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How Switzerland Shaped the Future

15.07.2024 < 1 min

HAS SWITZERLAND BEEN A FUTUREMOVER? How has it helped shape today’s world? Our retrospective reveals that on a small scale, we have always contributed a great deal to steady progress.

What if Einstein had not established the theory of relativity in Bern in 1905? How would we communicate without the WWW, which was invented at CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire) in Geneva? And what political order would the Western states face today without the UN and ICRC based in Switzerland? One thing is clear: our world would be very different. Every innovation alters it — fundamentally or just a bit. Every important invention, every revolution and every innovative decision paves the way for progress — and for the innovations of tomorrow. We want to understand in which areas Switzerland is a futuremover today. And for that, we need to take a look back.

Switzerland
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Did Switzerland Shape the Future?

Switzerland was and is too small to change the world. But, thanks to its agility and openness, Switzerland managed to take advantage of its size. Switzerland has made significant contributions in numerous small areas and time and again triggered major developments. It has also left its mark on an international level: as a small, neutral country located in the very heart of Europe, it provided a stable environment for international organisations, enabling them, until today, to decisively influence the course of the world.

Thanks to its outstanding dual education system and worldclass universities, Switzerland provides entrepreneurial personalities with an excellent basis for innovative solutions and companies. By doing so, Switzerland created optimum preconditions for innovations of the future.