Martina Hirayama | Innoscape Talk #5
December 2022 by Rolf Weder (Interviewer). CIEB | University of Basel
Switzerland's research and innovation policy
What are the implications of Switzerland's exclusion from European research programs? How is digitalization transforming research and development in Switzerland?
In our fifth Innoscape Talk, Martina Hirayama, the State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation, shares her views on these challenges for the Swiss innovation system. We also talk about the role of the government in boosting innovation and collaborations between universities and the private sector.
Content of the Interview
00:22 What are the main tasks of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)?
01:58 What makes the Swiss Innovation Landscape special?
04:47 What is the impact of our non-participation in EU research funding programs?
06:50 What are mitigating measures with this regard?
10:00 How does non-participation affect our researchers?
11:39 Multilateral or bilateral cooperation in scientific programs?
15:20 How to strengthen the public-private cooperation in research?
19:19 How is digitalization transforming research and development
22:43 How do we promote female participation in science?
Interview: Rolf Weder
Question Script: Dragan Filimonovic, Matthias Niggli, Christian Rutzer, Till Schmidlin
Production: dropZone-Productions
Edited: Studio Frich
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