About us

More than 120 people from various disciplines are currently working on the development of the e-ID and the Trust Infrastructure required for its operation. The development follows an agile approach based on SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework).

The e-ID Project Organisation is headed by Michael Schöll, Director of the Federal Office of Justice (FOJ). The principal authorities involved are:

• Federal Office of Justice (FOJ): Responsible for the legislation and commissioning the Trust Infrastructure
• Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication (FOITT): Develops and operates the Trust Infrastructure and the mobile app
• Federal Office of Police (fedpol): Issues the e-ID
• Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) and Association of road traffic offices (asa): Issues electronic credentials in the road transport sector
• Digital Public Services Switzerland (DPSS) and Federal Chancellery (FCh): Provides the authentication service of the Swiss authorities (AGOV) and coordinates with communes, cities and cantons.