On 23 January 2008, the Swiss Federal Council adopted the plan of action for the handling of electronic data and documents (project GEVER BUND). Thus, a comprehensive package of measures was launched that aims to modernize record keeping and information management by the end of 2012. To fulfill the mission of the Swiss Federal Council by implementing the electronic business management (GEVER) within the organization by the end of 2010, the Federal Chancellery had specified the project organization – GEVER BK – by the end of 2008. On 22 November 2010, the Federal Chancellery successfully put the Fabasoft eGov-Suite to productive use throughout. The Swiss Federal Chancellery thus leads the way in implementing electronic business management (GEVER).

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Projects in the Swiss Confederation are handled at departmental or office level. These bodies have freedom of choice regarding the selection of partners for the implementation of the projects. The Federal Strategy Unit for IT (FSUIT) was confronted with the task of defining a functional approach for request and performance features for a unified software platform for the public administration sector back in 1999. Fabasoft eGov-Suite was chosen via WTO tender and licensed for more than 6,000 users on the federal level. The agreement also makes it possible to obtain Fabasoft eGov Suite in the cantons and municipalities under defined terms. Thus, Fabasoft eGov-Suite is the only GEVER Standard Solution in the Federal Administration for which a framework contract exists. Organizations of the Federal Administration are able to access licenses within this agreement without any further tender offers.

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The FDJP decided to return its existing GEVER-Fabasoft project solution (IDM solution) to the standard. The release and update capability of the GEVER-Fabasoft solution “Bund” is ensured by the product manufacturer. Today administrative processes at the FDJP can also be handled between agencies and with seamless media exchange.

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In Thurgau documents and dossiers were stored using a ten-year-old system which had not been updated. The aim was to adopt a new system which would administer the documents in a comprehensible and process-oriented way, thereby preventing a loss of information. In April 2006 the GEVER standard product Fabasoft eGov-Suite was implemented. With the definite allocation of all documents to certain dossiers and their process oriented delivery, an office wide, comprehensible and time-saving search process was created.

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