Federal Council: Message on the third economic stimulus package adopted
As part of its efforts to combat the economic crisis, the Federal Council approved the message on the third economic stimulus package for submission to Parliament on Monday. Among other things, the package aims to promote the development of new information technologies.
In the fight against the economic crisis, the Federal Council has adopted the dispatch on the third CHF 400 million economic stimulus program for the attention of parliament. With this decision, the Federal Council intends to create the necessary legal basis to implement the measures announced on June 17. Among other things, the package is intended to promote the expansion of communication and information technologies. This includes the further development of the Suisse ID digital signature as a means of secure authentication in electronic business transactions and the introduction of a company identification number. E-government projects are also to be driven forward.
