Prepare for blackout
The federal government wants to identify system-relevant data centers
The Federal Office for National Economic Supply (BWL) is currently working with banks to identify system-critical data centers, for example for payment transactions. This is to ensure that they continue to run in the event of a blackout.
The Federal Office for National Economic Supply (BWL) is currently working with banks to identify system-critical data centers, for example for payment transactions. This is to ensure that they continue to run in the event of a blackout. (icon picture)
“It’s less trivial than it might sound,” said Kurt Rohrbach, delegate for national economic supply, in an interview published on Saturday in “Switzerland at the weekend”. The working group, which also includes the National Bank, is making good progress.
The fact that it is not yet known which data centers must continue to run in an emergency is not a fault of the business administration: “As early as September 2021, the national economic supply, together with the electricity industry and the then Federal President Guy Parmelin, pointed out the consequences of a power shortage in videos. Interest was zero. In the media as well as in business.” Only when an actual shortage is imminent are the actors brought to the table.
(SDA)