November 2026 | Digital Technology News in Western Switzerland
💎 #TechTalk: Meetthe people shaping the digital landscape in Western Switzerland.
Gaëtan Van Beek:“What we don’t know is whether video games help develop skills that can be transferred to other contexts.”
ECOSYSTEM
Alp ICT Welcomes Its New Secretary General
Stefania Di Cecca joined the platform on October 1, 2026. Her entrepreneurial spirit, honed at a Swiss IT startup, and her in-depth knowledge of business challenges and governance mechanisms, gained at an international technology group, will enable her to carry out her mission in direct alignment with the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises in western Switzerland.
🗞 Call for proposals & events
- Energ-IACK x Energ-IATransition❗️Limited to 50 spots❗️
- Innowwide xInnosuisse❗️Dec. 1❗️
- SyNNergy xInnovaud❗️Dec. 3❗️
- [seal] Innovation x EPFL, UNIL &HEIG-VD❗️Jan. 15, 2027❗️
- Future of Health Grant (FoHG) 2027 x CSS &EPFL❗️Jan. 15, 2027❗️
- PARTNER – Alternative Numérique (NE) Nov. 10 – Learning Lunch: What Options & What Impacts for SMEs? x platinn
- Responsible Digital Technology ( VD) Nov. 5 – Inside Algorithms: Health, Gender, & Digital Technology x EGTN – Gender Equality and Digital Transformation
- IA ( GE) Nov. 9 – From AI to Results: Organizations Taking Action x HEG – Geneva & Swiss Data & AI Observatory
- IA (VS) Nov. 10 – From a team discussion to an AI tailored for her, with BASE x AI Swiss & Groupe Mutuel
- IA (VD) Nov. 10 – AI Sovereignty: Charting Switzerland’s Path Amid U.S. and Chinese AI Dominance x Center for Digital Trust (C4DT) EPFL
- Construction / Architecture (VD) Nov. 12 – Bâtigital x Bauen digital Schweiz / buildingSMART Switzerland
- Digitalization (VS) Nov. 17 – Less paperwork, more time for your customers: when AI works for you! x Swiss Digital Center & The Ark Foundation, in partnership with the Valais Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CVCI)
- HealthTech (VD) Nov. 19 – BioAlps Networking Day 2026 x Swiss Health Valley by BioAlps
- Digital Creation (VS) Nov. 26 – Creative Collaborations and Cultural Innovations: Where Art, Science, and Entrepreneurship Meet x PRISM
- Innovation (VD) Nov. 26 – Circular Industry Forum & Tech4Regen Ceremony x EPFL Innovation Park
- IT (VS) Dec. 2 – 40 Years of Information Technology in Valais – Lecture #3: ERP, the Backbone of the Business, in the Age of AI x HES-SO Valais-Wallis Institute of Information Technology
🇨🇭 News from the cantons of Western Switzerland:
- Geneva: Are you a manager of an SME or microbusiness looking to learn more about cyber risks without technical jargon or unrealistic promises? The DEE is offering a free training course on cyber threats, in partnership with HEG-Geneva.❗️Next session: Nov. 9❗️
- Vaud: Good news for businesses in Vaud! The SYNNERGY program is evolving and now supports collaborations involving as few as two partners. The goal: to accelerate the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises by encouraging the development of collaborative and digital projects.
- Neuchâtel: NovoViz won the 17th annual BCN Innovation Award, worth CHF 150,000, for its ultra-sensitive single-photon imaging sensors. This technology could find applications in industry, security, and aerospace, among other fields…
- Valais: Discover sosjack, an app that streamlines and speeds up the search for replacement workers. Developed by the Valais-based company SAI ERP, it caters to a variety of industries and helps prevent economic losses that can sometimes be substantial.
- Fribourg: IFF Awards: Vote for your favoritestartup❗️untilNovember 8❗️Votingwill continue during the ceremony on November 11. Several prizes donated by the Fribourg Cantonal Bank will be awarded by random drawing among the participants!
- Jura: A major industrial project could be launched in the Jura. The Jura government has signed a letter of intent with the WISeKey Groupto establish a production center for secure semiconductors in the canton.
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