Austria
We promote and certify IT competence. We build bridges from science to business to society.
The Austrian Computer Society (OCG) is a non-profit association for the promotion of information technology with due regard to the interaction with people and society. The association acts as an interdisciplinary forum for the latest IT topics, it is an important and respected dialogue partner and has thematic leadership for socio-political IT topics. As networking forum the OCG is a competent and reliable partner in projects and in event organization, promoting the relationship between science and business. It offers standardised, independent and high-quality IT education and training, thus building an important bridge to the working world.
The OCG brings the benefits of information and communication to all people thus contributing to the positive development of our society. As modern service provider we strengthen the innovative power of Austria by offering valuable expertise through our networks and events, by setting and securing standards, by developing trend analyses for the economy and relevant target groups and by supplying significant input for education, research and development.
OCG’s main strength is its network of 1200 members focusing on ICT professionalism, as well as its long-standing experience contributing to ICT trainings’ development in Erasmus+ (ComeThinkAgain, TrainDL), Interreg (ENARIS, EDLRIS) and other EU projects (e.g. ManuCode, Open-TeaLeaF).
OCG’s main input to the SMARCO project is feedback provision (after having consulted its network of ICT professionals, especially the ones focusing on smart communities) regarding the train-the-trainer materials and short-term training courses within. OCG will also leverage its network contributing to overall communication activities, and will use its knowledge and experience to support project’s Blueprint development.
