Since 1992, Swiss-owned I.S.I.S. with offices in Lucerne and 5 other countries has provided systematic CI monitoring services, CI baseline assessments, pre-sales intelligence and win/loss analysis, counter-intelligence programs, conference coverage, and due diligence investigations with 65 market investigators and well-cultivated, pre-qualified industry contacts in 4 global regions. Loyal Fortune 500 lientele in the pharma/biotech and IT industries; founder & president is a life-time SCIP member.

M. Giese, B. Stoll, Dr S. Schuppisser 

In late 2010 a collaborative, cross-industry survey has been launched to investigate the status of Competitive Intelligence (CI) in Swiss SMEs.

CI – for this survey has been clearly described - as a systematic and continuous process: from the collection of data, information and (human) intelligence to review, validation and analysis. The deliverables: insights regarding competitors, markets and the overall market environment. They allow decision makers to (a) anticipate relevant market changes, (b) consider implication for their tactics and strategies and (c) proactively stay ahead of the competition. 

Decision makers in these enterprises have taken the time to describe their own organisation. The Results have delivered insights in the following three areas:

1. How is CI organized? -> Insights into organisational structure, funding and roles and responsibilities

2. Who uses CI services, to what extend and for which type of decision?-> Insights into the utilization of CI products and deliverables, with particular emphasis on impact on decision making

3. How are enterprises organised regarding counterintelligence?-> Insights regarding security levels, training and recent attacks

Interested in the results?

The report is available for download here! 

Each year, SCIP recognizes up to five individuals as recipients of the Catalyst Award. Through their volunteer services, these individuals have made important and valued contributions to the association.

This year, at the Orlando conference, SCIP acknowledged the work of our president, Kurt Kobel, for his exceptional promotion of CI at the local and national level and his significant contributions to the operations and advancement of CI both, here in Switzerland and in continuously supporting SCIP at international events.

Congratulations, KURT!!

Tuesday January 25^th, 2011 at 18:30 @ Au Premier, Zurich, Room: Primus

1.     Annual report of the board

Annual Report briefly informed about

• last year's membership survey (slide can still be found under materials in the membership section)contained all information about last years events
• changes on SCIA Board
• summary of our 4 events
• Sponsorship

2.     Annual accounts/Auditors

• Year-end report has been approved unanimously
• Discharge of the Board unanimously

3.    Membership fees - no changes

4     Elections: the Board welcomes Sanja Kais as our newest recruit!

5.     Miscellaneous

• Dates for our 4 events in 2011 have been booked (please see details below)
• First event and speaker have alredy been determined, more information on content will follow shortly

We like to thank all all members and friends of SCIA who participated in the SCIA Survey 2010.

About 10% of the SCIA community took the time to reply.

The majority of repondants is happy with format, timing and frequency of the event, but has expressed interest in more interactive formats as well as more case-study oriented discussions and reviews.

The front runner for topics seems to be 'CI Legal & Ethical Guidelines'.

For more information, please go the membership section under 'Resources' and review a full presentation slides for the results detailed by question.

Thanks again for your time and participation! Watch out for the programme announcements, as the board will make an effort to incorporate as many of your ideas as possible for the rest of the year!