Opendata.ch was founded in 2012 as part of the Open Knowledge Network and has since been committed to strengthening transparency, participation and innovation in Switzerland. We are a registered non-profit association. Our statutes and strategy papers are available online.
If you are wondering what we are up to, our project overview gives you an insight into our current activities. Furthermore, we regularly publish annual reports, and a special edition to share the first 10 years of our story.
Vision
We want to live in an open, innovative and fair society. We want to empower people with open data and open knowledge to work together towards this common goal and collectively shape digital transformation by:
- strengthening free and unhindered access for all to data not requiring special protection, to all kinds of information and to open knowledge;
- promoting transparency, self-determination, sustainability and cooperation;
- providing exchange and networking platforms for ideas from the public and interdisciplinary collaborations for the purpose of public good innovation;
- supporting open and non-profit pilot projects of an interdisciplinary nature;
- providing information about the opportunities and risks of digitalization; and
- empowering all population groups to independently understand and responsibly handle data.
Fields of Activities
Our strategy 2024–2027 rests on three fields of activity:
- Creation of a Data Sphere: We increase the supply and use of open data and interlink data ecosystems, building an open, sustainable data sphere for the global public interest.
- Empowerment: We strengthen data literacy so that people can contribute to the data sphere, take part in data-driven public discourse, and help shape our future and solve societal challenges.
- Advocacy: We work towards a legal and political framework that enables the efficient provision, governance and use of (open) government and corporate data in the public interest.