Programm Swiss IGF 2024, hybrid
The number of places in Welle7, Berne, is limited. Registrations for in-person participation will be considered according to the time of receipt. Registration will open in mid-April.
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
Previous day
(Swiss Youth IGF) TBC
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
(TBD)
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.
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 TBD)
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?
Input: TBDModeration: TBDCoordination: Adrian Koster (State Secretariat for Security Policy SEPOS)10:30-10:45
Break
10:45-12:00
Session 3: Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in Switzerland
(TBD)
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.
Input: Chiara Bottaro (Federal Office of Justice); Florent Thouvenin (University of Zurich); Erik Schönenberger (Digitale Gesellschaft); Erich Herzog (economiesuisse)Moderation: Martina Arioli (Arioli Law)10:45-12:00
Session 4: Net zero and digital transformation, a contradiction? Not thanks to digital sufficiency.
(Raum TBD)
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. This is where the concept of digital sufficiency comes into play. How can the ecological footprint of digitalisation be reduced? Is the digital transformation even contributing to global decarbonisation? How digitally sufficient is Switzerland? And what role does the state play in this?
Input: Jan Bieser (Bern University of Applied Sciences)Moderation: 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!
(TBD)
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
12.05-12:20
Lightning Talk B: DigitalBarometer 2024 - The voice of the Swiss population
(Raum TBD)
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.Coordination:Daniela Ramp (Risiko-Dialog)13:10-13:25
Lightning Talk C: The three digital strategies for Switzerland and the administration
(Raum TBD)
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.
Moderation: Dieter J. Tschan (FCh DTI Digital Switzerland)Coordination: TBD13:10-13:25
Lightning Talk D: Unpacking the Global Digital Compact (GDC) - Closing the Divide
(TBD)
As the world prepares for the GDC , it is important to understand its
objective and assess how it will bridge the digital divide.Moderation: Rashaun Watson (Permanent Mission of Jamaica)Coordination: Nicolas Zahn (f0t1 GmbH)13:30-14:45
Session 5: AI and disinformation: how can we counteract the loss of trust in reporting?
(TBD)
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: Universal access to digital technologies and their benefits: where do we stand and who’s doing what in Switzerland?
(Raum TBD)
For businesses and the public sector, but also for civil society and each and every one of us, access to the technological ‘solutions’ needed – whether for their development, for maintaining their services in the digital age, or for their integration into society – is notself-evident. How can we meet the challenge of the shortage of IT specialists in all sectors? How can we ensure that citizens are digitally literate (specifically in terms of data and AI)? How can we coordinate the various players to ensure that the ultimate beneficiaries of these developments are (also) the citizens?
Input: Maya Dougoud (Associate Professor UAS School of Management Fribourg)Moderation: Amélie Vallotton Preisig (President Bibliosuisse)Coordination: Amélie Vallotton Preisig (President Bibliosuisse); Fabio Monnet (Co-Founder Youth Swiss IGF)14:45-15:00
Break
15:00-16:15
Session 7: Data reuse between confidentiality and driving progress - who needs access to which data?
(TBD)
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?
Input: Samuel Mätzler (University of Zurich, Center for Information Technology, Society, and Law (ITSL)), tbdModeration: Jacques Beglinger (Beglinger LPC), tbdCoordination: Jacques Beglinger (Beglinger LPC), tbd15:00-16:15
Session 8: Digital rights: security and efficiency versus freedom and privacy protection
(Raum TBD)
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.
Input: Pascal Fouquet (Board of the Pirate Party Bern)Moderation: Evelyne Tauchnitz (University of Lucerne)Coordination: Evelyne Tauchnitz (University of Lucerne)16:15-16:30
Break
16:30-16:45
Presentation of the "Swiss Youth Messages"
(Eventraum)
The Swiss Youth IGF presents the “Youth Messages” that were adopted the day before at the first Swiss Youth IGF. They will also be forwarded to the global Youth IGF and the European Youth IGF.
16:45-17:00
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.
17:00
End of the conference
17:00
Apéro