digitalswitzerland is the joint initiative of the economic and academic spheres and the public authorities aimed at shaping Switzerland into a leading international digital innovation hub. To this end, digitalswitzerland is already active in a wide range of fields such as collaboration, knowledge transfer, education, start-up ecosystems and the political framework. More than 180 of the best-known companies and organisations as well as innovative locations throughout Switzerland belong to the association. The initiative was launched in 2015.