The Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies (German: Österreichische Studiengesellschaft für Kybernetik, or OSGK) is a non-profit organization of scientists and practitioners. It was founded in 1969. Its aims are the study of the theoretical bases of cybernetics and its special fields, the investigation of its applications on technical, economic and social problems, its relations to problems studied in the natural sciences and the humanities; furthermore, the education in the methods of cybernetics and its technical aids, especially in electronic data processing; finally, the advancement of interdisciplinary studies, and the representation of Austria in international organizations.
The Society is governed by a Board that is elected by the annual General Assembly where all Ordinary Members of OSGK convene. The Society covers the bulk of its costs by performing research projects either in cooperation with private companies or supported or commissioned by official institutions, especially the European Commision.