The IT sector shows remarkable prospects

The programmer profession has remarkable prospects despite the crisis. In fact, by 2015 there will be approximately 900,000 vacancies in IT in the EU, as highlighted at an event held by the University of Macedonia. In parallel, the event organized by the interdisciplinary postgraduate program in information systems focused on the representation of women in the sector. The professional experiences of female graduates of the postgraduate program in information systems who work in IT-related subjects were also presented. The theme of the event was “Women in Information and Communication Technologies”.

"In Europe, 7 million people work in IT and in these companies only 30% are women. Usually women leave IT at a higher rate than men for many reasons," said University of Macedonia professor Anastasios Economides and continued: "Only 9% of women with degrees continue to work over the age of 45. And women who work in IT and have a degree earn 9% more than other women in other sectors.".

"Today, regarding the University of Macedonia, 40% are women and the remaining percentage are men, when in Europe the average is 18%. This percentage is particularly satisfying to us. By 2015, there will be 900,000 vacancies in Europe in the IT sector, at a time when unemployment is galloping at high rates in many countries. Finally, in 2020, the requirements in companies will have to do with computers. Of these, 35% will require high IT knowledge, 50% medium knowledge and 15% low knowledge", Anastasios Economides underlined.

For her part, Katerina Tzaflikou, a doctoral candidate at the University of Macedonia, as a speaker on the panel, emphasized: "In recent years, we have seen a decrease in the number of women involved in computer science. While in 1960, women entered the industry strongly and helped it significantly. However, since the following decade, we have seen a dramatic decrease in the number of women in the field of computer science. This decrease is due to the current standards that direct the sciences and their techniques to male standards, to the elimination of incentives for pursuing science, to the various games that have evolved based on male standards, and finally to the media that has always emphasized the capabilities of men in relation to women.".

The head of European programs and financing of "Egnatia Highway SA", Argyro Dimitroglou, analyzed the role of IT in the implementation of the project: "The project is one of the largest in Europe. For its completion, an IT program was created to monitor the entire project, the financial resources each month and the progress of all projects. Thus, at any time and place, the state could and can see all the details of the progress of the project and the money spent to implement the project. IT in this area played a major role and provided solutions and knowledge easily and accurately.".

Finally, one of the founders of an IT company, Vasiliki Outsetari, also from the panel, urged women to be more actively involved in IT and to try to do something different in the private sector.

"Certainly the IT field is male-dominated, but women also have a place in it. With knowledge of the subject, understanding of needs, proper planning and proper implementation, women can enter the field and claim a share of the growing market," she concluded.

 

Source: newsbeast.gr