September 2026 | Digital Technology News in Western Switzerland
🍿 #replay Embiggen X
From data to decisions with AI—discover Embiggen X with Stéphane Fallet:
- 00:41 – Unlocking dormant data: 73% of corporate data is never utilized, and 40% of SME data is completely unstructured
- 5:54 a.m. – Features #1: Xentral, the data warehouse as the single source of truth
- 7:10 a.m. – Features #2: Ximple, Smart Interoperability
- 8:14 a.m. – Features #3: Forecast IQ, automated production scheduling
- 10:18 – Features #4: DrawScan—from PDF to structured data to encryption
- 4:07 p.m. – Features #5: Maestro, the multimodal smart assistant
💎 #TechTalk: Meetthe people shaping the digital landscape in Western Switzerland.
Georges-André Tabet:“I think generative AI has made me even more humble because, after all, you’re dealing with these tools… It’s not even that they surpass (…)—it’s a whole different league.”
LEXR:“In 2025, 32% of venture capital—that is, of all investments—was invested in AI. That amounts to 1.1 billion. What’s interesting is that in 2023, it was only 5%.”
🗞 News
Conducted by the Institute of Tourism at HES-SO Valais-Wallis as part of the Resilient Tourism project, supported by Innosuisse, this international survey of more than 260 destination management organizations (DMOs) in Austria, Canada, France, and Switzerland provided a detailed overview of the digital transformation of the tourism sector. Presented in four reports, the study successively analyzes DMOs’ practices and challenges in the areas of social media and online distribution, digital transformation, data use, and artificial intelligence. Based on these findings, the Institute of Tourism now intends to shift its focus from assessment to action.
With this in mind, Prof. Dr. Marc K. Peter, Roland Schegg, and Michael Fux developed the Digital Transformation Canvas for DMOs, a practical tool that translates the survey results into a structured framework to support strategic planning in tourism organizations.
🗞 Call for proposals & events
- Cinéforom: Support for DigitalProjects❗️Sept. 28❗️
- LEADING to Scale-Up: A program designed to help entrepreneurs tackle the key challenges ofbusiness growth❗️Sept. 30❗️
- IT (VS) Sept. 11 – Silicon Valais: Talent, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
- Cyber (NE) Sept. 14 – Neuchâtel Cybersecurity Forum
- Digitalization (FR) Sept. 16 – TechMeeting: Digital Sovereignty
- Responsible Digital (VD) Sept. 17 – E4S Showcase
- Innovation (GE) Sept. 22 – France-Switzerland Business Sessions 2026
- Digitalization (VS) Sept. 22 – Digital Series: From Traditional Retail to the Autonomous Store
- AI & Digital Trust (VD) Sept. 23 & 24 – Trust Valley Days x TechTour
- AI (GE) Sept. 28 – Dark Data & Digital Transformation 2.0
- Digital Transformation (JU) Sept. 29 – Jura 2026: Technology, Training, and Cooperation to Boost Competitiveness
- IT (GE) – Swiss IT Forum(s)
- Innovation (VS) Oct. 6 –PRISM: Design & User Experience
🎁 Invitations & discounted tickets available for the Alp ICT community, details at www.alpict.ch
🇨🇭 News from the cantons of Western Switzerland:
- Geneva: SME and microbusiness leaders, would you like to learn more about cyber risks without technical jargon or unrealistic promises? The DEE, in partnership with HEG – Geneva, is offering a free one-day training session that will take placeon❗️Sept. 11❗️
- Vaud: CHF 1.25 billion invested in Swiss startups, including CHF 336.62 million in the canton of Vaud, placing the region in first place, ahead of Zurich. This excellent result was driven primarily by the IT hardware sector.
- Neuchâtel: Designed to increase their visibility and promote the use of local artistic talent by connecting them with potential clients, the upcoming Artistes.ne platform will be available to the public starting October 23, 2026.
- Valais: Named “Innovation of the Year 2026, ” the startup Urbio—which is developing AI-based technology to model heating networks—is poised for significant expansion in the United Kingdom.
- Fribourg: The CCIF is hosting a conference on cyber risks and executive liability: evolving threats, ransomware, business disruptions, cyber insurance, and governance will be the focus of discussions on October 1.
- Jura: You have the ideas, but not always the expertise to bring them to life. Partnering with a research institute in Switzerland (EPFL or HES) would give you access to innovative technologies and the necessary infrastructure. Join uson❗️Sept. 9❗️tolearn more.
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