2018 Startup GUIDE - 10th Edition

8 | COVER STORIES
Digitalswitzerland
Making Switzerland a Leading Digital
Innovation Hub. Worldwide!
Startup Invest and digitalswitzerland are happy to present the 2018 Startup DAYs to you. digitalswitzerland is a cross-industry association
created from the shared vision of its over 125 members to strengthen Switzerland’s position as a digital hub. As a sign of personal
commitment and dedication, the members launched several initiatives and activities, focusing on the following six pillars:
Corporate
Enablement
Politico-Economic
Environment
Startup
Enablement
Education
& Talent
Public
Dialog
NEW
International
Connectivity
Political Framework: Pursuing
a political framework for innovation
We seek to combine – and to amplify – the voices of many of
these important participants in the digital transformation in order
to promote and to help shape political conditions and regulatory
frameworks that are conducive to the development of new
technologies, new business models and the respective influx of
capital and talent.
Corporate Enablement: Bundling forces
and fostering cross-sector collaboration
to enable innovation
The digitalswitzerland challenge enables interdisciplinary and
cross-sector teams to implement their innovative ambitions within
a competitive framework. The ambitious programme puts Switzerland,
its companies, the local academia and politics at the
heart of digitalisation.
Talent & Education: Improving digital
skills, for current employees and for
the next generation
We aim to embed computational thinking in and digital education
of young people and promote lifelong learning for all adults. It is
never too early or too late to learn about computational thinking,
technology, digital innovation, computer science, coding, etc.
We create awareness, create partnerships and promote activities,
among which we offer several digital platforms in the fields of digital
education and transformation.
Startup Enablement: Fostering the Swiss
startup ecosystem and accelerating
its growth by linking entrepreneurs,
corporates, hubs and investors
We are supporting the startup ecosystem to enable growth and
become a solid and globally well-known innovation ecosystem.
We provide an aligned portfolio of projects and activities such as
the Market Entry and the Scale up Bootcamps, the Investor Dinner
and Summit as well as the Startup DAYs.
Public communication: Leading
a meaningful dialogue with the public
Digitalisation is a fact. It is our mission to contribute to sensitising
the public to digital technologies and highlighting the chances
for our economy and society. Join the dialogue on 25th of October
for our second Digitaltag. There will be even more partners,
people and regions included in our second iteration. More information
under www.digitaltag.swiss.
International Visibility: Raising Switzerland’s
visibility in the international
innovation and technology ecosystem
We want to foster the international awareness of Switzerland as
a global model for sustainable innovation. Just as Tel-Aviv, Berlin
and Silicon Valley trigger associations, Switzerland must also
be able to develop its own identity regarding the digital future.
Therefore digitalswitzerland will connect with other hubs in order
to generate a profitable exchange for the Swiss ecosystem.
SWISS STARTUP GUIDE 2018