Ian Richards

Ian Richards is an economist and digital government expert at the United Nations.

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How vaccine passports may make Swiss e-ID rejection obsolete

This content was published on Mar 17, 2021 If the Swiss government allowed data storage accessible via face scan, it would make living in the country considerably more convenient.

Zurich is the centre of the financial industry.

Workplace Switzerland

What lies ahead for Switzerland: an economic outlook for 2025

Multinational Companies

Lab-grown cocoa is coming soon – from Switzerland

History

Ubersitz, the utterly unique – and deafening – Swiss custom

Swiss Politics

In Switzerland, New Year brings ‘burqa ban’ and pension hikes

Child sitting on top of bags of flour donated to UNRWA

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland and UNRWA: timeline of a rocky relationship

Are direct democracies more vulnerable to disinformation?

The wave of disinformation is expected to particularly affect direct democracies such as Switzerland or many US states.

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Dec 5, 2024

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Have you heard something about Swiss diplomacy that you’d like us to fact check?

Not all information circulating about Switzerland’s foreign relations is accurate or well understood. Tell us what you'd like us to fact check or clarify.

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Dec 18, 2024

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Should the Swiss economy be adapted to the planet’s ecological limits?

What are your thoughts on the "environmental responsibility initiative" that will be decided on February 9, 2025.

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Dec 20, 2024

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