Federal Office of Public Health bans, Bern procures: How federalism devalues Switzerland's sovereignty claims clarus.news | Analysis | May 12, 2026 Andreas Binggeli and Ernst Anker The Federal Office of Public Health (F...
AI in Government: The German List of Deficiencies and the Swiss Excellence clarus.news | Analysis | May 11, 2026 Two audit offices, two reports, two worlds. In April 2025, the German Federal Audit Office dissects the Fe...
AI Regulation Switzerland: Middle Ground on American Infrastructure clarus.news | Analysis | April 21, 2026 The Grok case involving Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter has ignited a regulatory debate that was long ov...
Saving, but Please at Others' Expense: The Great Federal Palace Operetta on the Relief Package The National Council debated relief package 27, and it quickly became apparent: everyone thinks fiscal discipline is wonderfu...
Update 2026: The Flash in the Pan Gets a Population Counter (Initiative "No 10-Million Switzerland!") The NZZ warned in 2016 against the fallacy of thinking that a single vote already constitutes a new era: Perhaps it wa...
Flash in the Pan with Side Dishes: How Switzerland 'Awakened' in 2016 – and Then Just Voted Again On February 28, 2016, something happened that is about as rare in Swiss politics as an unauthorized garden shed: The SVP l...
Constitution for a Super-AI: Responsibility or Marketing? Teaser: Anthropic has presented a "constitution" for its AI system Claude. The idea: values should not just be layered on top as rules, but embedded in the train...
When good money disappears – what this CBDC experiment really shows A critical look at an SNB working paper Central Bank Digital Currency and Gresham's Law: An experimental analysis The Swiss National Bank is conducting...
When Regulation Costs More Than the Problem: The Questionable Logic Behind Swiss DNS Blocks A Critical Look at ESBK, EFK and the Economics of Inefficient Gambling Control The report by the Swiss Federal Audit Office (EFK...
Data Retention for IP Addresses Planned title: "Brief Update: IT & Digital News from December 22, 2025" date: 2025-12-22 source: Heise Online – Podcast "Brief Update" author: Heise Editorial Team / Gregor Schollmeyer Br...