Highlights of OCG History

Our first major live event after the Covid-19 pandemia  - a celebration of 25 years European Computer Driving Licence. Partners from adult education and schools discussed the achievements and future of ICDL/ECDL.

The Ministry of the Interior accredited the OCG as Qualifizierte Stelle (QuaSte) according to the NIS Act.

The OCG takes over all ECDL activities on Austrian schools as of the academic year 2020/21

Launch of Heinz Zemanek Lectures in honour to the founder of the association on the occation of his 100th birthday.

The first Zivildiener (conscientious objector) starts his mandatory alternative service in the OCG an. He mainly supports the innovation team in projects related to kids and young adults.

Start of the initiative Bildung 4.0 with VÖSI, Digital City Wien, ICT Austria and the Swiss Informatics Society

Start of the CSR-project OCG Cares

The OCG supports the GI Dissertationspreis, thus students from Austrian universities may also participate in this contest. In 2014 the first Austrian Markus Steinberger, TU Graz, wins the award for Dynamic Resource Scheduling on Graphics Processors.

The OCG Working Group Energie-Informatik is founded and henceforth the OCG participates in the conference series DACH Conference on Energy Informatics.

The new event sercies OCG Horizonte dealing with IT topics and trends is launched.

In co-operation with the TMW and the TU Wien the OCG organised a birthday celebration for the 90th birthday of Heinz Zemanek in TMW (Vienna Museum of Science and Technology) on 10 March 2010.

To promote students from univiersities of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) the OCG Incentive Award FH is introduced. Patricia Derler, FH Oberösterreich, Hagenberg, and Günther Lanner, FH Kufstein, share the first award.

The OCG introduces the Bebras Challenge, an international initiative aiming to promote Informatics (Computer Science, or Computing) and computational thinking among school students at all ages, on Austrian schools.

The OCG becomes national partner of Creative Commons Austria.

First lecture of the event series Competence Circle. Competence Circle is a networking event, targeting CEOs of IT Management.

The e|Gov Days determine the current state of e-government.

Kick-off event of the initiative AT21 (Austrian IT initiative for the 21st century)

Organisation of the IFIP'98 Computer World Congress in Vienna and Budapest in co-operation with the Hungarian Computer Society (NJSZT)

We welcome our German sister society in Austria: The GI Annual Meeting Informatik '96 is held in co-operation with the OCG in Klagenfurt, Carinthia.

Austria participates in the IOI for the fist time. The IOI 1992 takes place in Germany.

Austrian team:

• Parick Awart
• Fabian Enzinger
• Christian Meisl
• Michael Praschl

Christian Meisl wins a bronze medal.

The OCG Incentive Award to promote informatics and business informatics is introduced. The first award goes to Heinz Kantz for Zuverlässigkeitsanalyse von PMS (Processor-Memory-Switch) Strukturen in SHARPE.

the Working Group Verwaltungsinformatik (informatics in administration) - today Forum e|Government - is founded in co-operation with the sister society ADV.

The OCG moves into the office of the Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Rechenzentrums in the first district, Wollzeile 1., where we still have our office.

Very early the OCG realizes the importance of privacy: The OCG publishes a statement on the new Austrian Privacy Law together with dedicated members. 

The OCG moves into its first office in the 9th Viennese district, Garnisongasse.

Founding member Heinz Zemanek moves to Germany due to career reasons and steps down as OCG president. The Annual General Meeting appoints him first Honorary Member. Zemanek remains closely connected to the OCG until his death in 2014.