2025 GovTech Innovation Exchange

The Federal Administration can test new ideas by developing prototypes or carrying out pilot tests. For their part, start-ups offer innovative approaches but have less market visibility than traditional providers.

To enable start-ups and Federal Administration offices to develop innovative solutions together, the DTI Sector of the Federal Chancellery is organising another Innovation Exchange in 2025. By doing so, the Federal Administration is responding to a request from Parliament to examine innovative ideas and implement them quickly where appropriate.

The Innovation Exchange offers start-ups the opportunity to engage in dialogue with offices of the Federal Administration. In return, this dialogue provides participating offices with an overview of highly innovative solutions available on the market. The ideas developed during the Innovation Exchange may then lead to concrete implementation orders.

Looking for solutions

Interested start-ups have until 28 April 2025 to submit proposed solutions to the challenges. Information on the challenges and how to participate in the Innovation Exchange can be found at www.venturelab.swiss/govtech. Venturelab contacts start-ups on behalf of the Federal Chancellery. At the final meeting on 20 June 2025, the federal offices and start-ups will together determine the best proposed solutions and plan any follow-up work.

Procurement law

Under procurement law, the Innovation Exchange is considered a market clarification. Based on the outcome of the exchange, participating federal offices will decide on a case-by-case basis whether subsequent contracts should be granted and which procurement procedure is to be used.

www.venturelab.swiss/govtech