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Digital Transformation of the Swiss Economy: Descriptive Evidence From the 2020 Enterprise Survey and Illustrative Use Cases
Item type: Report
Beck, Mathias Oliver Hermann; Dahlke, Johannes; Lehmann, Selina; et al. (2026)
This report examines the developments of digital transformation among Swiss firms focusing on the adoption of digital technologies, their strategic and organisational implications, and the associated challenges, based on a representative enterprise survey conducted in 2020. The digital transformation has been attracting considerable interest, not least because of the significant uncertainties surrounding its potential impact on competitiveness and employment. Moreover, the digital transformation is a matter of particular concern as it is not only linked to the process of digitalisation but also involves strategic and organisational aspects of great importance. Such developments include the creation of new business models, alterations in leadership styles and novel forms of organising businesses that address the changing needs of customers and evolving aspirations of the workforce. The objective of these developments is to enable businesses to respond effectively to new competitive pressures from market peers.
Klimaresiliente Landwirtschaft: Klimagewinner und Klimaverlierer bei den Nutzpflanzen in der Schweiz?
Item type: Educational Material
Paschke, Melanie; Möller-Steinbach, Yvonne (2025)
Die Lernenden bekommen den notwendigen Input, um zu verstehen, wie die Landwirtschaft heute und Zukunft durch den Klimawandel beeinflusst wird. Der Anbau unserer Nutzpflanzen
2030-2050: Was wird heute angebaut? Wie wirkt sich der Klimawandel auf die Ernten und die Vielfalt der Ackerkulturen der Zukunft aus? Welche Nutzpflanzen werden im Betrieb angebaut? Die Lernziele orientieren sich am revidierten Bildungsplan für Landwirtin EFZ / Landwirt EFZ.
Using active geophysical methods to characterise a temperate glacier's hydrological system
Item type: Monograph
Church, Gregory James (2021)
Cool Forest: Trees as Atmospheric Infrastructure and an Atmospheric Commons
Item type: Conference Paper
Douglas, Craig; Piana, Max; Booz, Justin (2026)
Cool Forest is a living pop-up laboratory that investigates trees as atmospheric infrastructure and as an atmospheric commons capable of mitigating urban heat island effects and improving air quality under climate change. Conceived as both installation and experiment, the project examines how trees function as active agents within urban climates through intertwined biological, chemical, and atmospheric processes. A planting matrix of tree species is augmented by a bespoke, multi-modal sensor network measuring air temperature, humidity, heat index, soil moisture, and sap flux. These measurements are communicated in real time through spatial actuators, living vegetation, and a web-based interface, forming a cybernetic feedback system. Empirical results demonstrate microclimatic cooling and species-specific physiological responses to heat stress, reframing landscape architecture as the design of sensing ecologies and adaptive atmospheric infrastructure.
The challenges of implementing hybrid baselines for the interpretation of longitudinal behavioral data from individuals
Item type: Other Journal Item
Just, Sandra Anna; Tedeschi, Enrico; Holsbø, Einar; et al. (2026)
Establishing whether observed behavioral differences reflect meaningful change in an individual necessitates baselines specific to the individual and task. Automated hybrid solutions combine adaptive baselines with fixed thresholds. Applying this approach to behavioral science harbors challenges: the pronounced gap between observable measurement and underlying construct means ground truth is typically unavailable. A stepwise framework is proposed to determine and evaluate the validity of baselines for longitudinal behavioral measurements.