📋 Tender Overview
The electronic civil status register Infostar New Generation (NG) began operations on November 11, 2024. The new specialist application meets the latest technological standards and is user-friendly, cost-effective and secure. With this introduction, the Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) is making an important contribution to the digitization of public administration in Switzerland.
Since 2005, the cantons and municipalities have recorded all civil status events in Switzerland in a centralized system in the Infostar civil status register. Due to the increasing demands on the system in terms of technology, security and costs, modernization was necessary. From November 11, 2024, the Infostar civil status register will therefore be replaced by the modern successor system Infostar New Generation (NG). Infostar NG is secure and efficient In order to meet the high requirements in terms of technology, security and costs, Infostar NG is operated according to the latest standards. Data security in particular is a high priority. Infostar NG is specially designed to protect sensitive personal data as best as possible. With a few exceptions, all special characters in European languages can now be recorded in the new system and exchanged with the numerous interface partners from the federal government, cantons and municipalities.
The new system is more user-friendly, is intended to make the work of civil registrars easier and save resources. In particular, new functions such as document and pending management, flexible search functions and a new correction system are offered. Due to the technologies selected, the application also offers good conditions for implementing future developments in the area of e-government quickly and cost-effectively. Additional interfaces and further adjustments are planned in order to further reduce the existing media disruptions in the civil registry system. With the commissioning of the new Infostar NG civil registry, the major IT project has come to a successful conclusion. The project started in 2016 and was carried out in close cooperation between the FOJ, the IT Service Center of the Federal Department of Justice and Police (ISC-FDJP) and the cantons. The support of practical users was extremely important in both the development and test phases. With the introduction of the modernized civil status register Infostar NG, the FOJ is making an important contribution to the digitization of public administration and thus to a digital Switzerland.
