By joining the Swiss Smart Factory (SSF), Microsoft is contributing as a technology and innovation partner to accelerating the digital transformation in the manufacturing industry in Switzerland and its neighboring countries. Particularly, small and medium-sized enterprises should benefit from this cooperation. Digitalization is playing an increasingly decisive role in the competitiveness of companies and Switzerland as a business location – especially when it comes to the topic of Industry 4.0. „Medium-sized companies in particular are often unable to tackle the topic on their own and need concrete support or at least suggestions to get started. The Swiss Smart Factory is the place to be,“ says Martin Haas, SMC Lead at Microsoft Switzerland. The SSF, as part of the Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne (SIPBB) and as an internationally recognized center of excellence for application-oriented research in the field of Industry 4.0, is also committed to this topic.