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Switzerland

#6 globally

Europe

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#2 in Europe

Positive(+3)
0/ 100

AI Readiness Score

Readiness = capacity to build AI · Adoption = AI actually in use today

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Readiness Score

Can this country build AI?

76/100
Positive(+3)
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Adoption Score

Is this country using AI now?

69/100
Growing Adoption

Switzerland's adoption score (69) is 7 points below its readiness score (76) — significant untapped capacity not yet being deployed.

Readiness vs Adoption — Radar

Blue = readiness capacity · Green = active adoption · Each axis pairs the closest dimension from each framework

Pillar Scores

Infrastructure16/20
Talent17/20
Governance15/20
Investment14/20
Economic Readiness14/20

Adoption Dimension Breakdown

Growing Adoption
Government DeploymentWeakest
13/20
Enterprise AdoptionStrongest
15/20
Talent DemandWeakest
13/20
Consumer Usage
14/20
R&D Pipeline
14/20

Banking, pharma, and precision manufacturing sectors lead enterprise AI adoption in one of Europe's wealthiest economies.

Trajectory Outlook

78
/100

by 2028

76 now+2 pts

Top Accelerator

ETH Zurich and EPFL research excellence combined with multinational corporate R&D presence creating a world-class AI talent and innovation cluster

Top Risk

Small domestic market limits AI product scale; reliance on EU market access creates regulatory uncertainty

Pillar Detail

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AI Development Roadmap

Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data

Leadership Phase

Switzerland is in the Leadership Phase

Setting global norms and frontier research. Projected score by 2028: 78/100.

2028 Timeline

Now

Score 76

2

2025–26

Contributing to global AI safety standards

3

2026–27

Frontier research output in top 10 globally

4

2028

AI sector generating >2% of GDP

Priority Actions — 3 Weakest Pillars

Investment & R&D
14/20
Near

Anchor a global AI investment hub with special economic zone incentives

Mid

Co-invest with pension funds in frontier AI labs and semiconductor supply chain

Economic Readiness
14/20
Near

Leverage high productivity base to fund AI adoption subsidies for SMEs

Mid

Position as regional AI services hub; target $1B+ in AI-related services exports

Governance & Policy
15/20
Near

Lead multilateral AI safety standards at G20 / GPAI forums

Mid

Establish domestic AI audit and certification infrastructure for high-risk systems

Roadmap generated algorithmically from pillar scores and World Bank data. Actions are indicative policy priorities, not official government plans.

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