Federal fragmentation: Decentralised federalism makes the coordinated implementation of digitalisation projects more difficult. Involving all stakeholder groups and developing viable and consensus-based solutions is a challenge.
Economic competitiveness: There is a risk of missing out on the opportunities of digitalisation if the public sector does not act in time.
Common understanding: a broad and shared understanding of cyber risks among all stakeholder groups
State sovereignty: Conduct a broad discussion and establish a clear definition of the foundations and limits of state sovereignty in the digital space.
Digital identity (e-ID): Introduce a secure, data protection-compliant and government-controlled e-ID that serves as the basis for all e-government services.
Federal coordination: Coordinate the planning and implementation of digitalisation projects more centrally, while implementation can be decentralised if necessary.
Public-private cooperation: Creating processes that bring together business, administration and society in order to utilise opportunities for Switzerland as a place to work and train.
Risk management: Recognising and avoiding unacceptable dependencies (e.g. on foreign providers) and risks at an early stage and ensuring good emergency and recovery planning in the event of a disruption.
Transparent communication: Ensure early involvement of the population through public discourse and pilot projects in order to create trust.
With these measures, Switzerland can drive digitalisation forward in a targeted manner while maintaining its federal structures, high security standards and state sovereignty.
Umberto Annino, Microsoft | Hannes Lubich, Board of Directors and Consultant
Endre Bangerter, BFH | Alain Beuchat, Banque Lombard Odier & Cie SA | Matthias Bossardt, KPMG | Dani Caduff, AWS | Adolf Doerig, Doerig & Partner | Stefan Frei, ETH Zurich | Roger Halbheer, Microsoft | Katja Dörlemann, Switch | Pascal Lamia, BACS | Martin Leuthold, Switch | Luka Malisa, SIX Digital Exchange | Adrian Perrig, ETH Zurich | Raphael Reischuk, Zühlke Engineering AG | Ruedi Rytz, BACS | Riccardo Sibilia, DDPS | Bernhard Tellenbach, armasuisse | Daniel Walther, Swatch Group Services | Andreas Wespi, IBM Research