Online Research for the Impact of ICTs on Greek Women's Employability and Entrepreneurship

Abstract

Abstract-Due to the increasing demands of highly skilled employees on ICT, European industries could face shortage of employees in the ICT sector. In the existing problem of lack of ICT executives in the European labour market it is added the problem of low representation of women in jobs related to ICT. In Greece this problem is even more intense as a result of the economic conditions iJAC -Vol. 10, No. 1, 2017 75Paper-Online Research for the Impact of ICTs on Greek Women's Employability and Entrepreneurship in the last six years. Our online research for the impact of ICT on Greek women's employability and entrepreneurship revealed that women overwhelmingly recognize that the field of digital entrepreneurship is one of the most important indicators of success in the 21 st century economy, as well as that there are large gaps and mismatches between the supply and demand for ICT skills. Women believe that they are under-represented in the ICT sector and there is a genderbased gap in both ICT professionals and new occupations associated with new communication technologies. The problem of under-representation of women in the ICT sector, highlights the need for design and implementation of actions which will enable the female population in training and participation in entrepreneurship and employment with focus on ICT. Introduction.As the world becomes more digital, so does the economy. In the near future, all businesses will have a digital footprint. The main reason is that digital technologies can help companies reach a wider audience. But technology has a lot more to offer since being the key for business growth. Technology can help a business increase efficiencies, reach new customers, reduce cost, be more agile, flexible, and in other words be more competitive.For example, cloud computing can offer organizations, both big and small, the opportunity to scale their computing resources whenever they deem it necessary. This is done by either increasing or decreasing the required resources, meaning they are not paying for resources which they are not utilizing. The same holds true for data analytics that enable companies to analyze all data relating to their customers and the market sector in which they operate. As this data contains a wealth of information concerning the brand, products, customer service satisfaction and customers' preferences help companies to make better informed decisions regarding many areas of their business.Thus, by helping entrepreneurs implement new technologies we can facilitate prosperity not only in individuals and firms, but also support regional and state development.However, the implementation of new technologies requires skilled personnel which reports show that are missing. In Europe, most of the EU Member States have made substantial improvements over the past decade at the level of macroeconomic skills mismatch, also through upskilling of their population. However, in Greece a strong deterioration in labour market outcomes, as a result of the crisis, has led to a worsening of skil...

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