Digital Economy Award: Networking expertise

The digital revolution is in full swing and is continuing. Where does Switzerland stand in terms of digitalization and the development of new, innovative and sustainable innovations? The Digital Economy Award once again provides the answer to this question. Yesterday evening at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, eight winners were chosen from 27 finalists in front of almost 1,000 spectators from the worlds of politics and business - in six categories, each of which reflects the innovative Swiss economy.

The Digital Economy Award has created a cross-industry and independent platform for those who create the business of tomorrow and ensure that Switzerland remains a sustainable leader. In recent years, the award has established itself as a flagship event and central networking platform for the digital economy in Switzerland. Just as the organizer - the swissICT trade association - intended. This is also confirmed by the broadly mixed audience of over 300 organizations of digital pioneers, innovative SMEs and established large companies from all sectors in Switzerland.

One event, 27 finalists, six awards and eight winners

On November 14, eight winners emerged in six different award categories at the Hallenstadion. The best of the best include companies and organizations as well as individuals from all over Switzerland.

The following winners received awards from companies and organizations:

• Switzerland Tourism with Artifact in the category "Digital Innovation of the Year" for the creation of "hAIdi", a virtual assistant designed to provide representatives of Swiss tourism destinations with low-threshold, AI-based access to complex data on Swiss tourism and support sustainable decision-making.

• The company Robonnement from Altstätten SG secured first place in the category "Digital Excellence Commercial". The start-up from Eastern Switzerland, a spin-off from a conventional supplier, delivers two innovations at once: it manufactures and trains robots and sells them on a flexible subscription basis as "industrial robots as a service".

• Dhe accident insurer Suva won the category "Digital Excellence Government & NPO" The company won an award with the largest project in its 100-year history to date: "smartCare" is the name of the digitalization of claims management, which means more resources for employees when dealing with complex tasks, and the customer is involved from start to finish in an uncomplicated way.

• From Cradle the winning project in the category "Next Global Hot Thing - in AI". A platform on which biologists can use generative AI and machine learning to design and optimize proteins faster than ever before. With Cradle, the previously required series of experiments are reduced by up to 75% - saving time, money and significantly increasing the success rate.

• The UBS AG won in the category "ICT Education Excellence". Its vocational training is reflected in a wide range of offers and support programs for ICT apprentices and employees, with an exemplary rotation principle. The strategic direction of vocational training is reviewed and developed annually, with the active involvement of apprentices.

In the individual category, Fredy Künzler was awarded "The Pascal" for his long-term work as CEO and founder of Init7, his many years of commitment to the industry and, last but not least, his involvement in the debate on the right fiber optic technology.

In the "NextGen Hero" category, Selina Pfyffer and David Cleres were chosen as winners by the hall audience after a 90-second live pitch of their projects on the award stage in Zurich's Hallenstadion.

Source: www.digitaleconomyaward.ch / www.swissict.ch