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€7 billion boost for research and innovation will create jobs and growth

€7 billion boost for research and innovation will create jobs and growth — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Today Commissioner Maire Geoghegan-Quinn announced nearly €7 billion to kick-start innovation through research. The European Commission's biggest ever such funding package, under the EU's Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7), is expected to create around 174 000 jobs in the short-term and nearly 450 000 jobs and nearly €80 billion in GDP growth over 15 years.

Digital Agenda: Europeans prefer all in one 'packages' for internet, phone and TV

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Four out of ten Europeans households are buying "bundled" internet, phone and TV services from a single provider, a new Eurobarometer survey shows. The survey also found that 65% of people limit their mobile phone calls because of cost and that calls over the Internet are becoming increasingly popular. The E-Communications Household Survey was carried out between 9 February and 8 March 2011 using a sample of 27,000 households that are representative of the EU population.

Data Protection: Europeans share data online, but privacy concerns remain – new survey

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Three out of four Europeans accept that revealing personal data is part of everyday life, but they are also worried about how companies – including search engines and social networks – use their information. These are the main conclusions of a new Eurobarometer survey on attitudes towards data protection and electronic identity, released by the European Commission today.

Digital Agenda: Commission seeks views on how best to exploit cloud computing in Europe

Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The European Commission is seeking views from citizens, businesses, public administrations and other interested parties on how to fully benefit from 'cloud computing'. Cloud computing enables companies, public administrations and individuals, using networks such as the internet, to access their data and software on computers located somewhere else.

From ICT Research to Innovation

From ICT Research to Innovation — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Investments in ICTs are a key factor in driving innovation in companies, driving productivity growth, honing competitiveness, cutting red tape and creating jobs.

A world-class research programme

A world-class research programme — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Information Communication Technologies research takes up the single largest portion (over €9bn) of the EU's “Seventh Framework Programme for Research” (2006-2013). Funded projects bring together scientists, companies and others such as user communities from across Europe, pooling their resources and helping carry out an EU-wide vision of how technologies should be developed.

Women in ICT

Women in ICT — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Conference "Women in Science, Innovation and Technology in the Digital Age"
6-8 March 2011, Budapest, Hungary

EU funded projects to promote gender equality- the EU has results

EU funded projects to promote gender equality- the EU has results — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Read the key achievements and some of the project examples

No development without women's empowerment

No development without women's empowerment — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

To mark International Women's Day, the EU Commissioner for development Andris Piebalgs will launch today, for the fifth year in a row, a Gender drawing contest designed to raise awareness on women's conditions and rights in developing countries, through the involvement of children. He will also inaugurate a joint EU/UN photo exhibition in Timor Leste with the Special Representative of the UNSG Ms Ameerah Haq. Commissioner Piebalgs will reaffirm the European Commission’s steadfast commitment to improve the rights and chances for women, as well as the representation of women in developing countries to speed up progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

8 March 2011: International Women’s Day. Women and men in the EU seen through figures

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Among the 200 million private households in the EU27, what share consists of single women with or without children? And what proportion are couples? How does the number of children affect the employment rate of both mothers and fathers? How do women and men perceive their general health? Answers to these questions can be found in this News Release, published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on 8 March 2011.

First European Equal Pay Day highlights EU earnings gap

First European Equal Pay Day highlights EU earnings gap — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Women in the European Union earn on average 17.5% less than men during their lifetimes. This stark figure will be highlighted tomorrow during the first EU-wide Equal Pay Day. This day – 5 March – marks the extra number of days in 2011 that women must work to match the amount of money earned by men in 2010.

EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding meets European business leaders to push for more women in boardrooms

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Corporate Europe is still a man's world: just one in 10 board members at Europe's biggest companies are women and in 97% of cases the board is chaired by a man. Studies show that businesses with more women at the top outperform “men only” companies.

Code of Best Practices for Women and ICT

Code of Best Practices for Women and ICT — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Code of best practices for women and ICT now published by the European Commission. Click and download the code.

IT Girls: Great careers for great women

IT Girls: Great careers for great women — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Information Technologies are everywhere: They make our lives richer and more comfortable. They connect people worldwide - anywhere, anytime. They even help save lives! However, not enough people in Europe are choosing careers in Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) – especially not enough women.

i2010 - A European Information Society for growth and employment

i2010 - A European Information Society for growth and employment — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

i2010 was the EU policy framework for the information society and media (2005-2009). It promoted the positive contribution that information and communication technologies (ICT) can make to the economy, society and personal quality of life. The strategy is now coming to an end and is going to be followed by a new initiative – the Digital Agenda – in 2010.

Newsletter 9

Newsletter 9 — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FOSTERING GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN THE ICT SECTOR

The Global Gender Gap Report 2010 was published on 12 October 2010

The Global Gender Gap Report 2010 was published on 12 October 2010 — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Nordic countries Iceland (1), Norway (2), Finland (3) and Sweden (4) continue to demonstrate the greatest equality between men and women according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2010

The gender gap in the ICT Profession

The gender gap in the ICT Profession — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Soulla Louca’s paper was published in the proceedings of the International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI 2010 http://www.iated.org/iceri2010/), Madrid, November 2010

IP/10/1119

IP/10/1119 — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Digital Agenda: EU grid project unlocks processing power of 200,000 desktop computers for European researchers

Press Release

Press Release — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

How can we encourage more girls and women to take up ICT as a career?

ICT 2010 -ICT Event in Brussels

ICT 2010 -ICT Event in Brussels — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ICT 2010: Digitally Driven, Brussels Expo 27-29 September 2010

Press Release

Press Release — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Interviewing the President of AFAEMME on women’s participation in the ICT sector

Peer Review

Peer Review — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Peer Review Handbook sets out proposals and procedures for carrying out the GENDER IT Peer Review system and provides key information, instruments and guidelines for data gathering and analysis

Newsletter 8

Newsletter 8 — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Interview Mrs. Ma Helena de Felipe Lehtonen President of AFAEMME

Newsletter 7

Newsletter 7 — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Be a role model for other women to take up ICT professions

Skills and Trends Report & Executive Summary

Skills and Trends Report & Executive Summary — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The skills and trends report aims to identify trends within gender mainstreaming in VET (Vocational and Educational Training) for the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) sector, in order to identify future skills needs for trainers in this field. The report has been produced with a view to impact current and future VET practice and respective guidelines aimed at VET stakeholders, (especially VET providers, trainers, and policy makers).

ICT Research – The policy perspective

ICT Research – The policy perspective — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Technology, the quiet achiever in the class

Europeans are more interested in science than sport and want EU research boosted

Europeans are more interested in science than sport and want EU research boosted — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

According to a new Eurobarometer report published today, nearly 80% of Europeans say they are interested in scientific discoveries and technological developments, compared to 65% interested in sport

Press Release: Are you a woman and ICT professional? Here’s your chance to MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Why not share with other women your first hand experiences on the benefits and problems of working in the ICT field and become a role model encouraging other women to take up ICT professions.

Newsletter 6

Newsletter 6 — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

EMMERCE EEIG, being a partner of the transnational consortium for the implementation of the EC co-funded project gender-IT, had the opportunity to interview the project leader for the Conference DataTjej (ComputerGirl) 2010, Sofia Mattsson, and discuss about her educational and career choices in the IT sector

Europes Digital Competitiveness Report

Europes Digital Competitiveness Report — Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Commission Staff Working Document ‘Europe’s Digital Competitiveness Report’ – ICT Country Profiles (17 May 2010)

European project women@business

European project women@business — Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Get informed about the European project women@business that supports women

Media and Learning Conference

Media and Learning Conference — Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Media and Learning Conference, Brussels, 25-26 November 2010

MEMO/10/188

MEMO/10/188 — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Digital Agenda: Information and Communication Technologies top total corporate R&D investment in Europe

IP/10/581

IP/10/581 — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Digital Agenda: Commission outlines action plan to boost Europe s prosperity and well-being

Newsletter 5

Newsletter 5 — Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Militos Emerging Technologies & Services, being a partner of the transnational consortium for the implementation of the EC co-funded project gender-IT, had the opportunity to interview the Head of the Greek Safer Internet Awareness Centre, Dr. Veronica Samara, and discuss with her about the importance of the Internet security and safety among young people and especially females.

PRESS RELEASE:Existing barriers that discourage women from the ICT sector

PRESS RELEASE:Existing barriers that discourage women from the ICT sector — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A European Roundtable Promotional Event was successfully organised, in Athens Greece, in the context of EC co-funded project "gender-IT"

European e-Skills Week

European e-Skills Week — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

European e-Skills Week highlights the growing demand for skilled ICT users and professionals to drive a competitive and innovative Europe.

Newsletter 04

Newsletter 04 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Scienter España, being a partner of the transnational consortium for the implementation of the EC co-funded project gender-IT, had the opportunity and pleasure to interview the President of Cybervoluntarios Foundation, Mrs. Yolanda Rueda, to deal with the issue of women participation in the ICT sector.

Report on Stakeholder Identification

Report on Stakeholder Identification — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Report on the process followed for the identification of key stakeholders and list of key stakeholders.

Benchmarking System Report

Benchmarking System Report — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This report contains an overview of the results of the implementation of the Benchmarking methodology and tools: it includes 2 annexes, the benchmarking system proposed and the templates filled in by Intercollege –CY-, ITEC-GR-, Inova –UK-and Emmerce –SE-. It does also include a list of case studies identified by the project partners involved in this exercise and a final proposal of indicators after the validation of the main stakeholders identified by the project partners.
This output is a resource for VET EU centres on ICT, policy makers and evaluators on the field of gender mainstreaming in VET for the ICT sector. It does contain key information. It does provide a general overview to link a top down approach of gender mainstreaming in the IT sector in the EU with bottom up with a focus on the VET institutions that deliver training on IT.

Newsletter 03

Newsletter 03 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:32:40 GMT

Inova Consultancy, a partner of the transnational consortium for the implementation of the EC co-funded project Gender-IT, had the opportunity to interview a female Research Assistant and PhD student at a UK University, Sarah Pearce*, and to discuss her experiences as a female PhD student in the IT field.

EfVET Newsletter – September 2009

EfVET Newsletter – September 2009 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:07:56 GMT

Conference on women's scientific careers, Paris, France – 26 & 27.11.2009

Conference on women's scientific careers, Paris, France – 26 & 27.11.2009 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:05:13 GMT

The second international PROMETEA ('Empowering women engineers' careers in industrial and academic research') conference on women's scientific careers will be held in Paris, France on 26 and 27 November.

Gender in EU-funded Research – Training workshop Brussels 11.12.2009

Gender in EU-funded Research – Training workshop Brussels 11.12.2009 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:01:46 GMT

The DG Research-funded project Gender in Research – Toolkit and Training is organizing a one-day training workshop intended for anybody interested in rendering research gender-sensitive in Brussels on 11.12.2009.

State of Affairs Research Report

State of Affairs Research Report — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Research Report highlights the main trends in policies, projects and networks in gender mainstreaming in VET for the ICT sector at European level (EU27+). Additionally, it gives a short statistical overview about the situation of women in ICT sector and maps the indicators for assessing gender mainstreaming in ICT sector on regional basis. Special attention has been paid to the publicly available statistical data to observe the situation of gender in ICT sector.
This output is a created as resource for policy makers and evaluators on the field of gender mainstreaming in VET for the ICT sector. Country specific data (across EU27+) about statistics, policies, projects and networks in VET for the ICT sector can be found from Research Database, which is also available on project website.

Press Release: GLASS CEILING & WOMEN IN ICT: SIGN IN TO VOTE!

Press Release: GLASS CEILING & WOMEN IN ICT: SIGN IN TO VOTE! — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:02:13 GMT

The EC co-funded project “gender-IT” is posing, via its webportal, an important question concerning the professional advancement of women in the ICT sector. The online polling results will be used for further analysis and research in order to come up with interesting conclusions for the positioning of women in business.

Public Debate on The Gender Dimension of Job Quality

Public Debate on The Gender Dimension of Job Quality — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:12:06 GMT

Public Debate on The Gender Dimension of Job Quality

“Going Diverse: Innovative Answers to Future Challenges”, 29.-30.10.2009

“Going Diverse: Innovative Answers to Future Challenges”, 29.-30.10.2009 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:39:34 GMT

“Going Diverse: Innovative Answers to Future Challenges”, 29.-30.10.2009

Final conference of FP6-project TANDEMplusIDEA

Final conference of FP6-project TANDEMplusIDEA — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:35:40 GMT

"Going Diverse" at RWTH Aachen University, 29-30 October 2009

Newsletter 02

Newsletter 02 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:16:18 GMT

Militos Emerging Technologies & Services, being a partner of the transnational consortium for the implementation of the EC co-funded project gender-IT, had the opportunity and pleasure to interview the Head of the Office of the European Parliament in Greece, Mr. George Kasimatis, and to discuss with him on women’s reluctance to pursue a career in the ICT sector.

Internet of Things — An action plan for Europe

Internet of Things — An action plan for Europe — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:16:04 GMT

The growth of the Internet is an ongoing process: only twenty-five years ago it was connecting about a thousand hosts and has grown ever since to link billions people through computers and mobile devices.

When your yogurt pots start talking to you: Europe prepares for the internet revolution

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:10:33 GMT

The internet is evolving rapidly: while 25 years ago it was connecting only about a thousand users, today it links around 1.5 billion people across the world. An average European has now at least one object that is connected to the internet, be it a computer or mobile phone. But the number of connected devices that are hardly visible, more complex and more mobile around us will multiply a hundred or even a thousand times over the next 5 to 15 years.

Newsletter 01

Newsletter 01 — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:48:54 GMT

Read in this edition >>>
Newly launched European project focuses on fostering gender mainstreaming in the ICT sector in Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Women in ICT

Women in ICT — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:52:59 GMT

We are facing serious skill shortages in fast growth technology sectors,in particular in the ICT industry. There are frequent calls by top industrialists for more efforts to attract more young people into the sector, but in fact very little has been done to interest one half of the this population: young women. This is a mistake and this report shows how big a mistake we are making.

Intercollege

Intercollege — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:47:27 GMT

The Intercollege is an independent, co-educational, equal opportunity tertiary education institution, combining the best elements in western education, quality standards and an international philosophy.

UNIVERSITY OF TARTU

UNIVERSITY OF TARTU — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:13:56 GMT

The Unit of Gender Studies is connected with the Faculty of Social Sciences in the University of Tartu. The unit acts as an academic program, research and information center.

EMMERCE EEIG

EMMERCE EEIG — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:52:47 GMT

EMMERCE is a European company focusing on promoting innovation with an integrated view on both business and technology. It creates solutions that allow enterprises to expand and gain new business opportunities ensuring clients, projects and partners are on the leading edge.

PRESS RELEASE: FOSTERING GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN THE ICT SECTOR

PRESS RELEASE: FOSTERING GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN THE ICT SECTOR — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:10:51 GMT

The gender-IT project is a two-year initiative co-funded by the European Union’s Lifelong Learning Programme, under the Leonardo da Vinci Action. It is implemented by seven partners from Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

gender-IT Kick-Off Meeting

gender-IT Kick-Off Meeting — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

Gender-IT Kick-Off Meeting held in Nicosia, Cyprus in December, 2008

Inova Consultancy

Inova Consultancy — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

Inova Consultancy provides a flexible consultancy service that responds to the needs of organisations and individuals internationally in the area of diversity, equal opportunities and entrepreneurship.

WP1: Project Management

WP1: Project Management — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

The objectives of the project management include ensuring the timely and cost effective implementation of all tasks (organisation, coordination), securing the effective collaboration within the consortium (communication, crisis management), and certifying the fulfilment of contractual obligations (reporting, administration, cost statements).

WP2: The State of Affairs: Initial Knowledge Pooling & Research

WP2: The State of Affairs: Initial Knowledge Pooling & Research — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

The objective is to develop a comprehensive database on the situation of gender mainstreaming in VET for ICT by gathering relevant data and pooling knowledge across the LLL30+.

WP3: Benchmarking & Ascertaining Good Practices

WP3: Benchmarking & Ascertaining Good Practices — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

The objective is to identify key indicators, innovative approaches and good practices of gender mainstreaming in VET for ICT.

WP4: Gender Mainstreaming Peer Review System

WP4: Gender Mainstreaming Peer Review System — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

The objective is to design and validate a peer evaluation service focusing on gender mainstreaming for VET institutions and enterprises in the field of ICT.

WP5: Trends & Skills Requirements

WP5: Trends & Skills Requirements — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

The objective is to identify trends in gender mainstreaming in VET for ICT and resulting impact on VET practices, especially in terms of skills requirements for trainers.

WP6: Dissemination & Liaison

WP6: Dissemination & Liaison — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

The objective is to effectively disseminate project information and outputs facilitating sustainability.

WP7: Network-building & Exploitation

WP7: Network-building & Exploitation — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

The objective is to expand the network by engaging stakeholders as members, enhance its activities and ensure sustainability.

WP8: Quality Assurance & Evaluation

WP8: Quality Assurance & Evaluation — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

The objective is to monitor, evaluate and ensure high quality processes and outputs throughout the project lifecycle.

ITEC Training & IT Services SA

ITEC Training & IT Services SA — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

ITEC was established in June 1988, primarily engaging in the provision of Vocational Education / Training (VET) by offering instructor-led hands-on training courses at professional level in the field of information and communication technology (ICT).

Militos Emerging Technologies & Services

Militos Emerging Technologies & Services — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

MILITOS CONSULTING SA is an innovative consultancy firm developing a rich and multifaceted activity. The company was created in 2000 by a team of young scientists with an interdisciplinary approach, international experience and a common goal to develop and provide integrated and innovative services to bodies and enterprises interested in benefiting from the growing economic and technological capabilities of the European and international environment.

SCIENTER España

SCIENTER España — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

SCIENTER España is a research and innovation centre counting on the experience of its main partners, namely SCIENTER, based in Bologna (Italy) and active in the field of education and training for more than 17 years, and the University of Granada, permanent member of our Board of Directors.

Welcome to the Webportal of the gender-IT Project!

Welcome to the Webportal of the gender-IT Project! — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

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Project overview

Project overview — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

Recent statistical data confirms a persisting high gender imbalance in ICT professions with women accounting for less than 20% of computer systems designers, analysts and programmers in the EU27. This means women miss important employment opportunities in a sector that is driving...

gender-IT Partnership

gender-IT Partnership — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:33:42 GMT

Gender-IT has been developed by a transnational consortium specifically set up for the purpose of implementing the Gender-IT project. It involves seven (7) actors from six (6) EU Member States with complementary expertise.