Zug: high-tech cluster
The high-tech cluster is considered one of the largest employers in Switzerland. With around 14,000 em ployees and 750 companies, the sector is also of great importance in the Canton of Zug. Local companies benefit from highly qualified employees with an out- standing know-how and an excellent business environ ment in the heart of Switzerland.
High-tech in Switzerland An example for such an evolution can be seen at With almost 687,000 employees in over 41,000 Landis + Gyr, a former industrial company that is companies, the Swiss high-tech sector is one nowadays specialized in smart metering. A global of Switzerland’s largest employers. Despite the technology leader based in Zug is Siemens Smart strong Swiss franc, the sector remains competitive Infrastrucure. They are one of the foremost players through high quality, precision, safety, and relia in innovating and transforming the building industry bility. In addition, ongoing investment in research whose whole campus in Zug is to be climate-neutral and development leads to an above-average ca by 2023. pacity for innovation. The machinery, electronical and metal industry (MEM) exports 80 % of its Today, engineering, design and manufacturing of products, 60 % of which are exported to the EU. electronical products and services constitute the Overall, the high-tech sector is responsible for most dominant sector in the high-tech cluster in «From Zug, Switzerland's interna- 22.4 % of the gross value added in Switzerland. Zug. Digitalization, robotics and Artificial Intelligen- tional business hub, we at Sie- ce (AI) play also an important role. Thanks to the mens Smart Infrastructure are High-tech in the Greater Zurich Area commitment of both businesses and authorities to driving digitalization forward. In The Canton of Zug is part of the Greater Zurich Area, the high-tech cluster, a unique eco-system for com- addition to our portfolio for smart which offers excellent educational opportunities for panies operating in this sector is being created. grids, we are primarily focusing the high-tech industry. Thanks to the Swiss educati- on creating the best possible en- on system as well as universities such as the Swiss vironments for the people who Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) and live and work in all types of buil- universities of applied sciences, Switzerland has an dings. For us, Zug is an ideal outstanding know-how and a broad talent pool. location for our global headquar- ters, where we can attract and High-tech in the Canton of Zug develop the very best local and Based on its industrial heritage, the Canton of Zug international talent.» has become a hotspot for high-tech companies over Matthias Rebellius, CEO Siemens the last decades. The expansion of the high-tech Smart Infrastructure, Chairman sector is not only due to new companies moving to of the Board of Directors Siemens the Canton of Zug, but also existing ones developing Schweiz AG their products and entering the high-tech sector. Courtesy of Kontron Electronics
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Verticalized on the site factories of V-ZUG and Department of Economic Affairs ininnovation Zug. Verticalized labs are developingfactories and Canton of Zug Facts & Figures: innovationand sharing labs digital are solutionsdeveloping and Economic Promotion High-tech in the Canton of Zug andan open sharing innovation digital solutions culture to and Aabachstrasse 55, P.O. Box – About 750 companies anaccelerate open innovation urban work culture and tolive 63006301 Zug, Switzerland – Around 14,000 employees i.e. acceleratesolutions for urban the next work genera and solu- - T +41 41 728 55 04 12.8 % of the total workforce tionstions. for the next generations. [email protected] – www.techclusterzug.chwww.technologycluster-zug.ch www.zg.ch/economy JanuaryMarch 20202021