Erich Waldecker graduated with a degree in Business Administration and is employed for more than 32 years in the Austrian Tax Administration. He started in a local tax office for about 12 years and at present he is working in the Federal Ministry of Finance in Vienna. There he is head of department with the responsibility of widespread IT support for the local tax offices all over Austria.
In the last 15 years he was significantly engaged in the extensive efforts of the Austrian Tax Administration to make digital transformation happen. Among others he was intensely involved in establishing a portal “FinanzOnline” which made it much easier for Austrian citizens and business to deal with their tax duties. The mutual advantages of such a seamless electronic tax process creates a clear win – win situation for tax payer and tax authority.
