Following the last edition in 2018, the SATW is presenting an updated analysis of innovative strength. The critical assessment from back then can now be interpreted as an early warning sign. Although the NOGA classes are developing heterogeneously, the general negative trends such as the deindustrialisation of SMEs, the increasing reduction in R&D activities and the decline in disruptive innovations are continuing.
Daniel Dossenbach (SBFI), Hans Peter Herzig (EPFL), Rita Hofmann (SATW), Peter Seitz (SATW)
Claudia Schärer
Esther Lombardini, Alexandre Luyet