Pierre Hemmer , born on March 8, in Fribourg and died on June 26, in Mons Var , [ 1 ] was a business leader and executive of the Swiss Confederation , active in particular in the field of the Internet. He spoke widely at conferences and in the media on the projected impact on society, health, education, economics, management, transport, and communication from the advent of new information and communications technology. Pierre Hemmer was an electronics and computer ETS engineer.
After joining the American group Via Net. Works Switzerland SA and extended its coverage. In , Pierre Hemmer founded the firm hemmer.
Engaged in May by the Federal Chancellery as Head of Development, and then from April by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs [ 32 ] as Head of eGovernment Services Development, Pierre Hemmer was responsible for initiating a first harmonization of Internet-based government services [ 33 ] to all cantons and communes of Switzerland. In December , Hemmer organized with the CIM Center of Western Switzerland a meeting of international scientific experts regarding cooperation on new production technologies, as part of an Intelligent Manufacturing Systems research program, aiming to "combine resources from Western countries to jointly develop the most advanced production techniques".
In May , he launched three initiatives: [ 35 ] to create a regional communications network in the canton of Fribourg, with new lines in the field; [ 36 ] to create a regional platform for the exchange of marketing information and interactive advertising on the Internet; and to create a training program and didactic support.
In October , Hemmer handed over to the State of Fribourg the domain names fribourg. Pierre Hemmer's family was from Rodemack , Lorraine France , [ 42 ] but acquired Swiss nationality, and citizenship of Romont , in the canton of Fribourg , in Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.
