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About digitalswitzerland

digitalswitzerland is a Swiss-wide, cross-industry initiative that aims to transform Switzerland into a leading digital nation. Along with our network of 170+ association members and non-political partners, including more than 1,000 top executives, we’re engaged in over 25 projects to inspire, initiate, co-create and lead digital change in Switzerland.

Orchestrating digital transformation in Switzerland

Our mission is to orchestrate the digital transformation of Switzerland to become a leading digital nation. To achieve this goal, we work closely together with our members, partners, and other important stakeholders. We address all aspects of digitalisation and focus on generating impact in relevant topics, such as Education, Professionals and Diversity, Digital Health, and more.

What we do

What we do

Create connection

We facilitate connection between 170+ members and partners from business, politics, academia, the public administration as well as civil society to foster collaborative innovation.

What we do

Drive innovation

With our engagment in more than 25 projects, we aim to inspire and enable meaningful digital innovation across our nation.

What we do

Include everyone

Digital transformation concerns us all. That’s why we include stakeholders from the public and private sector, academia and civil society in all language regions.

Our Strategy "2025"

With our “Strategy 2025”, we laid the groundwork to set us up for success and create the respective impact. We presented the purpose and history of digitalswitzerland, our strategy and impact as well as our member benefits and engagement opportunities in a short video.

digitalswitzerland Strategy 2025 video

History of digitalswitzerland

Winding down the 4T-DLT initiative

Winding down the 4T-DLT initiative

After three successful years, the 4T-DLT initiative activities have ended. This was a joint initiative where experts worked together to create an open repository for technical and legal information definitions and standards for a secure, interoperable and reliable Swiss Distributed ledger Technology infrastructure. It was launched under the umbrella of the collaborative innovation platform Leap from digitalswitzerland.

Winding down the 4T-DLT initiative
Stefan Metzger is the new Managing Director

Stefan Metzger is the new Managing Director

Digital expert Stefan Metzger is the successor of Nicolas BĂĽrer who leaves the initiative at his own request after 5 years. Stefan was responsible over a period of 13 years as Country Managing Director for the Swiss operations of the globally active IT consulting company Cognizant. Stefan has been involved with digitalswitzerland for a year and was a member of the Executive Committee.

Stefan Metzger is the new Managing Director
The CyberSeal

The CyberSeal

The project initiative to create the independent ‘CyberSeal’ quality seal for IT service providers was initiated as part of a public-private partnership consisting of the National Cyber Security Centre NCSC, Mobiliar, Secnovum & digitalswitzerland in 2nd half of 2020. In September, CyberSeal was included in the implementation plan of the ‘National Strategy for the Protection of Switzerland against Cyber Risks’ (NCS 2.0).The CyberSeal was launched by the supporting association Allianz Digitale Sicherheit Schweiz in November.

The CyberSeal
Merger with ICT Switzerland

Merger with ICT Switzerland

Together we will expand the public dialogue through Swiss Digital Days and other programmes and strengthen its commitment to digital issues at a political level, for example, by supporting the rapid introduction of E-ID, strengthening MINT (mathematics, information technology, natural sciences, and technology) vocational training and promoting the startup ecosystem in Switzerland.

Merger with ICT Switzerland
Hybrid Digital Days

Hybrid Digital Days

For the first time in its history Digital Days consisted of three days of both online and physical events for all of Switzerland to enjoy. With more than 500 free events, 100 partners and more than 20 locations across the country, we united like-minded digital enthusiasts, newcomers, industry experts and businesses to foster the development of ideas.

Hybrid Digital Days
Virtual general assembly

Virtual general assembly

The 2020 general assembly was one of many firsts: It was co-hosted by a friendly robot, completely virtual and ended with a near unanimous YES vote for the merger with ICTSwitzerland.

Virtual general assembly
Power Dinner on digitised art & culture

Power Dinner on digitised art & culture

To foster mutual understanding of how digital innovation changes every aspect of our lives, we held a Power Dinner at the intersection of arts, culture and technology. An estimated 200+ guests from academia, business, politics and the public sector joined this educational networking event and an interactive programme created in collaboration with independent artists, MUDA and ZHdK.

Power Dinner on digitised art & culture
COVID-19 White Paper

COVID-19 White Paper

With COVID-19, our lives changed rapidly. In our white paper we created with Wissensfabrik we outline five areas in which the pandemic accelerated digital transformation and we make predictions about possible future scenarios.

COVID-19 White Paper
Challenge becomes Leap

Challenge becomes Leap

Innovation often starts with a trusted partner and a leap of faith. In April 2020, we revealed the new and improved innovation programme Leap, a continuation of the former programmes “Challenge” and “Verticals” that aims to connect change makers across industries. With Leap we empower organisations to create collaborative and impactful ecosystems for innovation to solve pressing challenges of our time.

Challenge becomes Leap
Swiss Digital Initiative

Swiss Digital Initiative

digitalswitzerland kicked off the Swiss Digital Initiative with the aim to bring ethical principles and values into technologies through concrete projects.

Swiss Digital Initiative
Supporting startups as SwissTech

Supporting startups as SwissTech

Together with our partners Presence Switzerland, Switzerland Global Enterprise, innosuisse and Swissnex, we bring outstanding Swiss startups and corporations to the leading tech conferences around the globe.

Supporting startups as SwissTech
WEF Breakfast in Davos

WEF Breakfast in Davos

The WEF Breakfast was initiated on behalf of the annual WEF in Davos. We bring together leaders from the digital field to create connections, inspire one another and co-create the future of Switzerland.

WEF Breakfast in Davos
Governmental Advisory Counsel on Digital Transformation

Governmental Advisory Counsel on Digital Transformation

We received the great honour from the federal government to coordinate the advisory board on digital transformation and to evaluate politically relevant topics in consultation with our members.

Governmental Advisory Counsel on Digital Transformation
Digital Day took place for the first time

Digital Day took place for the first time

We held the first Digital Day in Chur, Geneva, Lugano and Zurich, an event aiming to create a dialogue with civil society around all things digital. Digital Day later became digitalswitzerland’s annual flagship event.

Digital Day took place for the first time
DigitalZurich2025 turns into digitalswitzerland

DigitalZurich2025 turns into digitalswitzerland

Our mission expanded and our aim became to make Switzerland a leading digital innovation hub. With the intention to serve all of Switzerland, DigitalZurich2025 became digitalswitzerland.

DigitalZurich2025 turns into digitalswitzerland
KickStart Accelerator

KickStart Accelerator

KickStart Accelerator was founded in order to bridge the gap between startups, corporates, cities, foundations and universities to accelerate deep tech innovation and more.

KickStart Accelerator
DigitalZurich2025

DigitalZurich2025

DigitalZurich2025 was founded by Marc Walder, CEO and Managing Partner of the Ringier Group, and a founding committee of 15 members with the aim to position the greater Zurich area as an attractive place for digital startups, organisations and talents.

DigitalZurich2025

About digitalswitzerland

Join us today!

digitalswitzerland is a Swiss-wide, cross-sector initiative that aims to strengthen and make Switzerland a leading digital nation. Under the umbrella of digitalswitzerland, 170+ organisations, consisting of Association members and politically neutral Foundation partners, work together transversally to achieve this goal. digitalswitzerland is the point of contact for all digitalisation issues and is committed to solving a wide range of challenges.

active projects to get involved in
25+
active projects to get involved in
members and partners in all language regions
170+
members and partners in all language regions
digital enthusiasts and top executives in our network
650+
digital enthusiasts and top executives in our network