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National Informatics Associations

Contributing a consensual national view; serving as external Ambassadors 

Our member National Informatics Associations (NIAs) are key in bringing forward and representing a consensual national view in the European discussions taking place within Informatics Europe Working Groups. They are also of invaluable support in contributing to Informatics research and education national debates with the outcomes produced by the Informatics Europe community, in supporting its growth and, in sum, in acting as ambassadors of the community in their respective countries.

With the aim to coordinate efforts and networking with and between NIAs in Europe, Informatics Europe organizes several times per year virtual and in-presence gatherings. Non-members associations are welcome to attend as guests and get a better understanding of the full power of becoming Informatics Europe members.

NIAs membership benefits are not extensive to their members. Institutions affiliated with a given NIA are invited to apply individually to join Informatics Europe and benefit from the Academic Institution benefits (listed here). Informatics Europe is a network that represents Informatics Departments and Research Labs, and it's only through their individual membership that we can be influential and sustainable in the longer term.

If your National Association is interested in Informatics Europe initiatives and future events or collaboration please contact our office (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).  Note that in countries where over ⅓ of all potential Informatics departments become members of Informatics Europe, the National Informatics Associations (if any) can join Informatics Europe without paying the membership fee.

Policy recommendations working group 

Exclusively formed by representatives of our member national informatics associations, this group aims to establish a consensus, when producing policy statements on certain topics, going beyond personal biases and opinions while considering national viewpoints. Please visit the Policy Recomendations section for further details about this activity. 

Strategy-setting and coordination meetings

To foster efforts in coordination and networking with and between NIAs in Europe, these gatherings take place several times per year (sometimes inviting guest associations*). While the detailed list is available under the tab 'Meetings', the most recent outcomes are as follows: 

  • Revision of Recommendations for Informatics Research Evaluation and joint IE/NIA workshop on "AI in Informatics Education and Professional Practice".
  • Co-organization of a session during the ECSS 2023 about AI and the Future of Informatics Education with slides and further readings here.
  • Co-organization of a session during the ECSS 2022 about Open Science and the Future of Research Dissemination in Informatics. with slides and further readings here.
  • Hybrid meeting in Zurich in 2022 results in the initiation of task forces within the Open Science working group.

*Regular working group activities are restricted to national informatics associations which are members of Informatics Europe. However, the following associations having shown interest in our activities are invited as guest to some meetings, while their membership status is evaluated: Digital Research Centre Denmark, Finnish Society for Computer Science, Gruppo di Ingegneria Informatica (GII), National Interuniversity Consortium for Informatics (CINI), Swedish AI Society (SAIS), Swiss Informatics Society (SI), Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA), UK Computing Research Committee (UKCRC).