Five Projects Selected for the Prototype Fund

The Following five projects have been selected by the Prototype Fund Jury to be funded for the first Swiss edition of the Prototype Fund. They will each receive up to CHF 100,000 in funding, at least 5 hours of individual and need-based coaching (e.g. in coding or user-centered design) during the funding period, amongst others. The selected projects promote smart participation in Swiss politics by providing open source solutions and by using open data.

E-COLLECTING

E-Collecting wird das sichere und einfache elektronische Unterschreiben, Validieren und Zählen von Volksbegehren auf Kampagnen-Plattformen ermöglichen.#ROUND 1 

FAIR ELECTION

FairElection crée un outil pour les organisations politiques pour choisir des candidat-es en fixant des critères de représentation. Le grand public peut simuler les résultats d’une élection passée en modifiant ces mêmes critères de diversité.#ROUND 1 

PROJEKT CH+ GAMES FOR DEMOCRACY

Projekt CH+ Games for Democracy uses game mechanics for political self-education and helps voters select their ideal candidates during elections. CH+ is based on co-design and invites users to be part of the design process.#ROUND 1 

Q & A BUNDESHAUS

Q&A Bundeshaus entwickelt eine Crowd Source-Plattform, über die Bürger*innen Fragen oder Anliegen direkt und öffentlich an Parlamentarier*innen richten können.#ROUND 1 

VOTY

Voty brings democracy to schools and promotes the understanding of democracy among the youth in a sustainable way through three modules: learning  + testing + living democracy.

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The Prototype Fund is a joint initiative by Opendata.ch and Mercator Foundation Switzerland.