Switzerland has always compensated for its lack of natural raw materials with great efforts to increase its innovative strength. If you believe a study, no other country succeeds better in constantly innovating.

Switzerland is the undisputed world champion when it comes to innovation. This is the result of the latest ranking of the Global Innovation Index. The result is not entirely surprising. In fact, Switzerland is at the top of this ranking for the ninth year in a row, which is calculated jointly by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the INSEAD business school and Cornell University. 129 countries are analysed, which together cover 92% of the world population and 97% of global value added.

ICT infrastructure improvements

What makes Switzerland so successful? Insider researcher and co-author of the study, emphasizes the political stability and the excellent business environment. The state further strengthened its position from 2018 to 2019, particularly in the area of information and communication technology 4.0 (ICT). Improvements can also be found in the government’s online service. In addition, Switzerland scores highly in terms of environmental quality, direct investments abroad, patent applications and high-tech products in manufacturing. Meanwhile, potential for improvement is seen in the framework data for company start-ups.

Canton Zug – Switzerland

Numerous independent ratings confirm the popularity of the canton of Zug for business and private life.

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