Strategic Theme 1/2 for 2025 – Secure & Resilient Digital Democracy

Secure & Resilient Digital Democracy

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In an increasingly digital society, trust in democratic processes, institutions, and identity systems is fundamental to maintaining social stability and governance. Digital democracy relies on resilient e-governance infrastructures such as secure and privacy-preserving digital identities, trusted online platforms for citizen participation and cybersecure critical government infrastructures. Ensuring these digital infrastructures’ security, interoperability, and robustness is essential to preserving trust in government, financial transactions, and online interactions.

This theme focuses on projects strengthening digital democratic resilience while ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks such as eIDAS.

Projects

Privacy-preserving implementation eID solution

Partners can collaborate with EPFL labs to study privacy implications of specific implementations, develop enhanced privacy-preserving mechanisms (like zero-knowledge proofs for attribute verification), and create industry-specific integration frameworks that maintain security while optimizing user experience.

E-collect of Signatures

The project aims to design and implement a trustworthy e-collecting platform that addresses the challenges of signature fraud, misuse of personal data, and lack of transparency in the current initiative and referendum processes. By ensuring robust privacy protection, enhancing transparency, securing signature validation, and providing a hybrid approach that includes both digital and paper options, the project seeks to foster civic engagement and restore public trust in the democratic process.

Workshops

Interdisciplinary Ideation Workshop for Signature e-Collecting System in Switzerland

The transition towards digital solutions in Swiss democratic processes, such as e-collecting of signatures for initiatives and referenda, presents both opportunities and challenges. With increasing concerns about fraud, privacy, and data security, there is a pressing need to develop a trustworthy and resilient e-collecting platform. C4DT aims to contribute to this endeavor by organizing an ideation workshop that leverages interdisciplinary expertise and collaborative insights to identify the building blocks needed to establish a trustworthy and resilient signature e-collecting system in Switzerland and fortify its digital democracy.

Trainings

Hands-on Training for Engineers: SWIYU Integration – Privacy-Preserving Solutions for the Swiss eID

Step into the future of digital identity with our immersive training, “SWIYU Integration – Privacy-Preserving Solutions for the Swiss eID.” Tailored for engineers, this course provides a comprehensive exploration of the Swiss eID system, offering an in-depth understanding of its authentication protocols, security measures, and API architecture. You’ll engage in hands-on projects to adeptly integrate SWIYU into web and mobile applications, ensuring all implementations meet identity verification compliance standards.