic signature soon to be valid

    Same worth as hand-written signature

    From 2005, an electronic signature will have just as much worth as a hand-written signature. As the Federal Office for Communication (BAKOM) explained today, Friday, in Berne, the Swiss Federal Council has passed an order over the law concerning electronic signatures and set the date for the law to come into effect on the 1st of January next year.

  • Switzerland: Electronic signatures gain legal status

    Electronic signatures will carry the same legal weight as written ones, when a new law comes into force in 2005.

    The groundbreaking move puts Switzerland among the first European countries to recognise e-signatures.

  • Switzerland: Electronic signatures gain legal status

    Electronic signatures will carry the same legal weight as written ones, when a new law comes into force in 2005.

    The groundbreaking move puts Switzerland among the first European countries to recognise e-signatures.

  • Switzerland: Expatriates push for e:voting

    The Council of the Swiss Abroad has called for Swiss expatriates to be able to cast their votes electronically ? by the 2011 federal elections at the latest.

    The request was made at the spring meeting of the governing body of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) in Bern on Saturday, which focused on political participation.

  • Switzerland: Security fears cast shadow over e-government

    The Swiss would like more public services to be available online, according to a new survey.

    But three-quarters of those questioned said they would not give out personal details over the Internet unless security were guaranteed.

  • Switzerland: Security fears cast shadow over e-government

    The Swiss would like more public services to be available online, according to a new survey.

    But three-quarters of those questioned said they would not give out personal details over the Internet unless security were guaranteed.

  • Switzerland: Swiss launch e-government initiative

    The Swiss could soon be benefiting from better government services over the internet, thanks to an initiative to develop e-government.

    The project aims to cut down on bureaucracy and boost Switzerland’s e-government ranking compared with other European nations.

  • Switzerland: Virtual signature headed for the real world

    The Swiss may soon be swapping their trusty pen and paper for a virtual signature when buying a house or signing legal documents.

    The House of Representatives has approved potentially groundbreaking proposals to give contracts sealed with an electronic signature the same legal status as written ones.

  • Switzerland: Virtual signature headed for the real world

    The Swiss may soon be swapping their trusty pen and paper for a virtual signature when buying a house or signing legal documents.

    The House of Representatives has approved potentially groundbreaking proposals to give contracts sealed with an electronic signature the same legal status as written ones.

  • Umsetzung der E-Government-Strategie Schweiz schreitet voran

    An seiner zweiten Sitzung konnte der Steuerungsausschuss E-Government feststellen, dass die Umsetzung der E-Government-Strategie Schweiz gut angelaufen ist. Erste Vorhaben haben bereits den Stand der Realisierung erreicht. Der Steuerungsausschuss hat die Instrumente zur Planung, zum Monitoring und zur Begleitung der Umsetzung der nationalen E-Government-Strategie beschlossen und erste Ergänzungen zum Katalog der prioritären Vorhaben vorgenommen.

  • Volksabstimmung: Schweiz führt E-Pass ein

    Der E-Pass, der biometrische Reisepass, der in den letzten Monaten in der Schweiz viel Anlass für Diskussionen gab, wird nun doch eingeführt. Mit einer äußerst knappen Mehrheit von 5500 Stimmen (50,1 Prozent) für den E-Pass hat das Mitzittern der Befürworter seit heute Nachmittag ein Ende. Eine eindeutige Ablehnung des umstrittenen Passes gab es in der Westschweiz und im Tessin, in der deutschsprachigen Schweiz herrschte ein uneinheitliches Bild. Die Stimmbeteiligung war mit 37 Prozent eher niedrig.

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