With 42 out of 100 possible points the canton Basel-Stadt is on position 9 in Switzerland in the top group of the cantons, but only in the middle range of the scale. Compared to last year, the score has improved by 9 points, as a result of which the canton has improved by 1 place.
For the opinion formation dimension (discussing, learning, monitoring), he achieves a score of 67 (-2), for the co-creation dimension (consulting, voice opinions), it achieves a score of 20 (+/- 0) and for the decision dimension (identifying and voting) a value of 55 (+28; Please note that there has been a change in the coding scheme for the ’eVoting’ indicator in this dimension, which is why the values stated here for the previous year cannot be compared directly with those of the previous year’s profile).
There are also considerable differences between the individual tools. The range between the lowest and highest value is extremely high with 90 points.
e-deliberation
The canton has various channels on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube) that are used regularly. There is a project for new forms of political deliberations (www.demokratielabor.ch). (https://www.facebook.com/Rathaus.Basel; https://twitter.com/baselstadt; https://www.instagram.com/kantonbaselstadt/; http://www.youtube.com/user/kantonbaselstadt; www.demokratielabor.ch). Therefore, 2 points are assigned.
In total, the canton receives 2 points.
political e-education
“In the canton, voters have access to VoteInfo, smartvote, vimentis, and CH+. Furthermore, there are active measures for digital political education (https://www.polit-baukasten.ch/). " (https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/politique/votations/voteinfo.html; https://www.smartvote.ch/de/group/24/election/20_bs_leg/home; www.vimentis.ch; https://projektchplus.ch/app/; https://www.polit-baukasten.ch/). Therefore, 4 points are assigned. Bonus and Malus: Inclusiveness: There are videos available providing information on cantonal votes. ( https://www.youtube.com/@kantonbaselstadt/videos ). For this 0.2 points are assigned.
In total, the canton receives 4.2 points.
e-transparency
Minutes of the meetings of the Grand Council (legislative) are available online and a livestream of the meeting is provided. The government reports are also available and provided with a fully developed Opendata portal (www.data.bs.ch). Furthermore, a politmonitoring is accessible (https://politmonitor.bs.ch/home) (https://www.grosserrat.bs.ch/ratsbetrieb/ratsprotokolle; https://www.regierungsrat.bs.ch/geschaefte/berichte.html; https://data.bs.ch/pages/home/; https://politmonitoring.fdn-dev.iwi.unibe.ch/home). Therefore, 5 points are assigned. Bonus and Malus: Usability: The tool is not connected with another tool ( NA ). For this -0.2 points are assigned.
In total, the canton receives 4.8 points.
e-consultation
The canton does not have a digital tool for consultations. Materials can be submitted by e-mail. (NA). Therefore, 1 points are assigned. Bonus and Malus: Use: Consultations take place regularly. (NA). For this 0.2 points are assigned.
In total, the canton receives 1.2 points.
e-demand
In the canton, there are several non-party private online petition platforms (petition, we collect, openpetiotion etc.) that are used regularly. (https://www.petitio.ch/petitions/province/basel-stadt-1jPqQ?state=all; https://wecollect.ch/projekte; https://www.openpetition.eu/ch/region/petition/Basel-Stadt). Therefore, 2 points are assigned. Bonus and Malus: Use: The platforms are frequently used. ( NA ). For this 0.2 points are assigned. Variety: There is more than one provider. ( NA ). For this 0.2 points are assigned.
In total, the canton receives 2.4 points.
e-ID
The canton has an e-government portal where you can log in without verifying your identity. (https://www.itbs.bs.ch/dienstleistungen/egovernment/das-ekonto/anleitung-ekonto.html). Therefore, 2 points are assigned. Bonus and Malus: Usability: Very intuitive login (NA). For this 0.2 points are assigned.
In total, the canton receives 2.2 points.
e-voting
Since June 2023 there is a e-Voting system available in Basel-Stadt for national elections with universal verfication. So far, only Swiss citizens living aboard, or disabled people are allowed to use e-voting. (https://www.staatskanzlei.bs.ch/politische-rechte/wahlen-abstimmungen/e-voting.html; https://www.evoting-info.ch/faq.html). Therefore, 4 points are assigned. Bonus and Malus: Inclusiveness: Two 0.2ses and -0.2 are cancelling each other out partly as subgroup is enabled to participate in te voting processs (Swiss living abroad and visually impaired people) but others are explicitly excluded.(NA). For this 0.2 points are assigned.
In total, the canton receives 4.2 points.
State of the research: July 21, 2023
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