Canton of Basel-Stadt

Name

Canton of Basel-Stadt

Legal name

Kanton Basel-Stadt

Website

https://bs.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1833

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Public Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (921140)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dispute Resolution, Appeals & Tax Tribunals (BPAIADAK), Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration (BPAIACAM), City/Municipal Public Health Departments (HLAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Government digital services
• Cantonal tax administration
• Waste management services
• Civic engagement platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Taxation: Cantonal taxation including income tax, corporate tax, and other cantonal levies collected from residents and businesses within Basel-Stadt
2. Waste collection fees: Waste disposal fees including Bebbi-Sack sales and container fees for household waste collection services
3. Administrative fees: Various administrative fees including taxi permits (CHF 100-200 for taxi driver/business licenses), vehicle registration, residency permits, and other government services
4. Recreation fees: Fees for public facilities including swimming pools, sports facilities, and cultural venues

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Canton of Basel-Stadt provides public administration and government services for the residents and businesses of the Basel-Stadt canton in northwestern Switzerland. Services span residency registration, civil documentation, taxation, business licensing, social welfare, healthcare, education, public safety, waste collection, recreation facilities, and digital e-government via the bs.ch portal and ePortal.

Product overview

Canton of Basel-Stadt operates a comprehensive digital government services platform offering citizens access to administrative services, public utilities, and community facilities. The core digital infrastructure includes the ePortal for e-governance services, multiple mobile applications (Dräggwägg for waste management, Parksmart for parking), and an AI-powered chatbot (Alva). The canton provides extensive public sports and recreation facilities including outdoor and indoor pools, ice rinks, and sports fields. Public health services feature a heat action plan with cooling spaces and hotlines. Educational services include school holiday calendars and benefit calculators. Tax services are available through BalTax Online. All these services are accessible through the canton's website (bs.ch) which serves as the primary digital touchpoint for citizens.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Basel: The city and main municipality within the Canton of Basel-Stadt
• Klima Basel 2037

Products and services

• ePortal (eKonto) Centralized electronic government portal (ekonto.egov.bs.ch) providing online access to administrative services for residents and businesses, including tax declarations (BalTax Online), residency registration, and ordering of official documents.
• Dräggwägg App Mobile smartphone application (iOS via App Store id1119706997 and Android via Play Store com.tizianhoesch.draeggwaegg) delivering waste collection reminders, household/paper/metal schedules, recycling station locator, and disposal guidance for residents of Basel-Stadt.
• KI-Assistent Alva AI-powered chatbot assistant available across the canton's website (topic pages, search, and specific service pages) to help citizens navigate services and find answers to common questions.
• Parksmart Basel App Mobile parking-management application for Basel, helping users locate parking spaces and pay for parking within the canton.
• BalTax Online Online platform for filing tax declarations for both natural and legal persons, enabling electronic submission of tax documents to the canton via the ePortal.
• Job-Room Plattform Cantonal job platform connecting job seekers with employers, providing job listings, application services, and employer services for job placement within Basel-Stadt.
• Gartenbäder (Garden Pools) Public outdoor swimming facilities including Gartenbad Bachgraben, Gartenbad Eglisee, and Gartenbad St. Jakob, offering seasonal swimming, playing, and relaxation from spring to autumn, with tickets and subscriptions sold via e-guma.ch.
• Hallenbäder (Indoor Pools) Year-round indoor swimming facilities including Hallenbad Eglisee and Hallenbad Rialto, providing swimming opportunities regardless of season.
• Kunsteisbahnen (Artificial Ice Rinks) Artificial ice skating facilities including Kunsteisbahn Eglisee, Kunsteisbahn Margarethen, and Eishalle St. Jakob-Arena, used for ice sports and recreation.
• Hitzemassnahmenplan (Heat Action Plan) Comprehensive heat-wave response system coordinated by the Health Department, providing public cooling spaces, heat hotlines, prevention tips, and Meteo Schweiz-integrated warnings to protect vulnerable populations.
• Schulferien-Kalender (School Holidays Calendar) Digital calendar service providing school holiday dates for Basel-Stadt in iCalender format via data-bs.ch, allowing citizens to subscribe and receive automatic updates.
• Leistungsrechner (Benefit Calculators) Online calculators helping citizens determine eligibility for social benefits including premium reductions, housing subsidies, child support advances, and social assistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Net Zero by 2037 - climate neutrality commitment

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Swiss TPH (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 January 2025Swiss TPH leads the COVCO+ long-term population cohort study examining how biological, environmental, and urban factors influence health outcomes in the Basel region. The Canton of Basel-Stadt provides continued funding support for this research initiative.
• Novartis FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 January 2025The Novartis Foundation collaborates on the COVCO+ study, contributing to population health research in Basel. This partnership supports evidence-based guidance for health and urban planning policies.
• University of BaselcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 January 2025University of Basel is a key partner in the COVCO+ research initiative, providing academic expertise and research infrastructure for the population cohort study examining cardiovascular diseases and diabetes risk factors.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Canton of St. Gallen: Mid-sized German-speaking Swiss canton with comparable economic diversity and similar cantonal service delivery structure. Provides benchmarking for e-government adoption and cantonal service integration.
• Canton of Geneva: Comparable Swiss city-canton with similar international profile, high concentration of international organisations, and similar small geographic footprint. Operates equivalent cantonal services and faces analogous cross-border pressures (France adjacency).
• Canton of Zürich: Largest Swiss canton by population and economic output. Operates the same cantonal governance structure (Regierungsrat/Grosser Rat) and provides the same portfolio of services (taxation, residency, education, healthcare, transport). Most directly comparable peer given overlapping economic and institutional scale.
• Canton of Bern: Largest Swiss canton by area with mixed urban-rural profile including the capital Bern. Operates the same full portfolio of cantonal services and provides a benchmark for federal funding allocation and multi-municipality coordination.
• City of Zürich: Major Swiss municipal government providing identical city-level services (waste, transit, parks, social welfare, permits). Most relevant pure-municipal peer for digital government and e-services benchmarking.
• Canton of Lucerne: Central Swiss canton with comparable population scale and similar economic mix (tourism, manufacturing, services). Provides a benchmark for cantonal digital transformation and infrastructure delivery outside the major urban centres.
• Canton of Basel-Landschaft: Split from Basel-Stadt in 1833, this sibling canton shares institutional heritage, geography, and labour market but operates with a lower-tax, more suburban profile. Direct comparator for cantonal governance structure and cross-border policy coordination.
• Canton of Vaud: Major French-speaking Swiss canton with comparable population scale and significant life sciences presence (Lausanne biotech cluster). Operates identical cantonal governance structure and service portfolio.
• Canton of Aargau: Neighbouring German-speaking Swiss canton with comparable population scale and similar economic mix (manufacturing, pharma adjacency to Basel). Functions as a tax-competition comparator and cross-border labour market partner.

Broad incumbents

• Swiss Confederation (Bund): Swiss federal government that defines the constitutional and fiscal framework within which Basel-Stadt operates. Relevant comparator for federalism structure, tax policy, and intergovernmental coordination, but at a higher administrative level with broader remit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/baselstadt
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/kantonbaselstadt/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/Rathaus.Basel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kanton-basel-stadt
• Instagraminstagram.com/kantonbaselstadt

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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