Switzerland - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about egovernment activities in Switzerland.
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eGovernment - Switzerland - Archive
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Archived articles and resources about egovernment activities in Switzerland.
- eGovernment action plan - First phase ready to launch
- ePractice.eu, 15 May 2012. Country Switzerland; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking, eIdentity and eSecurity, eProcurement, Services for Businesses , Services for Citizens, Policy. "The Steering Committee of the Swiss eGovernment programme has approved the first phase of the eGovernment action plan which promotes specific projects, from the geographic map of Swiss eGovernment to procedures for filing tax returns or notifying a change of address..."
- Federal bill on electronic patient records to be prepared by the end of 2012
- e-Practice, 26 April 2012. Country Switzerland; Domain eHealth; Topic Electronic health records, ICT for patient safety, Patient summary, Policy, Regional/national Health Information Networks. "The Swiss Federal Council asked the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) to draft a bill as well as a corresponding message by the end of 2012 on the development of electronic patient records, taking into account the results of the consultation process that ran from September to December 2011..."
- Launch of smartphone and tablet computer app for eGovernment
- ePractice.eu, 5 January 2012. Country Switzerland; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, Multi-channel Delivery, Policy, User-centric Services. "On 15 November 2011, a new eGovernment application was released aimed at providing information about Swiss eGovernment programmes and evaluating the benefits of eGovernment projects.
The eGovernment Switzerland Programme Office, an administrative unit of the eGovernment Switzerland Steering Committee, has developed the 'E-Gov-App' for a popular smartphone and tablet computer..."
- EHR pilot project in Geneva receives highest certification for eHealth strategy compliance
- ePractice.eu, 2 December 2011. Country Switzerland; Domain eHealth; Topic Electronic health records, Health portals, Patient summary, Personal Health Systems, Policy, Regional/national Health Information Networks. "The 'e-toile' electronic health record (EHR), jointly developed by a private company and the canton of Geneva as part of a pilot project, has been awarded the highest possible certification by the eHealth Suisse Steering Committee, the federal and cantonal eHealth coordination body..."
- First eVoting trials in federal elections carried out successfully
- ePractice.eu, 14 November 2011. Country Switzerland; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking, eParticipation, eDemocracy and eVoting, Services for Citizens, Policy, Regional and Local, User-centric Services. "Four cantons successfully conducted eVoting trials during the National Council elections held on 23 October 2011, marking the first time that pilots were carried out in a Swiss federal election..."
- Consultation on draft federal law on electronic patient records
- ePractice.eu, 10 October 2011. Country Switzerland; Domain eHealth; Topic Electronic health records, Policy, Regional / national Health Information Networks. "On 16 September 2011, the Federal Council of Switzerland initiated a consultation on the draft federal law on electronic patient records. With this law in place, it is hoped that electronic patient records will lead to better treatment processes in terms of quality and higher patient safety, as well as to a more efficient health system. The consultation period will last until 20 December 2011..."
- Evaluation of eHealth pilot projects can start
- ePractice.eu, 21 September 2011. Country Switzerland; Domain eHealth; Topic Policy; Other. "The managers of the eHealth pilot schemes carried out in Switzerland can submit their pilots to the eHealth Suisse Secretariat in view of the assessment of their compliance with the recommendations for the implementation of pilot schemes in line with the Swiss eHealth strategy..."
- Open government data gathers momentum in Switzerland
- The Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation, Bern, 24 June 2011. "With every available place taken, opendata.ch 2011, the first conference on freely accessible government data in Switzerland, took place at the Swiss Federal Archives in Berne today. The more than 150 participants, including parliamentarians, senior administrators and representatives of business, research and the media, discussed the advantages and challenges of open government data in Switzerland and agreed on some of the next key steps..."
- First anniversary of SuisseID
- ePractice.eu, 2 June 2011. Country Switzerland; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking, eIdentity and eSecurity, Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Interoperability. "... The number of applications that make use of the SuisseID has increased to over 220 within one year. About half of these services are provided by towns and municipalities, where the inhabitants no longer have to worry about business hours thanks to their SuisseID. A large part of eGovernment transactions may be processed online 24 hours, 7 days a week..."
- SuisseID on the right track
- ePractice.eu, 9 November 2010. Country Switzerland; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, Legal Aspects. "The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) issued its first progress report on SuisseID - the first electronic proof of identity at national level - since its official launch on 3 May 2010 in the frame of the third phase of the short-term stabilisation measures..."
- Simap.ch platform updated
- ePractice.eu, 30 August 2010. Country Switzerland; Domain
eGovernment; Topic eProcurement, Services for Businesses, Infrastructure, Interoperability, Regional and Local, User-centric Services. "An updated version the 'Simap.ch' platform, the information system for public procurement in Switzerland, was released on 28 July 2010..."
- Members of Steering Committee for eGovernment receive SuisseID
- ePractice.eu, 30 June 2010. Country Switzerland; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Policy. "At the session of Switzerland's eGovernment Steering Committee on 25 May 2010, each Committee member received a personal SuisseID, the first secure electronic proof of identity at national level. Likewise, the Committee took note of the successful implementation of the Swiss eGovernment programme and appointed the leading partners of last two priority projects initiated..."
- Patient-targeted physician search online tool
- ePractice.eu, 1 April 2010. Country Switzerland; Domain eHealth; Topic Other. "Anyone looking for a physician in Switzerland can find him/her very easily via the 'Doctorfmh.ch' portal. Following recent adjustments, the latter has been better tailored to the needs of the wider public..."
- Web-based questionnaire developed for assessing the environmental impacts of biofuels
- ePractice.eu, 15 December 2009. Country Switzerland; Domain eGovernment; Topic Infrastructure. "A web-based questionnaire, 'Sustainability Quick Check for Biofuels' (SQCB), has been created based on the environmental impacts of various production chains of biofuels and feedstocks..."
- Residence permits for foreigners to go biometric
- ePractice.eu, 3 December 2009. Country Switzerland; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, User-centric Services. "The Federal Council approved on 18 November 2009, the issuing of biometric residence permits for foreigners. The switch to biometric permits requires amendments to the Federal Law on Foreigners and the Federal Law on the common information system to the fields of foreign and asylum (LDEA)..."
This category last updated: 17 May 2012