Kevin Andermatt

Work at ZHAW

Position

Lecturer and Project Lead

Focus

• Collaborative and Network Governance to deal with Wicked Problems
• Digital Era Governance to modernize Public Administrations
• System Innovation to increase Public Value
• Open Governance to foster Stakeholder Participation

Teaching

• BSc BA Politics & Management
• MSc BA Public Management
• CAS Steering in the public sector
• CAS Governance of public organizations

Experience

• Lecturer and Project Lead
  ZHAW School of Management and Law
  08 / 2024 - today
• Research Associate
  ZHAW School of Management and Law
  09 / 2022 - 07 / 2024
• Junior Research Associate
  ZHAW School of Management and Law
  09 / 2020 - 08 / 2022
• Research Assistant
  ZHAW School of Management and Law
  09 / 2018 - 08 / 2020
• Junior Research Assistant
  ZHAW School of Management and Law
  03 / 2018 - 08 / 2018
• Technical Assistant
  Sequana Medical AG
  07 / 2016 - 06 / 2018
• Civil Service
  zuwebe
  01 / 2013 - 09 / 2017
• Relationship Manager
  BPS (SUISSE) SA
  01 / 2014 - 12 / 2015
• Junior Banking Program
  Valiant Bank AG
  08 / 2010 - 03 / 2012

Education and Continuing education

Education

• Master of Science (MSc) ZFH / Business Administration - Public and Nonprofit Management
  ZHAW School of Management and Law
  09 / 2018 - 06 / 2020
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) ZFH / Business Administration - Economics and Politics
  ZHAW School of Management and Law
  09 / 2014 - 06 / 2018

Continuing Education

Junior Banking Program
CYP Center for Young Professionals in Banking, Zürich
02 / 2012

Network

Membership of networks

• Swiss Data Alliance SDA
• standortentwicklung.ch
• Digital Futures Lab (DFL)

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7092-5194

Social media

Medium

Media presence

• Jetzt soll es beim digitalen Pass plötzlich schnell gehen
• The Swiss eID law has flaws, but is another version worth the wait?

Projects

• The Relevance and Success of Co-Production in Local Governance / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Analysis and Strategic Alignment of Child and Youth Policy in a Swiss Municipality / Project leader / completed
• Analysis of the Information Platform of the SchweizMobil Foundation / Co-project leader / completed
• Development of the Triesen 2030 plus strategy / Team member / completed
• Mapping Digital Governance in a Swiss Canton / Co-project leader / completed
• Organizational Development in the Public Sector / Deputy project leader / completed
• Proof-of-Concept for a Match-Making Tool for ZHAW Members / Project leader / completed
• Investigation of the Applicability of the Open-Source Software Decidim for Participatory Governance of Municipal Legislative Programs / Project leader / completed
• Analysis and synthesis of policies for the digital transformation of a Swiss canton / Co-project leader / completed
• Co-development pf a participation platform, innovation network and living lab for the digital transformation of a canton / region / Team member / completed
• Smart Government / Team member / completed
• Evaluation eID+ / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Stoll, A. and Andermatt, K. C. (2024) 'Tab the lab : a typology of public sector innovation labs', International Review of Administrative Sciences, 91(1), pp. 93–110. doi: 10.1177/00208523241280129.
• Mertes, A. et al. (2022) 'The perceived advantages of e-participation and its impact on citizens' willingness to engage : findings from the Canton of Zurich', Swiss Yearbook of Administrative Sciences, 13(1), pp. 131–148. doi: 10.5334/ssas.166.
• Moser, L., Andermatt, K. C. and Hegele, Y. (2021) 'Home sweet Home? : Erkenntnisse zu Homeoffice in den Zürcher Gemeindeverwaltungen während der Covid-19 Pandemie', Swiss Yearbook of Administrative Sciences, 12(1), pp. 98–119. doi: 10.5334/ssas.162.
• Tomczak, T., Andermatt, K. C. and Schedler, K. (2020) 'Bürgerinteraktionen in der Smart City : eine Kategorisierung', Verwaltung & Management, 26(4), pp. 198–205. doi: 10.5771/0947-9856-2020-4-198.
• Andermatt, K. C. and Göldi, R. A. (2018) 'Introducing an electronic identity : the co-design approach in the Canton of Schaffhausen', Swiss Yearbook of Administrative Sciences, 9(1), pp. 41–50. doi: 10.5334/ssas.122.

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

Andermatt, K. C. (2022) 'Kritik der Digitalen Verwaltung : von Mythen, Medien und Mimesis', in Pleger, L. E. and Mertes, A. (eds) Digitale Transformation der öffentlichen Verwaltung in der Schweiz : Stand, Entwicklungslinien und Praxisbeispiele. Wiesbaden: Springer, pp. 89–115. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-36591-2_5.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Andermatt, K. C. and Lang, A. (2025) 'Public perception of mission-oriented innovation policy at the local level in Switzerland', in 7th Innovation in Public Services and Public Policy Conference (PUBSIC), Utrecht, The Netherlands, 5-7 February 2025.
• Andermatt, K. (2024) 'Shared understanding in collaborative governance : a systematic literature review', in International Research Society in Public Management (IRSPM) Conference, Tampere, Finnland, 16 - 18 April 2024,.

Other publications

• Andermatt, K. and Pleger, L. E. (2024) Identifikation der Alleinstellungsmerkmale des Informationsangebots von SchweizMobil. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
• Andermatt, K. (2024) 'Mission-oriented innovation systems for regional transformation', Medium. Available at: https://kevinandermatt.medium.com/a-governance-framework-for-regional-mission-oriented-innovation-systems-2226d6f0268d.
• Mertes, A., Andermatt, K. and Machljankin, J. (2024) Analyse und Synthese der strategischen Grundlagen für die digitale Transformation eines Schweizer Kantons. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
• Andermatt, K. and Fuchs, S. (2023) 'Das Generationen Budget : Wellbeing für Jung bis Alt', SGVW Blog. Available at: https://sgvw.ch/das-generationen-budget-wellbeing-fuer-jung-bis-alt/.
• Andermatt, K., Stoll, A. and Lang, A. (2022) 'Mission-oriented innovation systems for sustainable development : a governance design approach', in IRSPM Conference 2022, online, 19-22 April 2022.
• Brüesch, C. et al. (2022) Partizipationsbaukasten. Zürich: Staatskanzlei. Available at: https://www.zh.ch/content/dam/zhweb/bilder-dokumente/themen/politik-staat/kanton/kantonale-verwaltung/digitale-verwaltung/Partizipationsbaukasten.pdf.
• Andermatt, K. and Fuchs, S. (2022) 'Vom Verwalten zum Mitgestalten : sechs Handlungsfelder für die regionale Entwicklung', SGVW Blog. Available at: https://sgvw.ch/vom-verwalten-zum-mitgestalten-sechs-handlungsfelder-fuer-die-regionale-entwicklung/.
• Andermatt, K. and Fuchs, S. (2022) 'Standortentwicklung systemisch angehen', SGVW Blog. Available at: https://sgvw.ch/standortentwicklung-systemisch-angehen/.
• Stoll, A. and Andermatt, K. (2021) 'Tab the lab : a typology of public sector innovation labs', in IRSPM Conference 2021, Virtual, 20 - 23 April 2021.
• Fischer, D. et al. (2021) «Partizipation neu denken» : Ergebnisse der Bevölkerungsbefragung im Kanton Zürich. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-25660.

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