That we are opposed to the bill in its current form is not news, we’ve been pointing out the issues with it for years. However as the Federal Council formally approved the bill yesterday and sent it to parliament we’ve issued a public statement and have started on a FAQ. See:
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There are references to Austria and its law in both the FAQ and the Statement. From point of view of somebody from Austria, I certainly see the monopoly position held here by one ore more quangos, is this the right term? Yet I am uncertain this stems from jurisdiction. The work on the platform started in 2008 not 2010, or 2013 or 2025, after all. Long before openstreetmap was a contender in this.
A bit of searching sent me to https://mobilitydata.gv.at/gesetze-und-standards – As far as I can see, Austria just implemented in 2013 into national law what the EU directive from 2010 commands. Including a plea to take care of interoperability, if I read that right. In case such missing from the Swiss law, certainly worth mentioning to local authorities. Now that was a mouthful!
Probably more a public or state owned enterprise.
As I have pointed out elsewhere, Austria is Austria and there’s a specific history behind VAO and when it happen. The point is that the BAV and swisstopo (and their consultants) point to Austria as the role model without mentioning that there are market consequences.
PS: and I would note that google was likely not a concern at the time either.