The Swiss Data Alliance is committed to a constructive data policy at the interface between research, business and civil society.

The Swiss Data Alliance is an independent think tank for data policy. We are financed by membership fees from individuals, companies and associations, as well as by selective research and publication projects. We expressly renounce membership of administrative organizations.

We are a local hub of MyData
We are a member of Opendata.ch
We are a member of DIDAS
We are a founding member of the Digital Self-Determination Network
We are a partner of Swiss Fintech Innovations
We are a member of the International Data Spaces Association
We are a member of the Data Intelligence Offensive

Our team

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From left to right: Christian Laux (Vice President), Kevin Andermatt (Contributor), Lara Burkhalter (Contributor), Fabienne Schlup (Contributor), André Golliez (President), Jonas Bärtschi (Managing Director), Kristof Hertig (Project Manager)

How it all began

The Swiss Data Alliance emerged from the Opendata.ch association in 2017. The basic document from the founding year describes the motivation for this step as follows: "In order for data to be used successfully as a resource in Switzerland in the coming years and for the benefit of society as a whole, a future-oriented and broad-based data policy is needed."

Management Board

The Board of Directors manages the activities of the Swiss Data Alliance.
It is made up of elected members of the association.

  • AndrĂ© Golliez (President)

  • Christian Laux (Vice President)

  • Franziska Barmettler

  • Judith Bellaiche

  • Guido Greber

  • Alain Good

  • Jon Fanzun

  • Giulia Fitzpatrick

  • Marc Hollitscher

  • Veronika Ludwig

  • Matthias Michel (Guest)

Annual report

Our annual report provides an insight into the activities of the Swiss Data Alliance. We would also be happy to send you a physical copy.

Collective and association members