The GovTech Innovation Exchange enables the Federal Administration to look for innovative solutions to the current challenges of digital transformation. Various Federal Administration offices have submitted examples of such challenges (see below). The Federal Chancellery is looking for start-ups that are developing solutions to these challenges.
The Federal Administration can test new ideas by developing prototypes or carrying out pilot tests. For their part, start-ups offer innovative approaches but have less market visibility than traditional providers.
To enable start-ups and Federal Administration offices to develop innovative solutions together, the DTI Sector of the Federal Chancellery is organising another Innovation Exchange in 2025. By doing so, the Federal Administration is responding to a request from Parliament to examine innovative ideas and implement them quickly where appropriate.
The Innovation Exchange offers start-ups the opportunity to engage in dialogue with offices of the Federal Administration. In return, this dialogue provides participating offices with an overview of highly innovative solutions available on the market. The ideas developed during the Innovation Exchange may then lead to concrete implementation orders.
Challenges
Offices of the Federal Administration submitted the following challenges (documents in German):
- 1. Entwicklung eines KI-gestützten Chatbots zur Navigation der Toolbox Agenda 2030 (PDF, 114 kB, 17.03.2025)
- 2. Obligatorische Online-Schulung im Bereich Nachhaltige Entwicklung für alle neuen Mitarbeitenden (PDF, 117 kB, 17.03.2025)
- 3. Durchsuchung von Online-Daten im Rahmen des Vollzugs der heilmittelrechtlichen Bestimmungen zu Integrität und Transparenz (PDF, 137 kB, 17.03.2025)
- 4. Digitaler Assistent BAKOM-Webseite (PDF, 105 kB, 17.03.2025)
- 5. Intelligenter Assistent für Bundesratsgeschäfte (Chatbot statt Roter Ordner) (PDF, 114 kB, 17.03.2025)
- 6. Automatisierte Extraktion und Kategorisierung von relevanten Textteilen in Konsultationsprozessen (PDF, 173 kB, 17.03.2025)
- 7. UX Design für übersichtliche Konsolidierung von Stellungnahmen für die Ämterkonsultationen (PDF, 112 kB, 17.03.2025)
- 8. Visualisierung eines Dashboards für politische Geschäfte (PDF, 175 kB, 17.03.2025)
- 9. Monitoring von laufenden Unterschriftensammlungen für eidgenössische Volksbegehren (PDF, 140 kB, 17.03.2025)
- 10. Erhöhung der Sicherheit des Prozesses für Unterschriftensammlungen (PDF, 132 kB, 17.03.2025)
- 11. Proof of Concept "Website zur Publikation von Klimadaten der Bundesverwaltung" (PDF, 169 kB, 17.03.2025)
- 12. Graphbasierte Datenverwaltung im Lebensmittelrecht (PDF, 108 kB, 17.03.2025)
Supplements for Challenges 9 & 10:
Looking for solutions
Interested start-ups have until 28 April 2025 to submit proposed solutions to the challenges. Information on the challenges and how to participate in the Innovation Exchange can be found at www.venturelab.swiss/govtech. Venturelab contacts start-ups on behalf of the Federal Chancellery. At the final meeting on 20 June 2025, the federal offices and start-ups will together determine the best proposed solutions and plan any follow-up work.
Procurement law
Under procurement law, the Innovation Exchange is considered a market clarification. Based on the outcome of the exchange, participating federal offices will decide on a case-by-case basis whether subsequent contracts should be granted and which procurement procedure is to be used.
Further information
Contact
Federal Chancellery
Digital Transformation and ICT Steering DTI Sector
Monbijoustrasse 91
3003 Bern
- Tel.
- +41 58 463 46 64