Digitization – Marcel Salathé wants a federal e-advisor

– Marcel Salathé wants a federal cyber advisor

The CH++ technology lobby launched by epidemiologist Marcel Salathé intends to save the plan to extend the Federal Council to nine members.

Published: 21.05.2022, 9:38 p.m.

Epidemiologist Marcel Salathé, former member of the scientific task force for the Covid-19 epidemic.

Tamedia/Raphael Moser

There has been talk for months in Bern of increasing the number of federal councilors from seven to nine. The Council of States brakes four irons. The confrontation will take place Tuesday in eight during the last debate of the Small Chamber. Omen: unfavorable.

An unexpected speaker has just brought water to the mill of the supporters of the reform. By proposing to appoint a Federal Councilor responsible for a technology policy department, Marcel Salathé, director of the digital epidemiology lab at EPFL, is counting on the new CH++ lobby, which he founded last year with other personalities dissatisfied with the numerical deficiencies of Switzerland. During the coronavirus crisis, Salathé had clearly criticized the shortcomings of the Confederation in terms of digitization. In a government of nine members, this department should play a central role in the digitization of the administration and public services.

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