PICTURE
An Instrument to Provide ICT Investment Strategies for European Public Administrations
City of Winterthur
The City of Winterthur is a city with 95,000 inhabitants located to the east of Zurich.
It is the sixth largest city in Switzerland and constitutes an independent economic and cultural hub within the country's economically most dynamic region, the Greater Zurich Area. It boasts a diverse and highly qualified workforce as well as superbly situated sites and facilities for business. It occupies a vast area today, of which only one third is built-up; the rest consists of forests or is used for agricultural purposes.
Today, the dynamic and sustainable development of the regional economy is a high priority in Winterthur. For this reason the municipal authority is committed to providing a business-friendly environment and minimizing bureaucracy. An essential part of these ambitious efforts is a consequent E-Government strategy. Within the last years Winterthur received awards for several E-Government projects, e.g. the "Best of Swiss Web" - Award 2003 for their municipal website.