Measures

Advancement of democracy on the basis of digital self-determination

Status
ongoing

Responsible
FDFA
Directorate of International Law DIL

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Establishment of an international network for the development of basic global conditions for technologies and innovations which allow people to make their data available for the common good, to cooperate in the building of economic and social ecosystems (including collective intelligence) and to participate independently in digital democracy in an informed manner.


Field of action

Field of action

International commitment

In its Foreign Policy Strategy (FPS) 2020-23, the Federal Council defined digitalisation as one of four thematic priorities for the first time. In doing so, it stated that it wanted to further develop Switzerland's digital foreign policy. It is taking the...

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