Programm Swiss IGF 2024, hybrid
The number of places in the Welle7, Berne, is limited. Registrations for in-person participation will be considered according to the time of receipt.
The Sessions will be broadcast on the Swiss IGF website on the day of the conference at www.igf.swiss/live.
Sessions in the “Eventroom” will be simultaneously translated into German, French and English on site at Welle7 and online in Zoom. Unfortunately, simultaneous translation is not possible for sessions in the room 3.14; basic knowledge of German, French and English is assumed for participation there.
Conference management and overall moderation: Jacques Beglinger (Beglinger LPC) and Livia Walpen (BAKOM International Relations), Swiss IGF Co-Secretariat
08:30-09:00
Registration (Welle 7, Bern) and login
09:00-09:15
Opening session
(Eventraum)
With Bernard Maissen, Director of the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM)
Parallel sessions:
09:15-10:30
Session 1: Regulation of AI - Insights into the international race
(Eventraum)
Not only the development and deployment, but also the regulation of Artificial Intelligence has turned into a global race. In the session, various international approaches (including the “AI Act” of the EU, President Biden’s executive order, the G7’s Hiroshima AI Process, and the AI Convention of the Council of Europe) will be presented by experts and discussed together with the guests. The “so what?” of the analyses should be focused on the question of Switzerland’s future positioning.
Inputs: Thomas Schneider (OFCOM); Stephan Sigrist (Think Tank W.I.R.E.); Jeremy Rollison (Microsoft); Cornelia Stengel (Kellerhals Carrard); Isabel de Sola (United Nations)Coordination: Stefan Pabst (Think Tank W.I.R.E.)09:15-10:30
Session 2: Cybersecurity, data security, data protection: preventing data leaks – but also learning how to deal with them
(Raum 3.14)
All kinds of entities are processing and storing more and more data or are having this done for them by third parties. Now hardly a day goes by without some kind of data leak being discovered. How can personal and other data be better secured and thus protected? What can affected persons do if their data has been leaked?
Inputs:Alain Gut (Präsident Swiss Cyber Experts); Leo Huber (Adnovum); Adrian Marti (Eraneos); Andreas Grünert (Bundeasmt für Cybersicherheit BACS); Roland Mathys (Schellenberg Wittmer); David Sommer ( (Zühlke Engineering und Digitale Gesellschaft))Moderation: Manuela Sonderegger (Bundesamt für Cybersicherheit BACS); Adrian Koster (Staatssekretariat für Sicherheitspolitik SEPOS)Coordination:Adrian Koster (Staatssekretariat für Sicherheitspolitik SEPOS); Andrea Willimann (Hirzel. Neef. Schmid. Konsulenten / Industry Advisory Platform)10:30-10:45
Break
10:45-12:00
Session 3: Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in Switzerland
(Eventraum)
Since the Swiss IGF 2023, there have been numerous and significant regulatory developments for Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) worldwide. The Federal Council instructing DETEC to prepare an overview of possible regulatory approaches to AI by the end of 2024 has received somewhat less attention. It is in this context and after an initial input by the Federal Administration that we discuss possible regulatory approaches for Switzerland with representatives from research, the economy, and civil society.
Inputs: Chiara Bottaro (Federal Office of Justice); Florent Thouvenin (University of Zurich); Erik Schönenberger (Digitale Gesellschaft); Erich Herzog (economiesuisse)10:45-12:00
Session 4: Net zero and digital transformation, a contradiction?
(Raum 3.14)
The use of digital technologies promises efficiency and productivity gains everywhere, with innovations driving the transformation of the economy and society at a quarterly pace. Conversely, these technologies are associated with increasingly high energy and resource costs. How can the ecological footprint of digitalisation be reduced? Is the digital transformation even contributing to global decarbonisation? And what role does the state play in this?
Inputs: Jan Bieser (Bern University of Applied Sciences); Mira Wolf-Bauwens (IBM Research); Florin Hasler (Opendata.ch)Coordination: Francesca Giardina (Stiftung Mercator)12:00-13:30
Lunch Break
Lunch at Welle 7
12:05-12:20
Lightning Talk A: The Swiss IGF – Get engaged!
(Eventraum)
The Swiss IGF is the national spin-off from the global process of the UN Internet Governance Forum, in which all stakeholders agree on the definition of rules in the digitalisation. (“Internet Governance”). The talk gives an insight behind the scenes and explains how you can get directly involved as a stakeholder
Inputs: Jacques Beglinger (Co-Secretary of the Swiss IGF, Beglinger LPC), Livia Walpen (Co-Secretary of the Swiss IGF, OFCOM)12.05-12:20
Lightning Talk B: DigitalBarometer 2024 - The voice of the Swiss population
(Raum 3.14)
The DigitalBarometer is an annual representative study that
examines the perceptions and design needs of the Swiss population in various areas of digitalisation. In 2024, the focus will be on the topics of ‘AI’ and ‘digital inclusion’. Selected results of the study published at the end of May 2024 will be presented at the Swiss IGF. The DigitalBarometer is implemented by the Risk Dialogue Foundation.13:10-13:25
Lightning Talk C: The three digital strategies for Switzerland and the administration
(Eventraum)
The three digital strategies for Switzerland and the administration: (1) the Digital Switzerland Strategy, (2) the Digital Public Services Switzerland Strategy, (3) the Digital Federal Administration Strategy.
The short presentation (approx. 10 minutes) and the subsequent Q&A session (approx. 5 minutes) are intended to explain the digital strategies of Switzerland and the administration to the audience. It will explain why there are three separate strategies, how they work together, how they cooperate and what the boundaries are. In addition, the three lead administrative units (DVS, DTI DCH and DTI TI) will be briefly introduced.
Inputs: Dieter J. Tschan (FCh DTI Digital Switzerland)13:10-13:25
Lightning Talk D: Unpacking the Global Digital Compact (GDC) - Closing the Divide
13:30-14:45
Session 5: AI and disinformation: how can we counteract the loss of trust in reporting?
(Eventraum)
Disinformation reaches a new dimension through the use of artificial intelligence. We will discuss with experts the following questions: What are the implications for the credibility of reporting and the media? What strategies and solutions are necessary to effectively address this development?
13:30-14:45
Session 6: Transfer of digital skills within private and public organizations and continuing education
(Raum 3.14)
Digital technologies and regulations are constantly evolving, creating new challenges for human resources management in private and public organizations. In particular, managers and employees must be highly adaptable to developments in artificial intelligence and privacy protection. How are Swiss companies and institutions affected in concrete terms? How can standards be applied and the skills of management and staff in public and private institutions kept up to date? How can we deal with the shortage of IT specialists?
Inputs: Maya Dougoud (School of Management Fribourg); Ayisha Piotti (AI Policy Summit, ETHZ Center for Law & Economics, RegHorizon); Nicolas Zahn (f0t1 GmbH); Elena Balzardi (Bibliothèque nationale)
Moderation + Coordintion: Amélie Vallotton Preisig (President Bibliosuisse); Fabio Monnet (B Lab Switzerland)14:45-15:00
Break
15:00-16:15
Session 7: Data reuse between confidentiality and driving innovation - who needs access to which data?
(Eventraum)
Digitalisation creates and needs Data. How can these Data be optimally distributed in favour of progress and transparency, and under what conditions? Which Data should remain private for the functioning of society, the economy and the state?
Inputs: Adam Gontarz (Swissmem), Alina Begley (Empa, Air Pollution-Environmental Technology /Foraus), Jade Sternberg (digitalswitzerland), Samuel Mätzler (University of Zurich, Center for Information Technology, Society, and Law (ITSL))15:00-16:15
Session 8: Digital rights: security and efficiency versus freedom and privacy protection
(Raum 3.14)
In the digital age, the right to privacy is being challenged by developments relating to electronic identification systems such as eID and eIDAS. While these systems offer significant advantages for user verification, efficiency and security on the internet, they raise serious questions about data protection and individual self-determination. Social credit systems (social scoring) pose an additional challenge, as they attempt to determine the trustworthiness of individuals based on their social, political and consumer behaviour.
Inputs: Pascal Fouquet (Piratenpartei Bern); Christian Heimann (Bundesamt für Justiz); Adrienne Fichter (Republik Magazin)Moderation: Evelyne Tauchnitz (University of Lucerne); Isabelle Lois (BAKOM)
Coordination: Evelyne Tauchnitz (University of Lucerne)16:15-16:30
Break
16:30-17:00
Wrap-up & and adoption of the "Messages from Berne"
(Eventraum)
The “Messages from Berne” summarise the main points of the sessions at the Swiss IGF 2024 in a short, concise and neutral way. They will then be submitted to the global UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) to feed into the discussions in these forums.
Moderation: Nicolas Zahn (f0t1 GmbH)
17:00
End of the conference
17:00
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