<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span class="gmail_default"></span>As <span class="gmail_default">is the practice of several </span><span class="gmail_default">ISOC Chapters, ISOC Switzerland hold a policy forum as a warm up to their AGM. This year's topics are a renewed effort to introduce digital id in the country, and a regional push to bolster open tech.</span></div><div id="gmail-:1mc" class="gmail-Am gmail-aiL gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:472px" aria-controls=":1ua" aria-expanded="false"><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default">The digital identity (e-ID) allows Swiss citizens and people with a Swiss residence permit to prove their identity online. The federal government plans to start issuing the e-ID in a wallet app called ‹SWIYU› from 2026. The trust infrastructure also allows other authorities and private individuals to issue electronic credentials.</div><a href="https://www.eid.admin.ch/en">https://www.eid.admin.ch/en</a><br><br>The NGI0 Commons Fund, aka the NGI Zero Commons Fund, is an initiative from The European Commission's Next generation Initiative (NGI) to award over €21.6 million in grants for the development of open digital technologies.<br><a href="https://ngi.eu/ngi-zero-eu-investment/">https://ngi.eu/ngi-zero-eu-investment/</a><br><br>ADD TO CALENDAR <a href="https://calndr.link/event/bLZDBARSrx">https://calndr.link/event/bLZDBARSrx</a><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><br><br><div class="msg-3058458052690666362"><u></u>
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<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>15:15 Official Welcome</strong><br>
<strong>Bernie Höneisen</strong> - ISOC-CH<br>
<strong>15:25 Introduction to ISOC / ISOC-CH</strong><br>
<strong>Markus Kummer</strong> - ISOC-CH<br>
<strong>15:45 Digital Identity (e-ID) in Switzerland</strong><br>
<strong>Dr. Rolf Rauschenbach</strong>, Federal Office of Justice (FOJ)<br>
<strong>Dr. Roman Zoun</strong>, Digital Identity and Data Sovereignty Association (DIDAS)<br>
<strong>Prof. Dr. Christian Grothoff</strong>, Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH)<br>
Moderator: <strong>Serena Tinari</strong><br>
<strong>17:30 NGI0 Commons Fund</strong><br>
<strong>Panayotis Antoniadis</strong> - ISOC-CH</p>
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