The Economic and Social Computing Center is the central Austrian data host for national and international economic data.
WSR is the IT service provider for the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO). It operates a powerful economic database (WIFO Data System – WDS), which was developed jointly with WIFO and comprises economically relevant statistics for Austria as well as a large number of international economic databases.
Furthermore, the WSR develops applications that are needed for WIFO‘s scientific work and for which there are no standard applications on the market.
In addition to the activities described above, the WSR takes on contracts in the area of IT support for clients from science and research.
For its tasks as a data host and IT service provider, the WSR manages an extensive IT environment at the Arsenal site, Object 20. The WSR‘s activities are independent and non-profit.