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Innovation as an important driver
Innovation has been steadily gaining in importance for many years. In addition to the ongoing optimisation of existing resources, Swisscom is investing in disruptive innovations, thereby creating new markets and maintaining its corporate value in the long term. Swisscom strives to anticipate strategic challenges, new growth areas and future customer needs early on and to formulate solutions that create added value and inspire people. To this end, it works closely with partners, universities, start-ups and established technology companies.
Swisscom Outposts in Silicon Valley and Shanghai conduct technology scouting and transfers for Swisscom. Swisscom Ventures networks start-ups with Swisscom’s business units in order to stimulate innovation. Investments in over 65 new companies since 2007 have already helped to create more than 1,000 jobs in Switzerland and to further strengthen the Switzerland as a business location. In the year under review, Swisscom Ventures made investments in seven new companies and ten follow-up investments in existing holdings. Swisscom also launched the Digital Transformation Fund in 2018. Swisscom StartUp supports start-ups and entrepreneurs in Switzerland through consulting, discounts on IT and cloud services, expert know-how, coaching programmes, financing and community events. The Swisscom StartUp Challenge 2020 was dedicated to the topic of 5G. Start-ups or research teams were able to qualify for a partnership with Swisscom or financing through Swisscom Ventures and received mentoring from Swisscom, Venturelab, Ericsson and Qualcomm. Finally, the internal intrapreneurship programme Kickbox supports the internal innovation process by providing employees with tools, a clear process and resources for innovation projects. The programme is available to other corporate customers via getkickbox.com.
See www.swisscom.ch/innovation