Public Sector Practice Day

The Microsoft Practice Day is one of the most established IT happenings for Public Sector in Switzerland. This year, the event took place at the "Stade de Suisse" at Berne, which is Switzerland's second largest soccer stadium. More than 200 customers from Federal Government, cantons and municipalities, as well as educational establishments and state-owned enterprises took the opportunity to meet Microsoft and its Partners. The core topics included - among others - flexible workplace, social networking, and the use of tablets and smartphones at work. But as you may already have guessed by the event's name, the information provided did not remain at the theory. Instead, some customers and partners jointly presented their latest solutions implemented and how these facilitate their daily business.

During the breaks the attendees could refresh themselves with food and drink. Furthermore, they had the chance to stroll along the various stands of our Partners and Microsoft itself to learn more on specific topics of interest or simply ask questions. At the stand of Microsoft, together with a colleague, I introduced the visitors to our CityNext initiative and gave them an impression on the vast opportunities new technology offers their business. Probably due to the informal setting, we had many interesting discussions which last but not least provided me much deeper insight into our customer’s business and their current needs.

By the end of the day, our guests left inspired and full of new and creative ideas :)

    

Location: Stade de Suisse @ Berne

The Microsoft stand...

      

... with the CityNext corner

The break area