Open, participatory and resilient. This is how we imagine the public sector. And this is what we strive for – through practice-oriented teaching, continuing education programmes and applied research.
Our formula for success:
• Globalisation with regional roots
• Strong bridges between different fields
• A multidisciplinary team with connections to the public and private sector and relevant communities
Our focus:
• Digital Democracy
• Data and Infrastructure
• Innovation
The Data and Infrastructure group focuses on the following fundamental questions:
At the political and legislative level, we are working to make open access to public sector data in Switzerland a reality. Appropriate measures must be used to tackle the big data-related challenges facing society. At the organisational level, we help our clients and partners understand the needs of their stakeholders and engineer solutions accordingly. At the semantic and technical level, we are helping organisations to provide data and information effectively, efficiently and in a format that is fit for purpose, to model ontologies and to break down barriers to interoperability.
Our scope includes public administrations, public-private partnerships, memory institutions, smart cities and health professions. We are particularly interested in the following topics:
The Digital Democracy group focuses on the following fundamental questions:
This group draws on foundational research to analyse the effects of digitisation on society and politics.
We also work with partners in applied research (e.g. public sector groups or NGOs) to develop and advance civic tech apps.
The Innovation group focuses on the following fundamental questions:
This group studies innovation and the associated processes of change in the public sector. As we support these transformations, our key concerns are strategic leadership and design, with specific emphasis on e-inclusion, user-centricity and privacy.
We take an active stand to ensure that public organisations manage their digitisation and participation projects to benefit all individuals concerned.
We cover all forms of public administration and state-owned enterprises. We are particularly interested in the following topics:
