5th Swiss Digitaltag with over 100,000 interested visitors
According to the organizers, over 100,000 people were interested in the 700 or so events at the 5th Swiss Digital Day. These took place both online and physically at over 30 locations throughout Switzerland on Wednesday.
A core element of the day was an 18-hour livestream programme on two channels, as the organizer digitalswitzerland announced on Wednesday evening. The highlights also included the women's hackathon, a TV series on the European Digital Days and numerous opportunities to strengthen digital skills.
In the six weeks leading up to Digital Day, more than 12,000 people had strengthened their digital skills. Compared to the previous year, twice as many people improved their digital skills. 19 location partners took part.
To kick off Digital Day 2021, President Guy Parmelin, former national football coach Gilbert Gress and Diana Engetschwiler answered the question about their wishes for the digital future.
Five out of 65 applicants made it through to the final round of the Startup Battle, which was held for the second time. The jury winner, Smeetz, received ten thousand francs in prize money. The startup received a further 25,000 Swiss francs in the form of Amazon Web Services credit for cloud services.
The startup supports museums, amusement parks, theaters and event organizers with price optimization. The Audience Award went to the start-up Amplify. It offers holistic solutions for digital advertising.
According to digitalswitzerland, the Swiss Digital Day is supported by around 150 partners from science and the private and public sectors. (SDA)
