Digitization
Switzerland says yes to e-ID - a mandate to seize the digital opportunity!
28.09.2025
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At a glance
- By voting yes to the e-ID, the Swiss people are acknowledging the opportunities of the digital future. The Yes vote also means a mandate to make use of these opportunities.
- Politicians are now called upon to create good framework conditions and opportunity-based regulation for digitalization.
- The administration must now digitalize its processes in order to relieve the burden on citizens and companies by reducing bureaucracy.
The Swiss electorate's yes to e-ID is more than just a decision in favor of digital progress - it is a social commitment. Switzerland is showing that it is prepared to use technological developments to make administrative processes more efficient, secure and citizen-friendly. It is also a mandate for politicians and the administration to seize the opportunities offered by digitalization. The e-ID is the key to a modern digital infrastructure that not only relieves the state, but also the economy and the population. It enables a new quality of interaction with authorities. The result of the vote also shows that the public's concerns regarding data protection and security must be taken seriously and must remain a high priority in further implementation.
How bureaucracy reduction works
Concrete examples such as the planned online platform for the first pillar of old-age provision or the Justitia 4.0 project show how the e-ID enables efficiency gains and drives forward the reduction of bureaucracy. The more applications rely on the e-ID, the more citizens and companies benefit from simplified processes and administrative relief. With the e-ID developed in Switzerland, we are also securing our digital sovereignty. Swiss know-how guarantees a solution that strengthens our economic independence. A reliable and sovereign digital infrastructure creates attractive framework conditions for research, business and innovation.
Let's seize this opportunity!
economiesuisse is calling for the opportunities created by the e-ID to be used consistently. The benefits of digitalization must not be slowed down by new regulations. Especially in economically challenging times, we need relief and the courage to innovate. The e-ID is an opportunity that we must seize now. For a modern Switzerland that confidently shapes its digital future.
