Digital economy is a combination of knowledge, capital and modern technologies located in a network of
cooperating market players. The driving force of its development are innovations, which allow the countries to
enter the path of a fast economic development. For the entire process to function smoothly it is essential to
build a coherent ecosystem, which will make it possible to commercialize the knowledge, release the
entrepreneurship potential and create a cooperation network of the institutional environment: universities -
entrepreneurs - public and local authorities. The Foundation is an active participant in this process through
its original programs and by supporting initiatives of its social partners, who set the tone for the
establishment of an ecosystem of entrepreneurship and innovativeness in Poland.
In 2011, we entered into a program cooperation in building the Entrepreneurial Poland ecosystem, and thus
started supporting start-ups. In the following years, we extended our activities to include ladies wishing to
start their own business and supported the establishment of women company cluster in the territory of the
Warsaw agglomeration.
Our activities supporting start-ups and innovations currently reach leading key business areas across Poland.
We work to instill the start-up culture among the youngest citizens, continue to organize programs supporting
new companies which extend over several years, and, from the very beginning, we have partnered with the first
Polish extensive survey of the start-up environment.
According to the 2018 report prepared by Startup Poland, only 26% of Polish start-ups have a woman among their founders. We would like more and more women to be equipped with the appropriate tools and competencies to achieve professional success and make their dreams come true.
Purpose
To establish own start-up by building necessary business and soft competencies with the support of female mentors and experts of the SHESNNOVATION Academy.
Group of recipients
The SHESNNOVATION Academy project is addressed to female students, PhD students and graduates of technical and science faculties as well as to any other women who want to establish their own tech start-up.
Implementation
The program will be implemented through a series of dedicated meetings, workshops and seminars as well as meetings with mentors and experts. Cooperation of a participant (Mentee) with a Mentor will be organized as 1:1 meetings.
The Shesnnovation program is a new initiative implemented by the Educational Foundation "Perspektywy" in Poland in cooperation with the Citi Foundation. The substantive partner of the program is Citi Handlowy Foundation.
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An innovative combination of solutions in the field of mentoring, networking, inspiring and also in the development of competences, which support the development of female careers in the area of IT. Under the project, a coalition of international companies present on the Polish market and having a clear technological component in their activity is going to be created.
Objectives
The program aims at assisting talented female students of IT faculties in entering the labor market. Thanks to its reach, it has a realistic chance of causing the percentage of women in the IT business to rise and of contributing to a quality change in that area.
Beneficiaries
Female students of IT faculties in Poland.
Reach
Eventually, the program is to reach all female students of IT faculties in Poland.
Implementation
Program elements: Europe's largest camp for women in IT, mentoring program at the best IT companies, and a volunteering campaign in rural areas and small towns, encouraging young people to learn programming. For all these activities, we will welcome female students and graduates of IT faculties at Polish higher education schools of technology (and of IT departments at universities).
Those interested can take part in the Mentoring Program. As part of an individual relationship with experts of the best IT companies, participants will be able to develop their skills in programming, planning their professional careers, project management and leadership. In 2018, 35 mentee benefited from the expert knowledge of mentors. 120 IT specialists from all over Poland took part in networking activities within the Women in Tech Camp. The volunteer campaign, in which 80 talented IT students from July to September conducted classes in new technologies in primary schools in small towns, covered 2000 children. On November 27-28 2018, Women in Tech Summit was organized - the largest event for women in technologies in this part of the world.
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