措施與執行Measures and implementation

Responsibility

• Lead: DDPS
• Cooperation: DETEC, FDFA, FCh, cantons

Measures

M1 Reinforcement of information on the situation and contingency planning

The resilience to disasters, emergencies, hybrid security challenges and armed conflict is to be increased among the population, authorities and operators of critical infrastructures. To this end, there will be robust, unadulterated, regular and timely communication on the situation, emergency planning and personal provision in accordance with the basis of the crisis organisations of the federal administration. The federal government will provide such information as directly as possible and via various channels, which it will constantly develop. Together with partners, it will also publish a teaching aid on Swiss security policy to support security policy education and dealing with security policy challenges. Awareness-raising measures will improve the recognition of threats and dangers and increase the population’s ability to act and its solidarity in emergencies. Close cooperation between the Confederation and the cantons is particularly important for credible and coherent communication.

M2 Combating influence activities and disinformation

Influence activities and disinformation will be detected earlier and better. The public and authorities will be more effectively sensitised and actively informed. As a basis for this, the federal government will have a situation report regarding such activities. An interdepartmental working group on influence activities and disinformation is institutionalised and develops preventive and reactive measures, on a case-by-case basis with the involvement of the cantons and academia. The Federal Council will counter influence activities and disinformation by other states with clear communication and awareness-raising measures. Switzerland will intensify its international exchange to broaden its understanding of the situation and improve its countermeasures. To strengthen public relations work, targeted measures will be developed to strengthen prevention and resilience. The Confederation will review existing curricula for content and initiatives that are relevant to the challenges of disinformation in connection with civic education. In addition, the regulation of large communication platforms with transparency measures and risk analyses will help to curb influence activities and their impact. All these measures serve to strengthen social cohesion and resilience.

Works in progress

• Postulate Report 22.3006 “Influence Activities and Disinformation”; DDPS; in implementation
• New federal law on communication platforms and search engines; DETEC; in development
• System for merging situation reports: development and implementation; DDPS; under way
• Report SERI “Disinformation and civic education in Switzerland”; EAER; in development

Responsibility

• Lead: DDPS and FCh
• Cooperation: FDFA, cantons

Measures

M3 Improving coordination for foresight

The early detection and anticipation of threats and dangers, security policy crises and opportunities will be strengthened and more effectively integrated across departments. For the anticipation of various options for action, the responsible actors use existing bodies such as the Federal Council’s Security Committee, the Core Group Security and interdepartmental working groups for foresight on security policy challenges.

M4 Involvement of science in the anticipation of crises

The exchange between the federal administration, the cantons and science for the early detection of challenges and opportunities for security policy, and for the anticipation of crises, will be intensified and institutionalised. To this end, the federal government and the science organisations run thematic clusters to strengthen exchange and early warning in individual subject areas in normal times and to be able to involve experts more quickly in a crisis. This will broaden the understanding of the situation and make use the expertise available in Switzerland before and during the crisis.

Work in progress

• Intelligence Service Act: revision; DDPS; under way

Responsibility

• Lead: DDPS and FCh
• Cooperation: DETEC, cantons

Measures

M5 Joint exercises in crisis management

The Federal Council is strengthening the federal government’s crisis management with interdepartmental bodies. These are put together according to the situation and can be convened quickly. For effective preparation, joint exercises between the Confederation and the cantons, such as the Integrated Exercise 2025, are carried out regularly. Lessons learned from the exercises are integrated into the decision-making structures and processes. This approach is based on the Ordinance on the Crisis Organisation of the Federal Administration, which came into force in 2025.²³

Works in progress

• Capability analysis to strengthen civil protection; DDPS; in implementation
• Integrated Exercise 2025; FCh, DDPS; in evaluation
• Overall planning of major exercises 2027-2032; FCh, DDPS; in planning
• Multi-channel Strategy; DDPS; in development
• Civil Protection in Armed Conflict Project; DDPS; in implementation
• Ordinance on the Crisis Organisation of the Federal Administration; FCh, DDPS; in implementation
• Bill for hardening mobile networks; DETEC; in development

Responsibility

• Lead: DDPS and DETEC
• Cooperation: EAER, FDFA, cantons

Measures

M6 Increasing the information security of federal authorities

The security of the federal government’s information, and information systems, is essential for safeguarding the free formation of opinion and the ability of the federal authorities to act. Based on the Information Security Act of 18 December 2020²⁴, the federal authorities are continuously improving their information security. They are developing their information security management in accordance with internationally recognised standards and digitising it. They systematically record and evaluate security risks and dependencies in cooperation with suppliers. The federal authorities identify the most critical information and information systems and continuously adapt their security concepts to new threats. Critical systems are regularly audited. The federal government’s specifications and standards on information security will be updated and harmonised internationally. The Confederation and the cantons are also further consolidating their institutional cooperation within the framework of the Conference of Information Security Officers.²⁵ To promote the safety culture, the exchange of information is intensified, digital exchange platforms are set up, and the range of offers for training and awareness-raising is expanded.

M7 Raising standards in the protection of critical infrastructures

Based on the National Strategy for the Protection of Critical Infrastructures of June 2023²⁶, the Confederation, the cantons and operators of critical infrastructures are developing standards and specifications, including those on information and cyber security. In the future, they will shape norms and standards in a cross-sectoral and binding manner. In this, the cross-border significance of certain critical infrastructures will be better taken into account.

The command and communication infrastructure of authorities and organisations for rescue and security and the information of the population is being hardened against power outages and cyberattacks and further developed for mobile and broadband application.

M8 Increasing Switzerland’s cybersecurity

Cybersecurity at all levels of government, business, academia and society will be comprehensively improved. The measures include the reporting obligation that came into force in spring 2025, according to which the authorities and organisations listed in the law must report cyberattacks on their IT resources to the federal government within 24 hours.²⁷ This first cross-sectoral regulation is in line with EU standards. In return, the Federal Office of Cybersecurity supports, as first aid, those affected in coping with the cyberattack. Since July 1, 2024, electricity companies are obliged to comply with a standard for cybersecurity. The Federal Electricity Commission checks compliance with these requirements. In addition, new legislative projects increase the security requirements for products with digital elements.

In Switzerland, the federal government, cantons and municipalities behave responsibly in cyberspace. In particular in the UN and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Switzerland advocates the same behaviour from other states. It promotes compliance with and concretisation of international law and voluntary norms, as well as the implementation of confidence-building measures. As a host state, Switzerland is improving the cybersecurity framework for International Geneva.

Works in progress

• Current National Cyber Strategy; DDPS; in implementation
• Federal Act on a Secure Electricity Supply; DETEC; in implementation
• Gas Supply Act; DETEC; in planning
• Legislation on cyber resilience of digital products; DDPS; in development
• Minimum standards of cybersecurity in critical sectors; DDPS; in planning
• Motion 23.3002: Examination of measures for the protection of Switzerland’s most important data; DDPS; in implementation
• Motion 24.3810: Development of test capacities for the assessment of cyber risks in digital products; DDPS; in development
• National Strategy for the Protection of Critical Infrastructures 2023; DDPS; in implementation
• Postulate report 20.4594 “Institutionalize ethical hacking and increase cybersecurity”; DDPS; in implementation
• Legal basis for the subsidiary deployment of the armed forces to support the Federal Office for Cybersecurity: Review; DDPS; under way
• Revision of the Electricity Supply Act (electricity reserve); DETEC; entry into force on 1 January 2027
• Implementation of regulations for platforms for natural gas monitoring; EAER; in implementation
• Allocation of quotas for energy and data management of compulsory stocks: introduction; EAER; in development
• Central platform for the exchange of information on cyber threats for companies and public authorities: expansion; DDPS; under way

Responsibility

• Lead: EAER
• Cooperation: DDPS, DETEC, FDFA, FDF

Measures

M9 Strengthening the national economic supply

The Confederation is strengthening the organisation of national economic supply. To this end, it is carrying out a partial revision of the National Supply Act and updating the National Economic Supply Strategy. The Confederation is strengthening the legal foundations and the strategic orientation of national economic supply. The supply of essential goods, particularly in the health sector, is relevant to security policy. The aim is to increase the Confederation’s ability to act in the event of severe shortages and to facilitate timely measures for essential goods and services, including the allocation of quotas in the event of shortages.

M10 Expansion of supply monitoring

The federal government is expanding supply monitoring to identify developments at an early stage. It digitises the monitoring to link data from different supply systems and to have an ongoing assessment of the supply situation. It also reviews the catalogue of measures for preparation and intervention in the event of a supply disruption. The aim is to better check compulsory stocks and to be able to intervene early and effectively. The Confederation takes subsidiary measures if those parts of the private sector that produce or provide essential goods or services and operate critical infrastructures can no longer guarantee the supply. It can also take measures to reduce supply risks, such as simpler approval procedures for medicines in the event of supply difficulties. The measures of the National Strategy for the Protection of Critical Infrastructures²⁸ also serve this purpose.

M11 Improving the Understanding and Coordination of Dependencies

To reduce dependencies, the Confederation implements economic policy measures such as the abolition of industrial tariffs or the conclusion of further free trade agreements. In the event of restrictions of market access, the federal government supports the economy. The existing management and coordination bodies of the Confederation for the mutual coordination of security, foreign and foreign economic policy²⁹ will be reviewed and, if necessary, adapted. In addition, Switzerland is committed to a broadly supported and reliable international system for regulating economic relations.

M12 Reduction of dependencies in energy supply and critical technologies

Switzerland promotes the expansion of domestic renewable energies and energy efficiency to reduce dependence on energy imports, also taking into account Switzerland’s climate targets. The supply sources of electricity, and other energy sources, will be further diversified. To ensure the security of electricity supply and grid stability, the Confederation has also negotiated an electricity agreement with the EU and is preparing its domestic implementation.

The Confederation is analysing which technologies are indispensable for digital and physical security, for the supply and operation of Switzerland’s critical infrastructures, and which critical dependencies exist. From this, it derives measures to increase the resilience of the electricity supply, to better deal with or reduce technological dependencies and thus to strengthen Switzerland’s digital sovereignty. To be able to anticipate security and foreign policy developments and their impact on digital resources, the Federal Council set up an interdepartmental working group. It is also tasked with continuously updating the overall view of the work of the federal authorities to strengthen digital sovereignty and coordinating measures.

M13 Application of export controls, sanctions and investment screening

Switzerland implements export controls to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, including their delivery systems, and the misuse abroad of technologies developed and of goods manufactured in Switzerland. It coordinates its export controls for dual-use, military and nuclear goods in multilateral bodies with its most important trading partners. This includes controls on goods, technologies and software. Switzerland is committed to the effective implementation of export controls and their internationally coordinated further development in order to prevent transactions to evade the law and to close gaps that threaten to occur due to technical progress.

With a message to parliament from December 2023³⁰, the basis for the introduction of an investment screening is in place. The Investment Screening Act is intended to prevent acquisitions if they endanger public order or the security of Switzerland. The focus is on the examination of acquisitions of domestic companies in particularly critical areas by state-controlled foreign investors. The particularly critical areas include electricity grids and production, water supply, health, telecommunications and transport infrastructures, as well as goods and armaments that can be used for civilian and military purposes.

M14 Strengthening knowledge security

Measures in the area of knowledge security minimise the risk of unwanted knowledge outflows, prevent technology acquisitions that are problematic in terms of security policy, detect undisclosed dual-use research and reduce critical dependencies on research materials and infrastructures. The Confederation uses an interdepartmental working group to analyse the challenges of international research cooperation and to develop appropriate responses, in particular in geopolitical, technological, legal and mobility-related terms. To help actors in education, research and innovation manage risk, it has already elaborated recommendations, without restricting institutional autonomy. The responsible departments also maintain a regular exchange with science to this end.

M15 Promotion of research cooperation in security-relevant technology areas

National and international research cooperation in security-relevant technology fields will be strengthened. This includes analysing the opportunities and risks of new technologies and supporting research, innovation and pilot projects in technologies used in peacebuilding, arms control, cybersecurity or development cooperation. Humanitarian organisations, universities, research institutions and think tanks are involved in these analyses.³¹ Thanks to the Horizon Package 2021-2027 between Switzerland and the EU, Swiss researchers and innovators have been able to participate almost fully in calls for proposals of the EU’s Horizon Europe, Euratom and Digital Europe programmes since 2025.

Works in progress

• Foreign economic policy strategy; EAER; in implementation
• Agenda item 25.024: amendment of the War Material Act; EAER; decided in parliament
• Medicine platform for pharmaceuticals and medicine products: renewal of the IT Solution; EAER; in implementation
• Investment Screening Act; EAER; in parliamentary deliberation
• National Economic Supply Act: Partial revision; EAER; under way
• Postulate 24.3231: “Emerging technologies for defence”: preparation of the report; DDPS; in development
• Federal Council’s strategy for armaments policy 2025; DDPS; in implementation
• Postulate Report 22.4411 “Digital Sovereignty of Switzerland”; DDPS; in implementation
• Federal Council’s Anti-Corruption Strategy 2025-2028; FDFA; in development
• Strategy for National Economic Supply: Revision; EAER; under way

Responsibility

• Lead: FDFA and DDPS
• Cooperation: EAER, DETEC, FDF, FDJP

Measures

M16 Expansion of military peacebuilding

With military peacebuilding missions, Switzerland contributes to international stability and security. The armed forces are gaining operational experience in the process. The prevention and management of conflicts in the international environment also contribute to Switzerland’s security. Switzerland’s participation in KFOR in Kosovo is internationally appreciated and relieves the burden on partner states. Whether Switzerland should participate in further missions is being examined on an ongoing basis. The federal government is also examining whether an EU mandate should be sufficient for future peace operations.³³ With the Framework Partnership Agreement, which Switzerland is negotiating with the EU, Switzerland aims to regulate the modalities for future participation in European Union military missions and thus facilitate cooperation.

M17 Contributing to European crisis management

Switzerland wants to expand its contributions to crisis management and is exploring new opportunities, such as cooperation with EU and NATO crisis management mechanisms. It can contribute high-quality and sought-after civilian and military capabilities, for example in the field of engineering and rescue, CBRN protection (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear), cybersecurity, medical services, logistics or reconnaissance. The registration of capabilities – the formal registration of resources, experts or capacities that can, in the event of a crisis or collective defence, be centrally coordinated and called up – does not create an obligation. Every deployment of the armed forces must be approved by the Federal Council or Parliament. With Switzerland’s 2026 chairpersonship of the OSCE, Switzerland can also contribute to the possible management of crises and the reduction of tensions in Europe.

M18 Contributions to development cooperation, the preservation of international law and the global trade order

Poverty, inequalities, climate change and scarcity of resources promote conflict and instability. Development cooperation, humanitarian aid and peacebuilding are therefore integral components in Switzerland’s preventive security policy. Switzerland is stepping up its contributions to reform processes of security instruments as well as to disarmament and reintegration processes following civil wars. Switzerland also supports the three Geneva Centres³⁴ for training in security policy, humanitarian mine clearance and democratic supervision and governance of the security sector.

Switzerland promotes international humanitarian law. It supports the neutral, independent and impartial organisations that work for this, namely the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Switzerland implements all sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council and, whenever appropriate, joins the sanctions imposed by its most important trading and value partners. In multilateral institutions, Switzerland advocates compliance with international law, arms control, a rules-based international order and world trade.³⁵ It uses asset recovery to freeze and confiscate illegally acquired assets of foreign politically exposed persons and return them to the lawful economic cycle.

Works in progress

• Foreign Policy Strategy 2024-2027; FDFA; in implementation
• International Cooperation Strategy 2025-2028; FDFA; in implementation
• Arms Control and Disarmament Strategy 2026-2029; FDFA; in development