Procivis, a Switzerland-based startup, has announced that it is going to present its proof of concept for a blockchain-backed e-government platform at today’s Microsoft public sector digitization practice day in Bern.
Founded in autumn 2016 by blockchain entrepreneur Daniel Gasteiger, the company has come out of stealth mode. Procivis is currently raising seed funding and said that it will collaborate closely with Estonian e-government experts for designing its services.
Read more: Swiss venture Procivis launches blockchain-backed e-government platform
Swiss Post and Switzerland’s railway company SBB have joined forces to launch a standard login based on a uniform digital identity.
In a statement issued today (16 December), Swiss Post said: “The aim is to enable private individuals, companies and authorities to reduce their countless logins and passwords to just one in order to guarantee simple and secure access to as many online services as possible.”
Read more: Swiss Post and SBB join forces to launch standard login for digital services
Swiss Post has said it is looking to expand its position in the healthcare market through its digital communications technology.
The state-owned postal service in Switzerland is partnering with two major national organisations to increase its role in delivering healthcare information to doctors and patients and other stakeholders.
The company will work with the Swiss Medical Association (FMH) and the Ärztekasse health insurance fund on their joint project, called Health Info Net (HIN).
Read more: Swiss Post signs two deals to expand digital healthcare data delivery
The foreign ministry says it has replaced its existing IT system for registering Swiss nationals abroad with a new system allowing expats to register with the authorities online.
The online desk allows Swiss citizens living abroad to enter, modify and consult their data at any time and from any location, according to a statement published on Wednesday.
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.