With 53 out of 100 possible points the canton Schaffhausen is on position 3 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 24 points, as a result of which the canton has improved by 13 places.
For the opinion formation dimension (discussing, learning, monitoring), he achieves a score of 57 (+20), for the co-creation dimension (consulting, voice opinions), it achieves a score of 50 (+ 38) and for the decision dimension (identifying and voting) a value of 52 (+/- 0; 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 very high with 55 points.
e-deliberation
The canton is present on Facebook and Instagram, with frequent posts but only occasional interaction. (https://www.instagram.com/kantonschaffhausen/; https://www.facebook.com/kantonsh). Therefore, 2 points are assigned.
In total, the canton receives 2 points.
political e-education
In the canton voters have access to VoteInfo and smartvote. (https://www.smartvote.ch/de/archived; https://www.easyvote.ch/de/school/unterrichtsmaterial/archiv-unterrichtsmaterial-abstimmungen/kantonale-wahlen-schaffhausen-unterrichtsmaterial). Therefore, 4 points are assigned.
In total, the canton receives 4 points.
e-transparency
The canton makes minutes of the sessions of the Grand Council, government reports and important statistics available online as PDF files. These are not processed further. An open data portal is also being developed with some data already available, but the content is still rather sparse. However, the canton frequently publishes OGD datasets on opendata.swiss. (https://sh.ch/CMS/Webseite/Kanton-Schaffhausen/Beh-rde/Parlament/Der-Kantonsrat-40609-DE.html; https://sh.ch/CMS/Webseite/Kanton-Schaffhausen/Beh-rde/Regierung-1808-DE.html; https://data.sh.ch/; https://opendata.swiss/en/organization/kanton-schaffhausen;). Therefore, 4 points are assigned. Bonus and Malus: Usability: NA ( NA ). For this -0.2 points are assigned.
In total, the canton receives 3.8 points.
e-consultation
The canton has used mitwirkung.sh.ch for the first time in 2023 for a consultation process (pilot project). Other consultations take place regularly, however, email is still the standard procedure. (https://mitwirkung.sh.ch/de; https://sh.ch/CMS/Webseite/Kanton-Schaffhausen/Beh-rde/Regierung/Staatskanzlei-12351774-DE.html;). Therefore, 4 points are assigned. Bonus and Malus: Use: NA (NA). For this -0.2 points are assigned.
In total, the canton receives 3.8 points.
e-demand
There is one partisan e-demand platform that was used during the past year. (https://wecollect.ch/projekte/solar-initiative-kanton-schaffhausen; https://act.campax.org/petitions/petition-fur-ein-besseres-fasenstaub-projekt; https://act.campax.org/petitions/klare-rahmenbedingungen-fur-stundenplane-zur-besseren-vereinbarkeit-von-beruf-und-familie). Therefore, 2 points are assigned. Bonus and Malus: Use: The platform are used quite freqeuntly ( NA ). For this 0.2 points are assigned. Inclusiveness: Both platforms used are partisan. ( NA ). For this -0.2 points are assigned. Variety: There are more than one platforms. ( NA ). For this 0.2 points are assigned.
In total, the canton receives 2.4 points.
e-ID
The canton has its own e-ID solution. (https://sh.ch/CMS/Webseite/Kanton-Schaffhausen/Beh-rde/Services/Logins-2267909-DE.html; https://sh.ch/CMS/Webseite/Kanton-Schaffhausen/Beh-rde/Services/Schaffhauser-eID--2077281-DE.html). Therefore, 4 points are assigned. Bonus and Malus: Usability: login is intuitive. (NA). For this 0.2 points are assigned.
In total, the canton receives 4.2 points.
e-voting
There is currently no e-voting available in the canton. In the past, it was available to Swiss citizens living abroad. (https://www.bk.admin.ch/bk/de/home/politische-rechte/e-voting/chronik.html). Therefore, 2 points are assigned.
In total, the canton receives 2 points (There was an adjustment in the coding scheme: As eVoting is now available again prior experiences only result in 2 points instead of 3).
State of the research: August 18, 2023
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