OECD calls on Austria to speed up digital transition

Kern set out ambitious objectives for the transition to a digital economy.

VIENNA: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warned Austria that its transition towards digitalisation was lagging behind most rich countries, and that the gaps relative to the others have even widened in recent years. 

"The differences are particularly striking for tasks related to the internet such as real-time discussions, emailing, or executing transactions online," the Paris-based OECD, a wealthy-country think-tank, said in a report published on Monday.