Information Technology in 
Switzerland
 
 
The contents of these pages provide insight into Information Technology in Switzerland

Table of Contents
 
About Switzerland 
Telecommunication Infrastructure 
Privatization and Deregulation 
Internet Activity 
Electronic Commerce 
Hardware Manufacturing 
Software Manufacturing 
IT Usage 
IT Labor Market 
IT Geographics 
Government Policies 
Legal Environment 
Analysis: IT Strengths and Weaknesses 
Analysis: Impacts on the Non-IT Globally-Competing Firm 
Sources and Links 
About the Author 
 

About Switzerland
 
Switzerland is a small country in the center of Western Europe.  It shares land borders with Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein.  It is 41,290 kilometers squared in size and has a population of seven  million people, one million of which are foreigners.  The official languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian and Romansch and is therefore called Die Schweiz, La Suisse, La Svizzera and La Svizra.  The official name is Confoederatio Helvetica CH, which is Latin.  The Federal capital of Switzerland is Bern  
and the largest and the largest city is Zurich,
which is an international financial center.  Geneva, the largest city located in the French part, is home to the United Nations, the World Trade Organization and the International Committee for the Red Cross.  Despite the international area, Switzerland is neither a member of the United Nations or the European Union and is infamous for its neutrality in foreign policy.  Switzerland is also noted for its craftsmanship in time pieces, international banking and ski resorts.

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Author: Maureen Lucarelli
Kogod College of Business Administration
American University, Washington DC

Email: ml8359a@amerian.edu
Last updated: December 18, 1998