Presented by Martin Flügel, Director of Swiss associateion for cities | Philipp Roth, Lead Partner Public Sector & Partner Technology Consulting, PwC Switzerland | Raphael Reber, Partner & Co-founder Zeilenwerk GmbH
Moderation: Joachim Huber
9.30 am - 9.45 am
Swiss Smart City Survey 2022
Martin Flügel, Director of the Swiss association of cities
The Swiss Smart City Survey was carried out for the first time in 2020 by the Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZAHW and with the Swiss association of cities, as one of several partners, and repeated again in 2022. Between 80 to 90 cities took part. The survey summarises various indicators regarding the status of development, but also outlines the most important driving forces and needs of the cities on their way to becoming smart cities. Thanks to the second study, it’s easy to see where the biggest advancements were made and where big obstacles still exist.
9.45 am - 10.15 am
How public administration can tap the potential of smaller tech companies
Philipp Roth, Lead Partner Public Sector & Partner Technology Consulting, PWC Switzerland
Raphael Reber, Partner & Co-Founder Zeilenwerk
With their innovative strength and their agile and flexible way of working and thinking, tech start-ups and SMEs make an important contribution to a modern and digital state. How can the use of their products be promoted in public administration? Raphael Reber from the software agency Zeilenwerk GmbH and Philipp Roth from PwC Schweiz discuss the difficulties of cooperation between administrations and tech start-ups and SMEs. They subsequently present concrete approaches on how cooperation can be simplified for both sides – based on their own experience and ongoing research.
