Innovation

Keeping up with the times and directly meeting the needs of our customers. In times of globalisation and digitalisation, innovation is more in demand than ever. As an integral part of Switzerland’s university landscape and critical infrastructures, we optimise the status quo and go out of our way to develop the potential of new fields. As a foundation, we are not profit-oriented and are completely at the service of our customers. We also consciously use our resources to advance into previously unknown topics and thus, as a pioneer, show our customers the optimal path to their personal digital future. We always rely on our partnership approach and benefit from our deep roots in our communities.

The Connectome project

The Connectome project has two objectives:

  • It promotes the reuse of open data from heterogeneous areas
  • It supports the development of open data practices


To this end, we harmonize and link metadata from different sources to make them easier to find. This is done via a search platform for end users - the Open Data Navigator - and via an API for service providers, the Switch Open Data API.

A membership system enables Swiss institutions not only to support the development of both products, but also to play an active role in shaping them.  

Are you interested in becoming a project member or do you have any questions? Then please contact please contact us at at any time.

Contact Connectome project team