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The #UK and #Swiss governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to progress a direct rail link between the UK and #Switzerland. Signed on 9 May 2025 by UK #Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander and Swiss Federal Councillor Albert Rösti at #London St Pancras, the agreement aims to boost tourism, trade, and greener cross-border travel. It forms part of the UK’s wider plan to improve international #rail connectivity and break down barriers to sustainable transport. A joint working group will now be formed to address technical and regulatory challenges, including Channel Tunnel safety and border controls. Industry leaders, including Eurostar and London St. Pancras Highspeed, welcomed the move as a step towards making high-speed services between London and Swiss cities a reality, supporting jobs, the economy, and climate goals.
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GOV.UK · Transport Secretary forges landmark deal to progress new Swiss rail linkBy Department for Transport
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#Switzerland to hold referendum on introducing electronic ID - SWI swissinfo.ch

The #Swiss are set to vote on the introduction of e-ID after the #FederalChancellery confirmed enough valid signatures were submitted by opponents of the federal law on electronic #identity.
#eid #security

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www.swissinfo.ch · Switzerland to hold referendum on introducing electronic IDBy swissinfo.ch
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SwissNationalScienceFoundation

🌍 #Research thrives on openness and global cooperation.
🔎 Laure Ognois, Head of International #Cooperation at the SNSF, discusses how policymakers must balance openness and security to keep #Swiss researchers connected while safeguarding research integrity.
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Swiss BiotechThe SNSF promotes cross-border competition and cooperation to increase the quality of science Florian Fisch Swiss National Science Foundation | Science editor Laure Ognois Laure Ognois started her career with a PhD in modern history and subsequently obtained a Masters of public administration in science and innovation management. She has worked in research and innovation cooperation in France, Germany and Switzerland. Why should a Swiss organization like the SNSF encourage international cooperation at all? A key value of science is openness, and research only functions if it is based on cooperation. It relies on researchers working and competing at a global level, and the evaluation of research according to internationally recognized standards. In addition, researchers need a network to develop their career paths. Knowledge and knowhow stem from the exchange of results. The same is true for innovation. But there is one restriction: intellectual property makes international exchange more complicated. What is the influence of the current geopolitical uncertainty? Two key values are coming into conflict: openness and security. There is currently a shift in western research policy towards knowledge security. Policy makers use the phrase “open if possible, restricted when necessary”. Last year the Swiss parliament discussed positions towards countries like China, Russia, and Iran - but then there is also the Swiss neutrality. Does this mean, that Swiss research is less open than previously? The SNSF has started a project on knowledge security and research ethics. In addition, the federal council has set up two working groups which included governmental departments such as justice, defense, intelligence services and economy. We will develop a tool to make applicants aware of potential risks when cooperating internationally. The goal is to foster global cooperation while ensuring the integrity and the security of research and researchers. Where do the biggest difficulties lie? I can give you two examples: China and Turkey. China has new legislation on data protection that is challenging for Swiss-based researchers. They need to be aware that Chinese authorities could access, use and modify data without the applicants’ consent and for any purpose. Furthermore, data leaving China may undergo security clearance by Chinese authorities. We have therefore decided to postpone our plan for bilateral collaboration with China, but we cannot and do not want to stop cooperation with China forever. We are trying to develop solutions hand in hand with our partners, with the Chinese and Swiss governments. How about Turkey? Switzerland is part of the Weave program and Turkey would like to join. A country must fulfil a set of criteria to participate; academic freedom is one the most prominent one among them. But currently academic freedom is not fully guaranteed in Turkey. On the other hand, if we exclude researchers from Turkey, they will not have the opportunity to change anything in their system. It is getting more and more difficult to separate science and politics. Where do innovation and industrial partners come into these SNSF programs? There are different schemes: European and international, multilateral and bilateral. The European Partnerships do more applied research and more mission-oriented research than the European Research Council. We have also recently launched a program with the UK National Institute for Health and Care Research to support clinical trials. Our joint program with Innosuisse, BRIDGE, is not yet internationalized. As I explained earlier, this is tricky because of intellectual property laws that are different in different countries. What if a collaboration between Switzerland and the US results in a product? Who owns it? What if the conditions for business are better in another country? Switzerland of course also hopes for a return on its investment. Thematically open international collaboration Weave allows researchers from different European countries to receive money for a joint research project from different funding agencies, with one of them being the lead funder. The Lead Agency program follows the same principle as Weave for a selection of other countries and funding agencies. MAPS is a specific program for cooperation between Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, Romania and Poland. SPIRIT allows cooperation specifically with countries in the global south, with a focus on training researchers and equal opportunities. Scientific exchanges are grants to organize an event in Switzerland and invite people from abroad for short stays. SOR4D is a joint program with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation fosters collaboration with the global south and east to advance the sustainable development goals. Thematically restricted international collaboration Bilateral and multilateral collaborations usually set up several research projects around a common theme that is important to the countries involved. COST initiatives allow researchers to get extra money for networking across borders on specific topics. European Partnerships is a set of programs around a set of themes within Europe. Helping Swiss scientists to work abroad Postdoc.mobility grants allow young researchers to do a postdoc in another country. Mobility grants allow people within other SNSF projects to join a research group abroad. Helping foreign scientists to work in Switzerland Some SNSF funding schemes are open to foreign researchers coming to work in Switzerland. Ambizione is aimed at early career researchers who want to start their independent project. SPARK aims to support unconventional, high-risk projects.  
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Zásadní inovací je patentovaný systém umožňující rychlou montáž i demontáž solárních panelů. To řeší problém, který dosud bránil podobným projektům: železniční tratě vyžadují pravidelnou údržbu (podbíjení, broušení kolejnic a čištění štěrkového lože), což by pevně nainstalované panely znemožnily. Stroj PUMA dokáže položit až 150 panelů za hodinu, přičemž stejným způsobem lze solární panely i odstranit.

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VTM.cz · Švýcaři postavili solární elektrárnu v železničních kolejích. Měří 100 metrů, vyrábí 18 kW a zatím ji nikdo neukradlBy Karel Kilián
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Sicherheitslücke bei Lufthansa: Siri trägt fremde Flugdaten in Kalender ein
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".. Die betroffenen Daten umfassten nicht nur Flugzeiten und -nummern, sondern auch sensible persönliche Informationen wie den Nachnamen der Passagiere und ihre Buchungscodes – Informationen, die normalerweise streng geschützt sein sollten. .."

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Sentiguard · Sicherheitslücke bei Lufthansa: Siri trägt fremde Flugdaten in Kalender einLaut einem Bericht der NZZ hat kam es bei der Lufthansa und ihrer Tochtergesellschaft Swiss zu einem ungewollten Datenleck. Apples KI-Assistentin Siri hat aufgrund einer Fehlkonfiguration die Log-in…
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Swiss pénalisée par des effets de calendrier et les coûts

La compagnie aérienne Swiss a subi une chute du résultat d'exploitation sur les trois premiers mois de l'année, en raison du décalage des jours fériés de Pâques et d'une hausse des coûts. Le deuxième trimestre s'annonce cependant bien meilleur. #Swiss #news

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