The Confederation and the cantons concluded the framework agreement in 2007, which will remain in force until the end of 2011. To ensure the continuance and implementation of the Swiss eGovernment strategy, the steering committee at a meeting on 4 November 2010 commissioned the eGovernment Switzerland Programme Office to prepare the renewal of the framework agreement with the support of key Swiss eGovernment stakeholders. What the steering committee seeks to accomplish is to accelerate the deployment of eGovernment and to strengthen the Confederation's leading role, without relieving the cantons of their responsibility regarding its implementation.
In order to prepare for the new framework agreement, the Programme Office set up various workshops with eGovernment stakeholders in early 2011. These workshops have identified the following key action areas: reinforce the role of the steering committee; focus on selected projects; collaborate more closely at federal level; and increase standardisation and a joint funding basis.
Based on these, the steering committee has laid down the following strategic areas:
- An action plan that focuses on five to eight priority projects;
- A geographical map provides an overview of eGovernment projects in Switzerland;
- The steering committee exercises greater influence on the adoption and implementation of standards;
- Defining binding framework conditions in the implementation of prioritised projects;
- The Steering Committee provides recommendations on general topics;
- The municipalities will be further involved through the cantons;
- A common financial base will be created for eGovernment in Switzerland.
As a second step, the Programme Office will carry out these strategic areas in a proposed new framework agreement, in collaboration with the secretariat of the Conference of the Cantonal Governments. Federal bodies, cantons and other organisations such as the Association of Municipalities, will then have the opportunity to express their views by means of a project consultation. In autumn, the revised framework agreement will be submitted for approval to the Conference of the Cantonal Governments and the Federal Council.
Further information:
- Official news article - eGovernment Switzerland (in French, German and Italian)
- 'Framework Agreement on eGovernment Cooperation in Switzerland' (in French, German and Italian)
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Quelle/Source: epractice, 01.04.2011
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