en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Swiss Council of States (Ständerat) has passed a motion titled "Strengthening Switzerland's Digital Sovereignty Incentive Program," aimed at supporting the rapid implementation of pilot projects related to digital infrastructure, open-source technology, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. The Federal Council (Bundesrat) has recommended rejecting the motion, arguing that existing strategies and support tools already cover these areas.

In her statement of reasons, motion sponsor Heidi Z'graggen, a member of the Council of States from the Centre Party, noted that past time-limited, targeted start-up funding had generated strong initial effects. During the debate in the small chamber, she pointed out that the motion does not call for long-term subsidies, but rather a time-limited incentive program, and that investments in open and sovereign technologies can enhance innovation capacity, reduce external dependencies, create added value in Switzerland, and lower costs in the long term.

Federal Economic Minister Guy Parmelin, responsible for the matter, assured the Council of States that the Federal Council is already addressing digital sovereignty at both strategic and operational levels, and that further measures are currently unnecessary. Nevertheless, according to the meeting records, 30 members of the small chamber voted in favor of the motion, 7 opposed, and 1 abstained. The National Council (Nationalrat) will now deliberate on the matter.

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