Dear colleagues, friends, and partners,

We hope that these first months of 2026 have brought you space to dream of a more expansive and connected digital and data future.

Here at the Opendata.ch office, 2026 has had an energetic start - one that we hope will signify even more exciting developments to come!

As we navigate some strategic organizational change this year, we would like to involve you in exploring our path forward - both in terms of vision and implementation strategy.

To that end, we would like to invite you to complete a questionnaire to share the valuable insights you’ve gained in engaging with our work, which will constitute a co-created basis for our path forward.

We recognize that surveys like ours are an investment of your time and attention. To put your mind at ease, please see below our signature our answers to some of the questions you may have. 

We are excited to embark on this discovery process with all of you, and thank you in advance for your insights.

Warm regards,

Verena, Anna, Cathlene & Zoé

The Opendata.ch Team

Frequently Asked Questions

• What will the answers be used for? – Your insights will inspire and can have a direct impact on the strategic and implementation decisions we make, such as the path forward for our content work or projects. See our organization's homepage for our current activities.

• Do I actually have any influence? – Your feedback, used as input in an aggregated format (across all respondents), will constitute the initial basis for our strategic shift.

• How much time will it take? - Depending on your indications for open questions, your contribution will take approximately 10 minutes.

• When is the deadline for participation? - The survey will close on 5 March 2026, midnight.

• What happens to my data? - Your feedback will be used as an input in aggregated format (that is, your input will not be traceable back to your name). As is typical for co-creation activities, your participation may be disclosed at the end of a final report or summary (depending upon your consent), without mentioning your specific contribution or tying any opinion back to your name. The questionnaire is formatted to retain your right to anonymity, if desired.

• Who analyses and evaluates the data? Analysis of the data will happen through the Opendata.ch team, together with Con·Sense in a supporting role. Con·Sense accompanies Opendata.ch in the strategic remake. All data will be destroyed after 7 years. Should you have more questions regarding this aspect, please reach out to info@opendata.ch

• Why am I being asked? - We believe in the importance of a healthy representation of voices in our strategic shift process. We aim to include diverse perspectives, representing various industries (e.g., private, public, foundations, other civil society organizations, etc) and touchpoints with us (e.g., diverse projects engaged with, members and partners, etc.). Should you desire to stay informed about the results of this survey please indicate your interest accordingly in the survey.

We are so glad to count you as part of our Prototype Fund community. 

Stay tuned for the next round of updates → prototypefund.opendata.ch

Keep prototyping,

The PTF Switzerland Team

The Prototype Fund is a program by Opendata.ch and supported by the Mercator Foundation Switzerland and the Christoph Merian Foundation.