2017

01.12.17 | A parliamentary motion has the goal of submitting e-voting systems to public penetration testing with a bug bounty. However it’s a fallacy to assume that this can prove that the solutions are secure. A realistic, transparent and honest risk assessment is more important, argues Stefan Friedli, cyber-security specialist.

According to an e-voting study conducted by the Centre for Democracy Studies Aarau (ZDA) and co-authored by Thomas Milic, there is considerable support for electronic voting among voters.

In an article that appeared in the Swiss IT magazine Netzwoche in October 2017, two authors consider why e-voting in Switzerland has not progressed more quickly and how it could be implemented across Switzerland faster.

24.10.17 | Accessibility of websites, applications and online services as a promoted measure is an expression of accessibility for the disabled as practised and lived by more and more companies and authorities.

22.10.17 | Two exciting events on the subject of e-voting will be held in the autumn.

21.08.17 | Swiss Post’s e-voting service has been certified for use by up to 50 percent of voters.

02.06.17 | The SocietyByte magazine (the science magazine from the Bern University of Applied Sciences) has dedicated its June 2017 issue to e-voting.

04.04.17 | The Federal Council has agreed on various measures for the universal introduction of electronic voting.

27.02.17 | For the first time, Swiss Post is offering voters the option to become familiar with e-voting at home in a fictitious vote using a public demo system.