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At the invitation of digitalswitzerland and together with partners EY, Dassault Systèmes, Ringier, PHOENIQS, and Andermatt Swiss Alps, around 200 decision-makers from business, politics, academia, and public administration gathered at the Digital Summit Switzerland 2026 in Andermatt to discuss Switzerland's digital future. The insights led by digitalswitzerland on May 26 and 27 focused on the impact of AI, digital sovereignty, the competitiveness of Switzerland as a business location, and the question of how Switzerland can secure its digital infrastructure in the long term.

For twenty-seven years, the digital world rested on a foundation of cryptographic certainty that evaporated in a single weekend. With the sudden emergence of Claude Mythos, an AI capable of dismantling decades of security architecture in mere days, the global landscape has fractured.

For the eighth time, digitalswitzerland together with BILANZ, Handelszeitung, PME, are honoring one hundred individuals who are significantly shaping digital Switzerland. Tonight, for the first time, they will be celebrated as the “Digital Shapers 2026” at a major gala event.

The hype surrounding artificial intelligence is increasingly giving way to questions about its practical adoption. To support Swiss SMEs in turning their initial AI experiments into successful business cases, digitalswitzerland and Implement Consulting Group are publishing a practical handbook on AI adoption as part of an AI Flagship Event in Zurich.

Switzerland will host the next Global Summit on AI in Geneva in 2027. This was announced by the President of the Swiss Confederation, Guy Parmelin, today in New Delhi at the AI Impact Summit in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This decision strengthens Switzerland’s position to actively contribute to advancing the global dialogue on AI.

On 20 January 2026, digitalswitzerland hosted four high-profile events on the occasion of the World Economic Forum in Davos. From a morning discussion on Switzerland’s AI innovation potential and digital infrastructure, to an expert exchange on geopolitics and cybersecurity, a lunch session on global AI governance, and concluding with an afternoon focused on AI literacy and the future of work, the day highlighted Switzerland’s approach to scaling artificial intelligence responsibly.

A study commissioned by Google and digitalswitzerland and conducted by the Implement Consulting Group shows that Switzerland has an annual AI innovation potential of around CHF 15 billion through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in research, development and innovation processes. The key findings of the study were presented today in Davos in the context of this year's WEF focus on "How can we deploy innovation at scale and responsibly?"

Artificial intelligence has the potential to significantly strengthen Switzerland’s innovation capacity. According to a new study commissioned by digitalswitzerland and Google, the use of AI in innovation alone could generate up to CHF 15 billion in additional economic value.

Leading Swiss media are highlighting the findings of our newly released AI study with Google. Following its publication, the study has attracted significant attention for its insights into AI’s potential to accelerate research, medical innovation and economic growth in Switzerland.

In one week, the global spotlight turns to Davos. The stakes for digital leadership have never been higher, and Switzerland has a crucial role to play.