Vision:

 

The Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and  Telecommunications Engineering (ICST) is a professional society  that sponsors research, innovation and technology transfer to  harness and maximize the benefits and impact of ICT in all sectors  of human society. ICST views the advancement of ICT as the axis  of the next technological and societal revolution and it aims to  create a global, grass-roots organisation of research communities  in diverse technical and geographical areas representing the  academic, research, regulatory and business sectors.

 

Mission:

 

ICST embraces web technologies to promote democracy,  transparency and quality in science and innovation and to conduct  activities that empower its members to succeed through direct  participation as well as providing opportunities for objective  recognition. With its universal outreach, ICST provides an  effective and innovative platform for the ICT community where  strategic partnerships are formed, research collaborations are  enabled and business opportunities are created. By bringing  together all members of the knowledge triangle, ICST is in a  unique position to shape the global innovation paradigm.

 

Activities:

 

A wide array of technical and scientific activities falls under the  ICST umbrella:

- Over 70 annual scientific events worldwide – summits,  conferences, workshops, symposia;

- An extensive publication portfolio – journals, books,  proceedings and magazines;

- On-line tools and portals – social networking, multimedia  sharing, collaboration;

- Digital libraries – articles, audio-video recordings;

- Recognition mechanisms – awards, lecture and seminar series;

- Technical and functional organizational units.