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Our Network
As part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, we work with a global network of experienced professionals located across the United States and Austria.

Austria Our Network

In supporting U.S. exporters and Austrian businesses looking to purchase U.S. goods or invest in the USA, Commercial Service in Vienna is building upon an extensive network of economic and commercial experts. To best serve our clients, we also work closely with trade associations, industry clusters, government agencies and many more, both in the U.S. and Austria, at local, regional and federal levels, including:

  • WKO - Austrian Federal Economic Chamber: With its more than 540,000 member companies across sectors, the WKO represents the interests of Austrian businesses.
  • ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA: ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA is the trade promotion organization of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber.
  • IV - Austrian Federation of Industries: The IV is the voluntary and independent interest group of the Austrian manufacturing industry. With a membership of over 4,400 industrial companies, the IV represents 80% of manufacturing in Austria.
  • ICS - Internationalization Center Styria: For more than 10 years, the ICS has been providing information and advice pertaining to the internationalization of Styrian companies across sectors, benefitting from a large cluster network.
  • AmCham - American Chamber of Commerce in Austria: The AmCham membership of approximately 300 companies includes around 100 U.S. subsidiaries doing business in Austria.

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Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

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