Towards a Technology Convergence Index for Information Technologies: A Keyword Extraction Approach Applied to ArXiv

Abstract Identifying emerging technologies is paramount for anticipating opportunities and risks in organizations early. Previous studies highlight that the combination of technologies sparks innovations. This phenomenon, coined technological convergence, is mainly...

An interview with Claudia Schärer

Dr. Claudia Schärer is head of early detection at the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW). Every two years, her team produces the Technology Outlook report, which describes forward-looking technologies and assesses their importance for Switzerland. The 2021...

Cybersecurity Technologies: An Overview of Trends & Activities in Switzerland and Abroad

Abstract Several severe cyberincidents are pushing the Swiss federal government to take extensive measures against cyberthreats. The National Strategy for the protection of Switzerland against Cyber risks 2018-2022 (NCS) details the various measures that the...

Cyber-Defence Campus Annual Report 2021

Foreword Systematic scouting of new technologies and startups has been extended to six additional countries. To complement the already established technology and market monitoring in Switzerland, the United States and Singapore, cyber developments and trends in the...