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OECD/German Workshop Advancing innovation: human resources, education and training Dr. -Ing. Christoph Averdung averdung@supportgis. de © CPA Geo-Information 2008

CPA Geo-Information • Company profile: - Founded in 1993 - Ambition: software development based on my Ph. D thesis - Place of business: Siegburg / Sankt Augustin (NRW) - Research and development for different kinds of tasks: § 3 D-City- and landscape models § municipality administrations § Real estate regulation § Editing military geodata § Land register management © CPA Geo-Information 2008

Scope of business. . . … primarily specialized in applications inside the market segment of Geoinformation and their realisation! © CPA Geo-Information 2008

CPA Geo-Information • Staff members: - Graduates from national universities and universities of applied science - Number of employees: 16 (11 ♂ / 5 ♀ ) - Tertiary education: § Graduate geodesist (university) (5) § Graduate information scientist (university) (2) § Graduate geographer (university) (3) § Graduate survey engineer (university of a. s. ) (3) § Graduate information scientist (university of a. s. ) (1) § Graduate cartographer (university of a. s. ) (1) § State certified IT assistant (1) © CPA Geo-Information 2008

CPA Geo-Information • Management qualification: - Founder and Owner of the company: § § venia legendi (geoinformation und cartography) § - Doctor‘s degree and postdoctoral lecture qualification private lecturer (University of Bonn) Executive management § § - 2 employees with doctor‘s degree supported by the company Project management and head of software development § § - 2 employees with doctor‘s degree supported by the company The primary objects are … § promotion of career by external education measures § having intensive contact to universities … § to continue education and training and § to recruit new academical staff © CPA Geo-Information 2008

CPA Geo-Information • Factors of Success - Essential demands on the employees: § § self-acting without supervision § - well educated creativity and motivation Education and advanced training: § § projects are often unique – job training is necessary § at the most only specification of general conditions § development of innovative solutions – therefore „right to mistake“ § employee is free for individual research § - tasks are highly specialized In the future: individual of-the-job training Result: § Highly qualified employees with a high market potential © CPA Geo-Information 2008

Summary • Conclusions - The strategic and operational orientation of the company needs an intensive in-house training of the employees - The management of the company is highly qualified and well prepared to support and to teach the employees - Essential demands on the employees § well educated (from an university or university of applied science) § self-acting, creativity and invidality § non-conformistic working style © CPA Geo-Information 2008

Contact: CPA Geo-Information: Dr. -Ing. habil. Christoph Averdung E-Mail: averdung@supportgis. de Telefon: +49(0)2241/2594 -0 © CPA Geo-Information 2008