Identification of security and foreign policy risks
The Interdepartmental Working Group on Digital Sovereignty identifies security and foreign policy risks to the federal government's digital resources and issues recommendations and develops risk assessment tools for the information security officers of the federal authorities.
Status
| Start | 2025 |
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| End | 2027 |
Responsible
Departments
Goals
Switzerland is shaping the international discussion about the future of digital space and its governance
Domains
Infrastructure
Public authorities promote and operate reliable and resilient physical and digital infrastructure.
Focus themes
Digital sovereignty
The Federal Administration will increase its digital sovereignty and resilience in order to remain robust and effective during crises. The interdepartmental working group on digital sovereignty, which was set up by the Federal Council, will conduct a comprehensive review of the relevant work in public administration. It will identify the security and foreign policy risks arising from digital resources, and draw up relevant measures.
Lead: DDPS (State Secretariat for Security Policy), in collaboration with the Federal Chancellery
and the FDFA.