Service de la promotion de l'économie et de l'innovation (SPEI)

What Service de la promotion de l'économie et de l'innovation (SPEI) does

The Service de la promotion de l'économie et de l'innovation (SPEI) is a cantonal government service of Canton de Vaud, Switzerland, tasked with coordinating economic promotion and innovation policy. Its functional remit covers business-facing administrative services including commerce registry, tax declarations, cross-border work authorizations, and economic development support programs aimed at SMEs, large corporations, foundations, and cross-border operators active in or entering the Vaud market. The service sits within the broader Canton de Vaud administrative apparatus, whose central digital infrastructure (vd.ch, prestations.vd.ch) is built on the TYPO3 CMS and supported by web analytics tools (Google Analytics, Matomo); enterprises and employees access state applications via a centralized IAM portal hosting tools such as ACTIS (Camac 2010), EasyVista, LAGAPEO, NEO, PAREO, RCPers, and the Passerelle Employeur – Impôts à la source.

SPEI does not generate commercial revenue; it operates as a publicly funded administrative unit, with pricing explicitly inapplicable. Its go-to-market relies on the Canton's coordinated communications function (BIC), the central vd.ch website, a multi-platform social media presence (Twitter/X, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Bluesky), press releases, and the public-function media La Gazette. Service delivery combines digital self-service portals with physical administrative offices and interlinked departmental services.

Strategic positioning is anchored in the third Politique d'appui au développement économique (PADE) adopted by the Conseil d'État in June 2026, which frames the canton's renewed push to strengthen economic attractiveness. SPEI's value proposition centers on streamlined, government-backed access to business administrative procedures, integration with Confederation frameworks, and the coordination of cantonal economic policy and innovation initiatives for the Vaud enterprise base.

Name

Service de la promotion de l'économie et de l'innovation (SPEI)

Website

https://vd.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Economic Development Services

NAICS

Administration of General Economic Programs (92611), Administration of Economic Programs (9261), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAAAL

Trade, Industry & Economic Development Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Central/Federal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIABAO

State/Provincial Licensing, Permitting & Regulatory Administration (Cross-sector)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/State/Provincial & Regional Government Administration

Keywords

• Economic development services
• Innovation support programs
• Cantonal government services
• Business registration services
• Enterprise support programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SPEI coordinates economic development and innovation promotion for the Canton de Vaud, providing businesses with access to administrative services including commerce registry, tax declarations, cross-border work authorizations, and economic development support programs. As a cantonal government service, it sets and implements cantonal economic policy frameworks such as the Politique d'appui au développement économique (PADE) and serves as the central coordination point between enterprises, cantonal administration, and Confederation frameworks.

Product overview

The Service de la promotion de l'économie et de l'innovation (SPEI) is part of the Canton de Vaud government administration in Switzerland. The sources reviewed are from the official Canton de Vaud website (vd.ch), which provides government administrative services, public information, and digital services to citizens, businesses, and communes. The website functions as a comprehensive government portal offering access to various cantonal services, news, publications, and administrative procedures. Key services include population management, economic support, security services, cultural institutions (6 cantonal museums), and digital administrative platforms. The online presence is built on TYPO3 CMS and managed by the Bureau d'information et de communication (BIC) and the Direction générale du numérique et des systèmes d'information (DGNSI).

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commerce Registry Services Administrative service for businesses to access the canton of Vaud's commerce registry, supporting business registration and statutory compliance.
• Tax Declaration Services for Companies Service enabling companies operating in Canton de Vaud to fulfill cantonal tax declaration obligations, including the ability to file and consult tax dossiers online.
• Cross-Border Work Authorizations Service for enterprises to obtain first-time cross-border (frontalier) work authorizations for employees working across the Swiss border into Canton de Vaud.
• Economic Development Support Programs Cantonal economic development support programs coordinated by SPEI under the Politique d'appui au développement économique (PADE) framework, aimed at strengthening the economic attractiveness of Canton de Vaud and supporting enterprise growth and innovation.
• Business Support and Innovation Services Coordinated support services for businesses in Canton de Vaud, including administrative procedures, support for entrepreneurship, and innovation initiatives, delivered as part of the canton-wide economic policy framework.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Innovaud: The innovation promotion agency of Canton de Vaud, supporting startups, scale-ups, and innovation-driven enterprises. Directly overlaps with SPEI's innovation mandate within the same canton and is the most comparable in-house peer for innovation-focused economic promotion work.
• Greater Zurich Area: Swiss regional marketing and business location agency promoting the greater Zurich/eastern Switzerland economic area to foreign companies and talent. Comparable as a cantonal/regional economic promotion and investment attraction vehicle operating in the same Swiss public-sector context.
• BaselArea.swiss: Business and innovation promotion agency for the Basel region, supporting company settlement, startup growth, and innovation funding. Comparable as a Swiss cantonal/regional economic promotion agency with overlapping business attraction and innovation support functions.
• Greater Geneva Bern area (GGBa): Joint investment promotion agency for western Switzerland (Geneva, Vaud, Bern, Fribourg, Neuchâtel, Valais), focused on attracting foreign companies and direct investment. Comparable as a regional economic promotion counterpart, with direct overlap in the Vaud catchment.
• Office de promotion des activités économiques du Canton de Genève (OPAGE): Geneva's cantonal economic promotion office, supporting enterprise creation, growth, and business location. Comparable as a neighboring French-speaking Swiss cantonal economic promotion authority with similar service portfolio for businesses.
• Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit des Kantons Zürich: Cantonal Office for Economy and Labour of Zurich, responsible for economic development, labor market policy, and business support. Comparable as a Swiss cantonal economic administration with similar scope of business and economic development services.

Broad incumbents

• Switzerland Innovation: National network of innovation parks (including one in Vaud) operated as a public-private partnership under federal oversight. Comparable as a higher-level, federally-backed innovation infrastructure provider that complements and overlaps with SPEI's innovation mandate.
• Swiss Federal Office for Economic Affairs (SECO): Switzerland's federal economic affairs authority responsible for national economic policy, SME promotion, and labor regulation. Comparable as the federal counterpart that sets the regulatory and funding framework within which SPEI operates at the cantonal level.
• Innosuisse — Swiss Innovation Agency: Federal innovation promotion agency funding applied research, startup development, and innovation projects. Comparable as a higher-level innovation funding authority whose programs intersect with SPEI's innovation support mandate.

Others

• Bureau d'information et de communication (BIC) du Canton de Vaud: The Cantonal Bureau of Information and Communication responsible for centralized public communications across Vaud's administration. Comparable as an internal sister entity handling the communications and digital channels that SPEI relies on to reach businesses.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights5 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments6 records

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