The Norwegian Computer Society

Advancement of optimal IT usage:

The major goal of the society is to increase awareness of the possibilities of IT, and to contribute to the advancement of optimal usage of IT for business and society alike. This is done through membership meetings, seminars, conferences and exhibitions, publications and activities towards governmental, political and public institutions and authorities. Members on a voluntary basis operate most of the activity. The NCS has more than 50 working groups concentrating on such areas as computer safety, e-Business, Data Warehousing, Internet/Intranet and Databases.

Countrywide representation:

The NCS has a countrywide representation, with nine local societies representing Norway’s districts from north to south. The society’s strategy and activities are coordinated by the main board, which is headed by the society’s president and in which each local society is represented by their chairmen.

The NCS owns Servicekontoret AS, a limited company which coordinates day-to-day operation and the administrative services. 18 people are employed in Servicekontoret AS, which is managed by Tone Dalen, CEO.

Goals:

To offer our members updated information within their field of interest and a chance to develop their level of competence through seminars, conferences and network building
To inform about the benefit of practical use of IT
To be active as a body entitled to comment on cases for the Norwegian government
To work for social commitment
Activities towards governmental and political authorities
NCS works toward politicians, governmental and public institutions in order to influence the legislation made in relation to telecommunication and national IT strategies. The Society has a good working relationship with the different sections of the government, and is engaged in the follow-up of policy decisions and legislation. NCS works toward putting IT political matters on the national agenda.


International affiliations:
The NCS is a member of the Nordic Data Union, the Council of European Professional Informatics Societies (CEPIS), and the Federation of Information Processing (IFIP).  Furthermore, NCS has joint membership with ACM . The NCS attaches great importance to international work, which is a prioritized strategic area.

Product development:
Special offers to personal members / Company members

The NCS is working to improve and renew the special offers to the members in accordance with the different target groups in the member base. We are working hard to promote the Society on the World Wide Web (http://dataforeningen.no/), and at this time we are  integrating more functionality for our governing bodies into our Web solution.

Special offers have also been developed for company members, such as:

Checklist for an IT strategy
Checklist for IT contracts
Checklist for Electronic Document Management
Contract standard for Project Management
Logitics survey - a report surveying Logistics systems in the market.
With an NCS membership there is also a subscription to the ComputerWorld Norway weekly. The NCS has one page, plus a number of half page and column ads.

NCS Publications:

The NCS Page in Computerworld
An information/news page once a week in Computerworld Norway, a national computer paper published every Friday
The Web
Information on the World Wide Web
Documentation
Documentation from our largest conference is available by way of downloading the files from our web server.
Reports and checklists
Reports from working groups and checklists are published at irregular intervals. 
Who’s who?

President of the NCS:
Morten Thorkildsen
CEO IBM Norway

CEO Servicekontoret AS:
Tone Dalen
The NCS Servicekontoret AS (administration)
PO Box 8874 Youngstorget, N-0028 Oslo, Norway
Tel: +47 - 22 36 48 80

CEPIS representatives:
Council Member:
Member Society Forum: Tone Dalen, Servicekontoret AS

How to contact the Norwegian Computer Society:
Telephone: +47 - 22 36 48 80
Fax: +47 - 22 36 37 01
post@dataforeningen.no

Visiting address:
Møllergata 24

Mail address:
Box 8874 Youngstorget
N-0028 OSLO, Norway