The Public Service Commission is continuing to update its suite tools for assessing senior managers and executives – as well as for a number of HR staff, including guidance counsellors – by adding simulation exercises. This system is part of an approach to the evolution of managerial functions and should make it possible to better assess an individual's ability to find solutions to resolve real-world issues.

To cope with skills shortages in central government and to boost its appeal, the Government Digital Service (GDS) has launched several initiatives, including pairing up more experienced staff with newcomers, independent learning kits and specific retraining programmes to move people into digital professions.

At a time when many data protection managers are addressing the sensitive issue of how instant messaging systems such as WhatsApp are using the information they collect (contacts, locations), the Swiss administration has decided to ban their use on government smartphones and to develop its own cross-platform app, which will be launched in the autumn.