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digitalswitzerland Foundation
founded: 2016
digitalswitzerland Foundation, structured as an association as well as foundation, aims to position Switzerland as the leading digital hub - worldwide. The association and foundation have representatives from all areas inlcuding industry, universities, public organizations and NGOs. The foundation and association have different and independent financial structures.
The foundation is responsible for and finances different programmes and initiatives of digitalswitzerland and is supported by individual members. The association and foundation have a common management structure.
The digitalswitzerland Foundation is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in Switzerland with a focus on digital transformation.
The foundation promotes...
- talents as well as education and further training in the area of innovation and digitalization.
- accelerating innovation processes by connecting existing and new initiatives of institutions and large companies, platforms, communities and clusters.
- the dialog with the Swiss population around the topics of innovation and digitalization.
Foundation Board
- Martin Rajman, President (EPFL)
- Abraham Bernstein (University of Zurich)
- Axel Marion (HES-SO)
- Stefan Metzger (digitalswitzerland association)
- Andreane Jordan Meier (Canton de Vaud)
- Eliane Noverraz (SRG/SSR)
- Balthasar Staehelin (ICRC)
- Lothar Thiele (ETHZ)
- Michael Tschudin (Wenger & Vieli)
Applications
The foundation does not consider grant applications