Webinar: Technical requirements for secure data exchange

Digital self-determination Monday, 20. January 2025 13:49

In order for different parties to be able to exchange data securely and efficiently with each other, they must ensure various technical requirements are met. In this webinar, three experienced speakers presented key elements for this: electronic identities, metadata catalogues and programming interfaces.

Translated with DeepL

Electronic identity: creating secure identification and trust
Electronic Identity and Verifiable Credentials enable secure, traceable data exchange by creating transparency about consent, data ownership, origin and rights. In his presentation, Vasily Suvorov (DIDAS) gave an overview of existing and future E-ID solutions for individuals and organisations and demonstrated their potential for new applications in the context of regulatory requirements such as the GDPR.
Metadata catalogues: making data findable and usable
The national metadata catalogue I14Y makes it easier to find and interoperate data. In his presentation, Fabrice Gouzi (FSO) showed what added value the catalogue offers, how it can be used to manage metadata efficiently and how data can be used more sustainably as a result.
API: Simplifying and automating data integration
APIs are an essential key to data processing. In his presentation, Tobias Schweizer (Switch) introduced various API types and presented Switch's Open Data API. He also addressed challenges in dealing with APIs, especially when integrating and transforming data.

The webinar offered practical insights into technical solutions for data exchange and showed why interoperable, secure systems play a central role in the digital future.

The next webinar will take place on Wednesday, 26 March 2025 from 3 to 4.30 pm and will be dedicated to the market potential and the question of how states and companies can achieve economic benefits by sharing data.

More information and registration

Presentations in German and English

Electronic Identity: Enabling new application and future proof compliance for data exchange (EN)

I14Y - National metadata catalogue

What are APIs? And what is their importance when working with data?

Further contributions from the webinar series

About the speakers

Vasily Suvorov is an experienced technology strategist and has worked as a CTO in both start-ups and listed companies. Since 2015, he has focused on self-sovereign identity, digital trust and data protection technologies. He is the founder of DIDAS, a leading Swiss non-profit organisation for digital sovereignty.

Fabrice Gouzi is Head of Interoperability at the Federal Statistical Office (FSO ) and has extensive experience in data management from both the private and public sectors.

Tobias Schweizer is a software developer inSwitch 's Connectome project, which promotes the reuse of open data from different sectors and encourages open data practices. He develops processes for capturing and transforming data from different sources to make it available via APIs.

The webinar is part of the series "Best practices for sharing factual data", jointly organised by the SATW and the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI). The series is an activity within the framework of the Digital Self-Determination Network and addresses the various requirements for sharing data between different stakeholders. Selected experts will highlight the legal, cultural and technical framework conditions for this and present obstacles and tried-and-tested solutions from practice.

The series is aimed at anyone interested in secure data exchange and trustworthy data spaces.