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Technology education Friday, 21. December 2018 01:00

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On Monday morning, when the bell rings, nobody from class 2B wants to go into the classroom. The pupils have formed a circle around David, who is talking excitedly, and pepper him with questions. The chemistry lab was broken into at the weekend! David heard it when the headmistress was talking to the PE teacher about it, and he was even able to take a quick look inside the lab before the chemistry teacher shooed him away.

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Police museums in Switzerland

Canton of Basel

Canton of Bern

Canton of Graubünden

Canton of Lucerne, guided tour of the police museum

Canton of Lucerne, guided tour of the forensic service

Canton of St. Gallen

Canton of Thurgau

Canton of Zurich, Crime Museum of the Cantonal Police

Canton of Zurich, Zurich City Police Museum

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AHA - Digital Forensics

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Technoscope is the SATW's technology magazine for young people. It reports competently and entertainingly on technology and technical professions. Technoscope is published three times a year in German, French and Italian. It can be subscribed to free of charge. Existing issues can be downloaded as PDF files .

Concept and editing:

Beatrice Huber

Editorial collaboration:

Christine D'Anna-Huber, Alexandra Rosakis

Cybersecurity Topical Plattform

How can Switzerland best prepare for cyber threats? This is where the SATW’s thematic platform comes into play. The platform advises the secretariat on matters relating to cybersecurity and the strategic direction of the priority programme. It regularly identifies new relevant topics and highlights specific areas for action. In this way, the thematic platform helps ensure that Switzerland is as well-equipped as possible to defend itself against cyber threats.

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