ICT SECTOR IN SWITZERLAND
Yohann PerronStrategic Marketing Officer
LAKE GENEVA ICT CLUSTER
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
26 INDEPENDANT
CANTONS
CONFEDERATION
CANTON
COMMUNE
1 POLITICAL CAPITAL:
BERN1 ECONOMIC
CAPITAL:ZURICH
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
German
French
Italian
7,9 MILLIONSINHABITANTS
3OFFICIAL
LANGUAGES
UNEMPLOYEMENT RATE 3%
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
11.531 BUSINESS START-UPS*
SURVIVAL RATES*:
1 YEAR: 81%
3 YEARS: 65%
5 YEARS: 47%
* Source: OFS
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WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
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WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
ICT4.5%
OTHERS
200.000+ WORKERS
SWISS GDP22.000+ COMPANIES
5TH INDUSTRIE
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
2012: 28 BILLIONS CHF
2013: +1.7%
2014: > 4%
2015: > 4%
* Source: Gartner
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
* Source: OFS, UBS
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
SHARE OF ICT SECTOR IN GDP, 2000 - 2010
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
STRONG INTERNAL MARKET
HIGH INTERNATIONALIZATION
UNINTERRUPTED ECONOMIC GROWTH
LACK OF ESTABLISHED WORLDWIDE LEADERSHIP IN ICT
CLOSED BORDERS
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
DATA HOSTINGSECURITYBUSINESS APPS
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
SECURISATION OF OFFICIAL ID DOCUMENTS
BASED ON RFID, PKI & BIOMETRY
ONLINE AUTHENTIFICATION BASED ON
FACIAL RECOGNITION
FINGERPRINT RANDOMLY
GENERATED IN A MATERIAL
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
LOCAL COMPANIES
MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES
ICT LEADERS
R&D CENTERS
FACILITATORS &
INCUBATORS
ALP ICT
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
INNOVATION WORLD
LEADER *
• 2 EPF• 10 UNIVERSITIES• 50+ HIGH
SCHOOLS• 50+ R&D CENTERS
• 3% OF GDP (70% PRIVATE SECTOR)
• 137MCHF SUPPORT FROM CH (30% FOR ICT)
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WESTERN SWITZERLAND ICT CLUSTER
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