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WISE experience in Poland
Katarzyna Doliwa
WISE Final Workshop Brussels, 22 March 2007
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About OPI - Information Processing Centre

• OPI was called into being in 1990 as a research
  and development unit supervised by the State
  Committee for Scientific Research, at present the
  Ministry of Science and Higher Education
• The OPI owns information resources ready to be
  used for the formulation of the state policy
  related to research and innovation as well as for
  preparation of due analyses and statistics
• Main task is to facilitate quick access to the
  most up-to-date and thorough information on the
  Polish science.
• Project realised by OPI Innovation Relay Centre
  (Central Poland), Wenett, Ris Mazovia, Boost-IT,
  Neuron, Foresight Mazovia

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• WISE activities carried out
• Dissemination of WISE project information
• promotion at partners web pages
• promotion supported by partners during workshops
  organised by them
• promotion at OPI web page
• workshop promotion at other conferences
• information distribution with "European Grants"
  newsletter
• information in the "Innovations" newspaper

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• WISE activities carried out
• WISE project workshop (30.06.2006)
• 30 women participating in the WISE workshop
• entrepreneurs and women workers
• 4 - VET institutions - public
• 2 - VET institutions - private,
• 1 - woman representing women institution
• women who would like to have their own business
  in IT/ IT supported sector

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Results from the WISE activities
Total average of all scores is 4,2 - According
to the feedback results the highest scores
average has Work-life balance issues and
Gender and diversity issues modules. - In
the Workshop programme part total average
overall satisfaction is 4,1 - In the
General aspects part the scores average is 4,3
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Results from the WISE activities

• Main barriers encountered by women entrepreneurs
• while they have started their own business were
  Start- up finance, lack of information, contacts,
  management skills know-how and self confidence.
• now no time for training and updating skills,
  low budget -specially for PR and Marketing

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Results from the WISE activities

• Main barriers seen in the business environment
• Less opportunities to accumulate the confidence,
  skills and contacts necessary to run a successful
  business
• The majority of business support and membership
  organisations do not have special arrangements
  for women entrepreneurs.
• High taxes for SMEs, administrative obstacles
• It is difficult to keep balance of a role of good
  wifes and mothers and sucessful businesswomen

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Results from the WISE activities

• Main tools needed
• - need of training focused on the women needs and
  dedicated to women
• - need of training in field of how to use
  European Union founds
• - legal aspects especially covering the subject
  of Intellectual Property Rights protection

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Conclusions
- The opinion of participants were very
optimistic and there were a lot of suggestions
that the workshop modules requires continuation -
The knowledge presented at the workshop were
ranked very high. - The workshop interactive
formula worked very well. - All the participants
were engaged in the work and created the modules
results together - Moreover, the participants
during and after each module had interesting
conversation with trainers and between
themselves - Some of the training companies are
interested in WISE practical catalogue of Best
Practice Training modules and tools to have a
possibility to develop their training offer.
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More InformationKatarzyna Doliwa
katarzyna.doliwa_at_opi.org.plInformation
Processing CentreAl. Niepodleglosci 188b00-608
WarsawPolandPh./fax [phone]
48www.opi.org.pl