Political Rights Section The Political Rights Section is responsible for ensuring that political rights are enacted, for preparing for federal ballots and for coordinating the introduction of electronic voting by the cantons. Communication Support Section The section advises and supports the Federal Administration in all matters relating to communication and creates a wide range of communication products. Strategic Management Support Section The Strategic Management Support Section has the task of drafting the Federal Council's planning and activity reports and supports the departments in crisis management.
In particular, the Presidential Services Unit provides advice on matters of diplomacy and communication. Each year it handles more than 2, items of business that the departments and the Federal Chancellery present to the Federal Council.
It plans the Federal Council meetings, draws up the agenda, runs the joint reports procedure and issues the decisions made by the Federal Council. Legal Section The Legal Section provides support to the Federal Council Affairs Section and is responsible for legislation on administrative organisation, the consultation procedure and publications. Central Language Services, German Section The German Section in the Federal Chancellery Central Language Services ensures the clarity of official texts and contributes to the success of multilingual official communication.
It provides services to Parliament, the Federal Council, the federal departments and the Federal Chancellery. Business Administration, Security, Infrastructure Section The section provides service support for records and process management and logistics in the Federal Chancellery and Federal Administration.
As of the beginning of , the Federal Chancellery is responsible for digital transformation and ICT steering. The task of the DTI Sector is to ensure the cross-departmental coordination of projects, resources and administrative services to advance the digital transformation process within the Federal Administration. The Federal Chancellor's staff office provides support in organisational and administrative matters, and in preparing Federal Council meetings and the follow-up work to the meetings.
