opendata.swiss

The data portal for open government data in Switzerland
Website for Bundesarchiv

opendata.swiss is Switzerland’s open government data portal. It offers data about social demographics, spatial development, the environment and the economy, free of charge and in a machine-readable format. opendata.swiss has gained a new front end. Decoupling the front end is generally a good idea for open data portals with sophisticated requirements, as we will explain.

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Juan Pablo Lovato
Open Government Data unit / opendata.swiss

Long-term relationships and open data are what make the difference

Open data began gaining a foothold in Switzerland in 2013, but we had already been on board for several years. We created an expandable IT architecture and a distinctive image for the open government data portal nearly ten years ago. Our relationship with open data stretches back a long way, and will continue into the future.

Past, present and future: open over closed is the constant

The new decoupled front end

Open government data is a global movement to make official data available to the general public, unless this is not possible for data protection or safety reasons. The aim is firstly transparency, and secondly the added social value that results from the free use of data. The portal was made using a mix of various technologies. However, the primary technology is called CKAN

The ideal mix in detail

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Andreas Amsler
Business Developer, Gov/CivicTech Specialist