As is the practice of several 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. 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. https://www.eid.admin.ch/en 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. https://ngi.eu/ngi-zero-eu-investment/ ADD TO CALENDAR https://calndr.link/event/bLZDBARSrx On Thursday, 27 February, 2025 at 15:15-18:00 CET (14:15-17:00 UTC) the Internet Society Switzerland Chapter (ISOC CH) hosts a public event ‘Public Policy Sessions 2025‘ at the Switzerland Innovation Park in Biel/Bienne. 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