Swiss Review 2/2018

5 Swiss Review / March 2018 / No.2 Switzerland’s digital transformation The objectives of e-government The problem is receiving voting documents by post a week af- ter the referendum date, which is what happened to some Swiss friends and me for the referendum held on 24 Septem- ber 2017. I sent an email to Switzerland requesting that the voter identification card be sent to me electronically so that I could cast my vote in time. I received a reply saying that this was not possible for legal reasons. I don’t know whether the blame lies with the Swiss authorities or the Thai postal ser- vice. KARL WICKI, THAILAND Experience shows that ordinarymail is becoming slower and slower. People living in South Africa can tell a similar tale of voting documents failing to arrive on time. Switzerland is lagging behind by 20 years! I personally have de-registered withmy communal authority for elections and referendums. I would rather give upmy rights than get annoyed four times a year. HANS BEAT SCHWEIZER, SOUTH AFRICA Mailbag No Billag and a fight for survival. The Swiss media industry is undergoing a stress test The assumption that competition and the market econ- omy are always the best solution is a falsehood. Competi- tion and the market economy always and everywhere favour the financially powerful, so we end up with the likes of Christoph Blocher and Silvio Ber- lusconi. KLEMENS GRAF, GERMANY The “Davos” sledge – a Swiss classic. A visit to a sledge-maker I’m82 years old nowbut I sat on a “Davos” sledge for the first time at the age of two. It was the number 1 sledge! ERWIN F. SIEGLER, SWITZERLAND     AND SPORTS ACADEMY OF SWITZERLAND WE BRING YOU TO THE TOP INTERNATIONAL BOARDING SCHOOL Hochalpines Institut Ftan - contact @hif.ch - HIF.CH HIF Nevin Galmarini 2018 Olympic Champion 2017 World Cup winner Professional Snowboarder and former student of the HIF Sports Academy Swiss Matura / IB / Cambridge IGCSE Integration Year / Language school Summer School SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND SPORTS