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It is becoming more challenging to supply Switzerland with energy and food, and in the case of pharmaceuticals, what was feared has already happened: there is a shortage of medicines that are urgently needed. The Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW has therefore made security of supply its theme for the year: it wants to show how the latest technological developments can help to alleviate or avoid bottlenecks. In doing so, it draws on its network of renowned experts from administration, business and science.
In the following publications, she takes an in-depth look at the topics of food, energy, data/cybersecurity and pharmaceuticals in order to stimulate discussion about possible solutions.
Last winter, an impending supply bottleneck for electricity and gas was averted thanks to the mild weather, among other things. However, the risk of such a scenario remains high for the coming years. How can the energy supply be secured in the long term?
Switzerland is one of the countries in the world that imports the most food per capita. It does this not only because the population likes to eat what does not grow in Switzerland. It also does so because it has long been unable to provide for itself. What does this mean for Switzerland if there are prolonged supply shortages?
Many countries would like to have important medicines produced in their own country again, or at least within reach, in order to reduce supply bottlenecks. However, some experts say this is not possible. Really not? So much technological progress has been made in recent years that a team led by an expert from SATW wants to show that it is possible.
