Swiss Network in India partners with HCLSoftware to tackle key public sector challenges

HCLSoftware, the enterprise software division of HCLTech, has entered into a strategic MoU with the Swiss Network in India, represented by the Embassy of Switzerland, the Swiss Business Hub India, and Swissnex in India, to join the Indo-Swiss Innovation Platform.

The platform, established alongside the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) framework, sets the foundation for bilateral collaboration in strengthening digital infrastructure and strategically boosting Indo-Swiss collaboration. 

According to the company's statement, the collaboration aims to address key public sector challenges by promoting citizen-centric digital transformation across domains of GovTeh such as, e-governance, sovereign collaboration, healthcare, edtech, and agritech.

The partnership will also explore new models of collaboration that respond to real-world governance needs. By engaging stakeholders from government, academia, startups and industry, the MoU aims to foster a cross-border GovTech innovation corridor, creating opportunities for knowledge exchange and long-term co‑innovation between Switzerland and India.

“This MoU represents our commitment to building international partnerships that drive meaningful innovation in the public sector,” said Mrs. Maya Tissafi, Ambassador of Switzerland to India. “By combining our countries’ strengths in technology and governance, we can create solutions that benefit citizens while setting new standards for international cooperation in digital transformation.” 

Jonas Brunschwig, CEO and Consul General of Swissnex in India, added, “HCLSoftware joining the Indo-Swiss Innovation Platform in a strategic partnership can accelerate GovTech innovation. This partnership will create tangible opportunities for startups, researchers, and technology companies in both countries to collaborate on solutions that address real-world governance challenges and enhance digital infrastructure.” 

As part of this partnership, HCLSoftware brings its Experience, Data, and Operations (XDO) Blueprint, a strategic framework developed to support public sector modernization. This expertise will contribute to identifying scalable approaches to enhance user experience, streamline service delivery, and enable data-informed decision-making across governance domains. 

“This partnership represents a meaningful step toward advancing GovTech through international collaboration,” said Kalyan Kumar, Chief Product Officer at HCLSoftware.

“By contributing our experience and frameworks like the XDO Blueprint, we aim to support joint efforts exploring innovative, citizen-centric digital transformation approaches. We look forward to working with partners across Switzerland and India to co-create scalable solutions that can enhance transparency, improve service accessibility, and strengthen public institutions for the future.” 

Swissnex is a global network connecting Switzerland with the world in education, research, and innovation. It facilitates collaboration across borders by engaging with corporations, startups, government bodies, academia, researchers, and industry associations.

Notably, Swissnex has supported nearly 200 Swiss startups in validating their market entry into India, helping accelerate innovation and co-creation between the two countries.