How creative are the Swiss cantons?
With the Cantonal Innovation and Creativity Index (KIKI), the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts has developed an instrument with which a well-founded comparison of the cantons is possible for the first time.
The researchers used the KIKI to compile a ranking list for the cantons of Switzerland. Based on the data for 2024, the canton of Zug takes first place with just under 60 out of 100 theoretically possible points, followed by Basel-Stadt and Zurich. The cantons of Vaud, Neuchâtel and Geneva are close behind in fourth to sixth place. This is followed by a broad midfield with scores between 31 and 41.
The KIKI consists of a weighted sum of 101 individual indicators that have been grouped into four thematic areas "Knowledge and Environment" and "Creation and Growth" with a total of eight thematic pillars. Data sources include the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the Federal Finance Administration, the federal innovation agency Innosuisse, the OECD and the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property.
More info:
https://www.hslu.ch/de-ch/hochschule-luzern/ueber-uns/medien/medienmitteilungen/2025/01/29/kiki/
