Software Platform for Shared Micro Mobility Management

The aim of this study is to estimate the contribution of medical measures and changed risk factors to the decline in mortality from cardiovascular diseases in Switzerland in recent years.

The project is designed as a preliminary project for an SNF application. The goal is the design and prototypical implementation of a parametrizable experimental environment, which allows to simulate and test the linguistic, visual and behavioural aspects of communication and interaction between a smart agent and a ...

The aim of this project is the estimation of mortality attributable to physical inactivity in Switzerland. This is done based on physical inactivity prevalence from the SGB, RR extracted from the literature and Swiss mortality data for 2017.  Population attributable fractions will be estimated and a probabilistic ...

The rapidly advancing digitalization does not stop at the energy industry and will require far-reaching adjustments. For this reason, the Swiss Federal Office of Energy wants to evaluate the development of a "Radar digital energy landscape Switzerland". The planned radar observes and illustrates new digital products ...

Preparation of a research note summarizing the treatment of public pensions (social benefits) in public sector accounting in Switzerland on behalf of the Government Accounting and Finance Statistics Center at Korea Institute of Public Finance (KIPF). A jurisdiction’s public pension system can have a substantial ...

As part of the ZHAW's "Social Integration" funding priority, the Centre for Arts Management is investigating the integrative effect of participatory cultural sites and/or cultural projects on people of different origins and cultures in the project "Diversity and culture: integration potential of participatory ...

Stocktake and Analysis of the current state of the Public Financial Managements (PFM) at the national level of the Argentinian Government. Based on these results, a plan for the enhancement and convergence with international standards will be developed.

Digital Solution for Infection Prevention

Product Requirements for Electric Trucks for Economical and Ecological Logistics

Requirements for Digital Value-added Services in the Context of Mobility-as-a-Service

Following the paradigm of good governance strengthening and public administration modernization several Multilateral development bank’s (MDB’s) and bilateral donors are engaged in supporting countries in transitioning to accrual accounting and the adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). ...

Problem addressed Certified Fairtrade producers (e.g. by “Max Havelaar”) in developing countries (organised as cooperatives) often have very stable business models and regularly face investment opportunities (e.g. expansion of production or value chain) for which they need external financial sources (e.g. credit ...

In context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), in the area of 'Decent Work and Economic Growth' (Goal 8), approaches are being developed and data collected which will make it possible to relate the performance of (Swiss) companies to socially accepted objectives. This makes the goal applicable and creates an ...

Extending the service life of smartphones and other Internet-enabled mobile devices could significantly reduce their ecological footprint. In pursuit of this, it will be necessary to develop innovative approaches that are both economically viable and appealing to consumers.

The overarching aim of SONNET is to develop a systematic understanding of the ways and conditions under which social innovation in the energy sector can contribute to the Energy Union Strategy and enable a clean energy transition of Europe’s energy system. To achieve this aim SONNET will explore the links between ...

The ODYSSEE-MURE project aims to support policy makers in EU Member States to fulfil their obligations in the framework of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). In particular, it provides user-friendly databases and web-tools for monitoring and evaluating the impact of energy efficiency policies. The ODYSSEE ...

While the Swiss payment market has developed only slowly over the years and cash has been the main means of payment for many, there has been some movement in recent times – partly due to the increasing internationali- zation and digitization of the means of payment market. As a result, new providers are constantly ...

Sector coupling and increasing production from renewable energy sources are leading to a growing need for grid expansion. Network tariffs enabled by digitalisation could avoid some of these expansions by incentivizing consumers to make their flexibility available at a lower cost. In this project, we will derive such ...

Background and Aims Neck pain is among the most common musculoskeletal disorders worldwide. It poses a major burden on office workers, resulting in discomfort and decreased work productivity. Despite the expected growth of the service sector, the current literature does not offer a convincing approach to address ...

Design of Tools for Optimal Selection of Funds

Lessons from the financial crisis and growing demands on company management have increasingly placed qualitative and organisational aspects of risk management at financial institutions under the spotlight. In order for a governance system to achieve the desired operational capability, financial institutions must ...

The purpose of this project is to create a user-centric privacy policy (UCPP), applicable in a variety of settings (e.g., websites, hospitals, or banks), which is compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Most importantly, the majority of users should be able to understand it and act accordingly. ...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in Switzerland. The study investigates the epidemiology, treatment and the costs of prostate cancer in Switzerland using many different data Sources. The focus is on the estimation of the prevalence, the treatment paths as well as the medical costs of treating ...