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The Austrian Institute. A warm welcome! Professional Association of Management Consultancy and Information Technology (UBIT) 51.000 members grant competence and innovation
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The Austrian Institute A warm welcome! Professional Association ofManagement Consultancy andInformation Technology (UBIT) 51.000 members grant competence and innovation Alfred Harl, CMC Vienna, 2010 Chairman
The Austrian Institute • founded in 1985 • legal representation of the Consulting and IT Industries in Austria • legally independent part of the Federal Austrian Economic Chamber • organisation under public law with mandatory membership • 51,000 members (http://www.ubit.at/firmena-z) • 500 CMCs - 670 ‘accredited’ • 2.000 (qualified) members of Experts Groups • … member of international associations (ICMCI) • … founding member of the ARGE proEthik - platform for ethic and governance issues in the economic field • … founding member of ARGE Export of planning and consulting - platform for exporting consultants • Incite – academy for education and qualification • CONSTANTINUS - best practices award
The Austrian Institute • IT Consultants 30.000 • Management Consultants 15.000 • Accountants 6.000 • Total 51.000
Experts Groups • Basel II Consultants • Cooperation and Networking • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) • E-Business Experts • E-Government Experts • Innovation and Research • IT-Security • Management Training • Mediation Experts • Open Source Experts • Succession Experts • TransEuropa
Austrian Consulting and IT Award • catagories • Management Consultancy • Information Technology • Personnel & Training • Networks • Open Source • International Award • Young Entrepreneurs • most important Austrian IT- & Consultancy Award • awarded for the 8th time in 2010 • high quality decision through • transparent criteria • international jury of experts • customer evaluation • winners are nominees for the Federal Consultancy Award • springboard for economic success • Wall of Fame
incite • Incite = Institute for Management Consultants and Information Technology Experts • Platform and trademark (organized as a Ltd. company) for education, training, accreditation and certification of members • The international "CMC" certification „Certified Management Consultant“ is established as a world class standard
The Austrian Institute As chairman I have strongly supported the following issues • modernizing the professional image of the business consultant, • establishing the CMC Masters Club (Discussion Meeting Point), • positioning the “Austrian IT- and Consultants` Day” (”Österreichischer IT- & Beratertag”) as a top congress for experts, • attaining a state award for UBIT members, • establishing a cost-effective liability insurance for all UBIT members
The Austrian Institute The new core themes of our future work at the Federal Division UBIT will be • establishing a grassroots “Members` Conference” (open space event) • building transparency in the IT and Consultancy Branch • providing and promoting quality and qualification by implementing the framework of “Incite new” (Acadamy for Management and IT Consulting) • boardofgovernors (new course!) • consistently claiming the establishment of a Ministry for ICT • promoting the brand CMC • Cooperation with FEACO and ICMCI • If: each member has the same
The Austrian Institute What we are looking for? • Support concerning the CEN standard on Management Consultancy, escpecially from large consulting companies and / or representatives of the Pendo Group (ie as member of the CEN project committee or as nominated part of the "mirror group" which consists of stakeholders in the various countries). • Lobbying in Brussels concerning • professionel representation for Management Consultants • furtherances in IT and consulting • promoting the brand CMC • International „Constantinus“
The Austrian Institute For more information: • On the Association: www.ubit.at • On the new Accounting Profession: www.bibug.info • On our National Congress: www.beratertag.at • On professional education and qualification: www.incite.at • On the Constantinus Award: www.constantinus.net Fachverband UBIT, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 65, A-1045 Vienna, Austria Tel: +43-5-90-900-3540 Fax: +43-5-90-900-3178 e-mail: ubit@wko.at