Swiss Digital Initiative

The Swiss Digital Initiative is a Swiss non-profit foundation based in Geneva. Created under the patronage of former Federal Councillors Ueli Maurer and Doris Leuthard, the organization initiates and manages projects to tackle the ethical challenges of digitization, in particular the question of digital trust.[1]

Swiss Digital Initiative
Formation2019
HeadquartersGeneva
Board Chair
Doris Leuthard
Websitehttps://www.swiss-digital-initiative.org

History and mission

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Initiated by digitalswitzerland the first Swiss Global Digital Summit took place in Geneva in September 2019 to provide a platform to promote in-depth discussions on "Ethics and Fairness in the Age of Digital Transformation".[2] The Summit also represented the starting point of the "Swiss Digital Initiative" (SDI).[1]

 
Participants at the Global Digital Summit

The SDI defines itself as a long-term, process to safeguard ethical standards in the digital world through concrete projects. It brings together academia, government, civil society and business to find solutions to strengthen trust in digital technologies and in the actors involved in ongoing digital transformation.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Swiss Digital Initiative". Federal Department of Finances (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  2. ^ a b Stadler, Rainer (2019-08-13). "Digitalisierung: Ethikzentrum in Genf". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2023-08-24.