Swisspower AG launches a platform for local electricity communities to simplify administrative processes. Automation significantly reduces the burden on energy

The Schaffhausen cantonal government has once again awarded the mandate to manage economic development and the regional and location development office to Generis AG. Following a two-stage tendering process, Generis AG will continue to perform these tasks from 1 January 2025 until the end of 2032.

Next Property AG is actively committed to an independent and self-determined Swiss property industry. The industry initiative represents the interests of its shareholders in order to ensure sustainable positioning in the

The construction and property industry is facing profound changes. Gianluca Genova, Board Member of BdCH / bSCH and Managing Director of MetaXD AG, talks about the founding of the "Digital Next Gen" Expert Group and the goals of this

Axon Active Holding AG has begun the expansion and renovation of its historic headquarters to transform it into a center for digital

Tamedia announced the creation of a Digital Hub, which is intended to drive the company's digital transformation as a central element. Led by Patrick Rexroth as Chief Digital Officer, the hub aims to strengthen Tamedia's digital capabilities and accelerate its growth in the digital

At a time when the forgery of documents and goods is an increasing challenge, ETH Zurich has developed a ground-breaking solution. The Thenti app makes it possible to verify the authenticity of documents and even three-dimensional objects using an ordinary smartphone. A particular focus is on

The digitalisation of the Swiss real estate industry, in particular the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), is at the centre of current discussions. However, the latest "Digital Real Estate" study shows that the full potential of digital innovations has yet to be utilised, leading to a

Digital transformation offers the real estate industry untapped potential to optimise processes, increase efficiency and improve customer loyalty. This technical report looks at how digital technologies can revolutionise property management by simplifying and automating traditional processes.

Moritz Lüscher, Head of Digitalisation at the Swiss Federation of Master Builders, explains in an interview how construction SMEs can benefit from digitalisation and thus increase sustainability and efficiency without the need for major

The Canton of Zurich is introducing a fully digital building permit procedure, which will come into force on 1 April 2024. This innovation enables building applications to be submitted and processed via the online platform "eBaugesucheZH", which will establish a more efficient, paperless

Abacus Research AG from Switzerland has made significant progress in the digitalisation of law firms with AbaPlato. This innovative software, which is seamlessly integrated with the Justitia.Swiss justice platform, revolutionises lawyers' business processes through automated and secure processing

A significant development has been taking place on the Swiss mortgage market since October 2023: fixed-rate mortgages with terms of three and five years now offer more favourable interest rates than Saron mortgages. This change, last observed at the end of 2021, continued in November for ten-year

SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG is acquiring a majority stake in Flatfox from Mobiliar. The digital network thus takes full control of

The companies of the Halter Group will increasingly act together in the future. Maik Neuhaus will take over as CEO of Halter AG from Markus Mettler on 1 January. The latter will become Chairman of the Board of Directors. Balz Halter remains Chairman of the Board of Directors of Halter

Vrbn studios, a business unit of vrbn, has set up an online shop. High-quality architectural 3D environments and 3D buildings are available there. They are used in gaming, but also in advertising, film and television as well as in simulations for autonomous driving, for

The Day of the Construction Industry, the traditional networking event of the Swiss Association of Master Builders SBC, took place in Lugano. Over 550 representatives from the construction industry and politics attended the event at the LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura cultural centre. The main topic was

Buildup and smartconext have agreed on a strategic cooperation. They want to contribute to the digitalisation of the construction industry with a joint offer. In the process, product information from buildup will be integrated into smartconext's automated order

The shortage of skilled workers is endangering turnover and jobs in the construction industry. This is shown in a study by the Swiss Association of Master Builders. Among other things, the association proposes digitalisation and the recruitment of lateral entrants as

Inventx AG, the digitalisation and IT partner of leading Swiss banks and insurance companies, has appointed Reto Zeidler as its new Head of Cyber Security as of 1 June 2023. He is responsible for the provision of security services as well as the further development and expansion of the security

Jacqueline Schweizer will become a member of Wüest Partner's Board of Directors in May 2023. As an expert in the areas of sustainability and digitalisation, she will anchor these growth areas more firmly in the board of directors in future.

Since ChatGPT, artificial intelligence has been on everyone's lips. Increasingly, entire industries are affected by the introduction of artificial intelligence. This also applies to an industry that has hardly been taken into account until now, namely caretaking, which will be subject to major

Financing and digitalisation go hand in hand: with their new partnership, FinanceScout24 and Abilect are now offering digital solutions for the refurbishment of real estate as well as its financing.

Inventx AG, digitalisation and IT partner of leading Swiss banks and insurance companies, achieves the status of Microsoft Solutions Partner for Infrastructure (Azure). The award is an important milestone for Inventx in empowering its customers to drive digital transformation and unlock the full

The combination of the terms "data protection" and "real estate" may not seem obvious at first glance. The advancing digitalisation in the real estate industry and the effects of the new data protection law will change this.

In an interview, Lucerne's cantonal councillor and finance director Reto Wyss explains the advantages of Lucerne's special model in economic promotion and what measures the canton is taking in terms of sustainability and

2023 will be the year of digitalisation in the real estate industry. But really now? - some will ask resignedly. At least as far as the topic of data, files and document management is concerned, because these form the basis for every digital, agile company. "The need to digitise has arrived in the

The Federal Council wants to focus even more on Swiss SMEs and the regions in the context of location promotion. In addition, the topics of "sustainable development" and "digitalisation" are to be upgraded. On 25 January 2023, the Federal Council approved the corresponding dispatch for the years

Der Bundesrat wertet in seiner Botschaft zur Standortförderung für die Jahre 2024 bis 2027 die Bedeutung der nachhaltigen Entwicklung und der Digitalisierung auf. Insbesondere legt er den Fokus noch stärker auf KMU und die

Simon Kauth wird per 1. Januar 2023 neues Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung der Luzerner Kantonalbank AG (LUKB) und übernimmt die Führung des Departements Technologie & Services. Simon Kauth ist promovierter Ökonom (Universität St. Gallen HSG) und bringt langjährige Führungserfahrung an der