PRAGMATIC, SOLUTION-ORIENTED AND SUSTAINABLE
Consulting at the intersection of law, data and digital transformation
About me
Veronika Ludwig
My path began in the legal profession. I started my career with a solid education as a lawyer at the University of Bremen, later completed my Master's degree in International Business Law at the University of Zurich and gradually specialized in IT outsourcing and data protection. My tasks included global data protection projects, the development of structured compliance processes and their practical implementation in an international corporate environment. Over time, I became particularly interested in one question: how can data not only be protected, but also used sensibly?
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This thought led me to data governance: an area in which legal, strategic and technological aspects come together. My CAS Data Governance at the Lucerne School of Information Technology (HSLU) sharpened my view of data management and made it clear to me that data protection and data value creation are not a contradiction in terms, but must be considered together.
For me, data is far more than just a collection of information: it is an inexhaustible source of progress, innovation and efficiency. I am fascinated by how sensibly used data can create transparency, improve decisions and ultimately make people's lives easier. I see enormous potential in the healthcare sector in particular: data can optimize care, reduce costs and drive research forward if it is used in a structured, accessible and intelligent way. This is exactly where I come in.
I am particularly interested in data management in the healthcare sector.
I accompany digital transformation processes in organizations, develop strategies for data management and support organizations in organizing their data and generating real added value from it: structured, legally compliant and always with a view to practical implementation.
As an active co-designer, I contribute my expertise to the Swiss Data Alliance, among others, and work on public projects aimed at making health data secure and effective to use.
What drives me?
My enthusiasm for data and its possibilities. I am passionate about the question of how we can use data to promote innovation, make business models smarter and sustainably improve healthcare. My goal is not only to support service providers in meeting legal requirements, but also to help them turn their data into a forward-looking resource.
Understanding regulations. Enabling innovation. Using data responsibly.
Our service portfolio
Data management & digitalization in the healthcare sector
- Advising public and private service providers in connection with issues relating to the legally compliant handling of patient data and digital transformation
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- Using health data in a legally compliant and value-adding way: Applying medical confidentiality & exemptions correctly
- Use & disclosure of health data: Observe purpose limitation & patient consent
- Understanding and practically implementing transparency and disclosure obligations
- Implement digitization strategically: Ensure preparation for DigiSanté
- Optimizing data structures & processes as the basis for digitalization
- Efficiently integrate data protection requirements into internal processes
Data ecosystems
- How can innovative formats and infrastructure make more data available for the common good and be used to solve social challenges? We advise on:
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- Development and operation of data ecosystems and in the design of data cooperations
- Optimally align and implement the contractual structuring of data rooms to your needs
- Establishment of legally compliant data sharing models in line with Swiss and EU regulations
IT outsourcing, use of AI, and data protection
- Consulting for IT outsourcing projects and use of AI
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- Support for your IT provider selection process to ensure alegally compliant contractual basis
- Advice on compliance with transparency and data protection requirements
- Advice on establishing your provider risk management
- Development of data protection concepts and strategies
- Preparation for data protection audits and the implementation of new legal requirements.
- Development and operation of a data protection management system (DSMS) for long-term compliance
- Implementation of practice-oriented employee training and awareness campaigns
- External data protection consultant (DPO)
- Swiss representative pursuant to Art. 14 FADP
Stakeholder and interest management
- We advise and support you in the following areas:
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- Bringing relevant stakeholders and perspectives together around one table
- Clarification and translation of different interests, roles, and objectives
- Structuring discussions in situations requiring a high degree of coordination and consultation
- Mediation between legal, organizational, economic, and political rationales
- Developing viable solutions that promote broad acceptance and feasibility
Legal expertise meets practical experience
Are you ready to make your clinic, practice or organization fit for digitalization?
Our service, your added value
Flexible advice for your organization
We support you exactly where you need legal and strategic expertise in the areas of data protection, IT outsourcing and digitalization: flexible, needs-based and practical.
Are you looking for short-term advice on contract review and negotiations with a new IT provider or as part of an IT outsourcing or digitization project?
We help you to draft legally compliant and economically advantageous contracts and support you in negotiations with IT service providers.
Do you regularly have minor legal questions in your day-to-day organizational work and would like to obtain advice easily and at any time?
We are at your disposal as a reliable point of contact to provide quick and pragmatic solutions for your day-to-day work.
Do you have an innovative project and would like to supplement your team with legal expertise in order to be able to carry out the assignment comprehensively?
We bring legal expertise to your project and ensure that legal, data protection and IT requirements are integrated right from the start.
Do you need a jump start to analyze the current status of your data protection and data management processes and create a solid foundation for legally compliant action?
We carry out a structured inventory, identify optimization potential and support you in the targeted further development of processes.
Data expertise
Partner and memberships
Services at a glance
data stewards as a service
Stakeholder & interest management
When interests differ, we facilitate understanding and viable solutions by playing a structured, mediating, and coordinating role.
Project support on call
We complement your team in the offer phase or during the implementation of your customer projects so that you can present yourself competently to the customer and master the challenges holistically and sustainably.
Training & awareness programs
We impart practical knowledge on data protection, data management and IT outsourcing in a way that your team can understand and implement directly.
eHealth and research in the healthcare sector
We advise you on the legally compliant and responsible use of health data—for research, digital innovations, and sustainable healthcare.
PODCAST
Health data expedition:
On the trail of facts
"Expedition Health Data: On the trail of the facts" takes listeners on a fact-based journey to discover journey to discover how their patient data is used today and used today and whether measures are still needed to strengthen the trust of the population. In bilateral interviews with experts, those affected and stakeholders from healthcare, research and the pharmaceutical industry pharmaceutical industry, we shed light on the facts - openly, critical, solution-oriented and open-ended.
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- New podcasts with exclusive guests are published every month.
Insights & Opinions
Articles & Publications
AI Readiness – Is Your Data Ready?
From a business perspective, organizations are constantly asking themselves which of the many fast-moving AI trends they should
AI READINESS OF DATA
Is your data ready? From a business perspective, the question constantly arises as to which of the many "galloping horses" to jump on.
Using health data without mistrust: opt-out as a modern approach
Guest article at MedInside on the use of health data
The e-ID strengthens digital self-determination
Analog guarantees in the e-ID debate: A change of perspective
European Health Data Space (EHDS)
Health Data Access Bodies – the central gatekeepers for health data
Incentives for better use of health data
What stands in the way of better use of health data? For better patient care, for more efficient processes, for meaningful
Challenges of a health data space for the use of health data for research purposes
An analysis based on DigiSanté packages 2 and 4 with conclusions regarding the need for legislative action
What currently moves us
News & Projects
Discover exciting insights and events relating to data governance, data protection and digitalization.
7th GDPR training seminar, November 27, 2025, University of Liechtenstein (Triesen)
At the 7th GDPR training seminar at the University of Liechtenstein, I had the pleasure of co-hosting a workshop on the data protection-compliant use of AI with Prof. Dr. Marie-Louise Gächter.
Swiss Internet Governance Forum (IGF), October 9, 2025, Bern
Key issues relating to digital regulatory policy in Switzerland were discussed at the Swiss Internet Governance Forum 2025. My contribution classified the ongoing work of the expert group on the secondary use of data and the considerations regarding a possible framework law for the secondary use of data.
Swiss Data Space Forum, September 2, 2025, Rotkreuz
Several topic-specific workshops took place during the forum. One of these dealt with health and pharmaceutical data and was co-moderated by myself and Mathis Brauchbar (Advocacy AG).
Symposium on structured data use in the healthcare sector on 23.5.2025 in Rotkreuz
It was a particular pleasure for me to design this symposium, bring the relevant stakeholders together in a targeted manner and moderate the professional exchange. The focus was on effective incentive models for the cross-sector, quality-oriented use of healthcare data.
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"Let's find the optimal solution for your organization together!"
Veronika Ludwig