Switzerland signed the Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI in March 2025. The Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP), together with DETEC and the FDFA, is preparing a consultation draft of implementing legislation due by the end of 2026.
The draft legislation will define necessary legal measures particularly in the areas of transparency, data protection, non-discrimination and supervision. The ratification will be subject to a public consultation process and then submitted to Parliament, with potential referendum.
Switzerland has deliberately opted not to adopt an EU AI Act-style general AI law. Instead, the government will adapt national law to the Council of Europe Convention framework — a lighter, principle-based approach.
By the end of 2026, authorities will also develop measures (binding and non-binding) in sensitive areas such as healthcare and autonomous transport.
Score impact: Dim 10 remains 1 — sector-specific governance continues; the Convention ratification process does not yet establish a unified AI authority. The consultation draft, once published, may shift this score.