FEATURE
NURTURING RESEARCH FOR THE FUTURE
Switzerland’s position as one of the world’s research giants is undisputed. Sitting at the top of the Global Innovation Index, it is a country that has a long-held and well-deserved reputation for putting the education, research and innovation sector at the top of its priority list. We spoke to Ambassador Mauro Moruzzi, head of international relations at SERI, to find out what it takes to maintain this level of excellence, the importance of partnerships with other countries and why Switzerland is ideally situated to fulfill this role.
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t is March this year, and more than thirty foreign science attachés are descending on Bern to meet with their Swiss colleagues at a conference. Arriving from locations around the world, these people are the cogs of
Switzerland’s international network that aims to strengthen the country’s position as a world-class location for science, education, and innovation in the world’s most innovative hubs, consisting of swissnex houses and science sections at Swiss embassies abroad. They are here to discuss what needs to be done to support the optimal development of ‘grey matter’, and the fostering of international cooperation comes high on the list. “Having these outposts in the swissnex houses and
embassies is an important part of our model,” says Ambassador Mauro Moruzzi. “They are all integrated
into the diplomatic network, but located at strategic locations outside of
swissnexes are the world
capitals where the networking opportunities in areas of cutting-edge innovation and research are highest.” Of course, it is not just the efforts put into working
with other countries, but also the conditions within Switzerland itself that lend it to being such a hotbed of innovation. “People often joke that the best thing to do as a government is to do nothing at all. What they mean by this is that if the framework conditions are correct, everything else will fall into place. “Our stable political system, high standards in
education and excellent framework of legal protection for international intellectual property are all factors we have put in place that are attractive not only to companies, but also to individuals who want to work here.
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