informatica08

As the main sponsor of informatica08, Zurich is supporting a major project promoting IT in Switzerland.

The Swiss labor market lacks IT specialists. In the future this dearth of experts is set to grow given the declining number of students entering the field of IT.

By lending our support to informatica08, Zurich aims to highlight the qualitative requirements of IT training and, at the same time, to promote the attractiveness of the range of jobs available in the IT field. For a company like Zurich, it is essential that we have sufficient resources to ensure that our IT functions effectively. Our active involvement in informatica08 provides us with the ideal opportunity to ensure that these resources are available in the future.

Zurich is also sponsoring the “Fragility of the Information Society” series in cooperation with Empa and the Risk Dialog Foundation. Perspectives on the risks faced by an information society will be discussed on six different evenings between March and November 2008. As one of the leading insurance companies in Switzerland, Zurich has built up a wealth of experience in risk communication and the assessment of risks, and we actively support risk dialog through our sponsorships.