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SITC 2023 was a huge success!
On May 11th 2023, the SI welcomed both its members and non-SI members to this year’s Swiss IT Congress on electronic identity (E-ID) in Bern (sitem-insel building). We listened to our wonderful speakers and had fruitful discussions on how E-ID is developing in Switzerland. Special thanks to our speakers, Rolf […]
Swiss IT-Congress 2023
The Swiss Informatics Society hosts this year‘sSwiss IT Congress (SITC) on “E-ID in Switzerland” on May 11th, 2023 at sitem-insel in Bern, starting at 11:00 am. Come and hear about the Swiss government‘s E-ID plans, countries that have already implemented some form of E-ID and academic views and applications. The […]
Attend the SI General Assembly 2023
This year’s General Assembly of SI will take place on May 11, 2023 in Bern. Time: 09:00-11:00. Location: sitem-insel, Freiburgerstrasse 3, 3010 Bern. All SI members are kindly invited to attend. After the GA, from 11:20 to 17:20, the Swiss IT-Congress on “E-ID in Switzerland” will be held at the […]
SI Evening Talk – Agile: from Piracy to Slavery
Thursday 27th April, 2023, 17:00 – 18:30 in Geneva. Join us for another instalment in our SI Evening Talk series on the topic of «Agile: From Piracy to Slavery», this time in Geneva. Agile practices offer a flexible approach to software development and project management. Since its popularization, Agile has […]
SI Evening Talk on E-ID: Aadhaar – E-ID in India
Thursday 16th February, 2023 17:00-18:30 (UTC+1)Online Although the Swiss E-ID failed at the ballot in 2021, a form of digital identification still appears key to furthering Swiss interests in a digital age. Is the question of E-ID also on your mind? Then join us for the first one of our […]
SI Evening Talk: Data for the Benefit of the Patient
Tuesday November 29, 2022 17:30-20:00isolutions AG, The Circle 38, 8058 Zurich (Airport) The use of patient data is a controversial topic. The main question is: Why is it so complicated to leverage patient data in order to improve care pathways? Dr. Elke Mittendorf, Data Governance Manager, University Hospital Zurich“How can […]
SI Evening Talks 2022
The SI organises two Evening Talks and invites knowledgeable contributors to discuss hot topics and other timely issues related to IT. It is all about interesting debates, networking and a delicious Apéro to close the evening! SI Evening Talk on the New Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (nFDPA): Application and […]
SI General Assembly 2022
On May 12, 2022, SI has held its annual general assembly. The main topics were: – The election/re-election of the president and the SI Board, – The legally required topics (such as the annual reports by the president and the treasurer, discharge of the board and approving the […]
Helmut & Heide Balzert Award
Helmut and Heide Balzert have endowed an award for outstanding contributions to the teaching of Informatics. The award is sponsored by the German Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI), in cooperation with the Austrian Computer Society (OCG) and the Swiss Informatics Society (SI). The goal of the award is to promote and […]
SITC 2022 Held Successfully
The SITC 2022 on the topic of IT Education in Switzerland was held successfully on March 10, 2022 in the Aula Magna of the University of Fribourg. The Swiss IT Congress (SITC) is a yearly symposium organized by the Swiss Informatics Society SI for its members. The goal of […]
SITC 2022
The SITC 2022 on the topic of IT Education in Switzerland will be held on March 10, 2022 in the Aula Magna of the University of Fribourg. The Swiss IT Congress (SITC), formerly known as the Swiss Digital Summit (SDS), is a yearly symposium organized by the Swiss […]
SITC 2021
The Swiss IT Congress (SITC), formerly known as the Swiss Digital Summit (SDS), is a yearly symposium organized by the Swiss Informatics Society SI. The goal of the SITC is to inform about trends and recent achievements in Informatics research. It aims at presenting topics with scientific depth in a […]
Save the date: SDS 2021
UPDATE: This event has been moved to November 4, 2021 under a new name: Swiss IT Congress. The Swiss Digital Summit (SDS) is a yearly symposium organized by the Swiss Informatics Society SI. The goal of the SDS is to inform about trends and recent achievements in Informatics research. It aims […]
SI participates in the IT Fire Initiative
The SI Board has decided on 31 March 2021 to participate in the IT-Fire initiative (IT-Feuer / IT tout feu tout flamme / La fiamma IT). IT-Fire aims to motivate girls to pursue a career in IT. Various organisations such as companies, universities and associations will organize events or prepare […]
Malte Helmert of SGAICO recognised as AAAI Fellow
Each year, the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) recognizes a small number of fellows for their unusual distinction in the profession and for their sustained contributions to the field for a decade or more. On behalf of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), the […]
Every Crisis is a Chance
Dear Members We hope this letter finds you and your family well and SI would also like to assure all of our members that SI has taken measures so that the association continues with its duties towards its members and is continuing its work for the IT community in Switzerland in […]
SATW Pusht Cyber Security Awareness
Am 31. Mai 2017 begannen pünktlich um 10 Uhr die Präsentationen der Semesterarbeiten des Studienganges Multimedia Production (MMP) der Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Chur (HTW) im Modul Corporate Communications. Die durchweg kreativen, medialen Projektarbeiten entstanden unter Leitung von Professorin Ines Jansky. Die fünf studentischen Teams realisierten Aufträge vom Verband […]
Start zu einem Virtuellen Multimedia-Forensic-Education-Lab
In der Schweiz sind mehrere Institutionen an einem unabhängigen Multimedia-Forensic-Education-Lab interessiert. Eine Realisierung scheiterte bisher am Aufwand, am unsicheren Business-Case oder an unterschiedlichen Zielsetzungen. Seit Anfang 2016 ist in der EU ein grosses Forschungsprojekt mit mehreren kompetenten Organisationen in diesem Bereich angelaufen. Mitte September letztes Jahres fand in Athen ein […]
German Society for Computer Science under New Management
Bonn/Berlin, January 16, 2017 – Since January 1, 2017, Daniel Krupka and Cornelia Winter have formed the new executive board of the Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI), the largest community of computer scientists in the German-speaking world. Daniel Krupka will manage the office in Berlin and maintain contact with politics, […]
Green IT News
Green IT News Highlights of the year 2016 were the presentation of our services at the CeBIT 2016 in Hannover, the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Green IT Amsterdam about future common projects and the use of our green data center assessments by a campaign of EnergieSchweiz. […]