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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 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.

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).

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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