The Past
Ekkotek was launched in 2000 as Cyprus’ first Hi-tech Business Incubator. During the first decade of its operation, it assisted about a dozen projects spin off as startup companies. Around 2010, Ekkotek has diversified operations in three axes:
1. Serving as its technology transfer wing of the Cyprus Neuroscience & Technology Institute.
2. Developing CMS-based portals, as well as mobile Apps. More than 30 sites and 30 Apps "Made by Ekkotek" are currently in on line or in stores.
3. Developing tools that harness collective intelligence and wisdom from groups of stakeholders.
The Present
Over the last 10 years, Ekkotek has specialized in the development of eGovernance, eEducation, eParticipation, eDemocracy etc. tools. Please contact us for demos or collaborations.
Our Gender Equality Plan
Ekkotek has been sensitive about Gender Equality since its establishment.
In 2019, however, we have adopted a formal Gender Equality Plan as proposed by Future Worlds Center (FWC), our affiliated research institution. The GEP was developed by FWC in the framework of the project Pilot experiences for improving gender equality in research organisations, financed by the European Commission under Horizon 2020 programme (Call: Science with and for Society, H2020-SwafS-2017-1).
The Gender Equality Plan focuses on fostering gender equality and strengthening the participation of female employees within Ekkotek.
The customised Gender Equality Plan developed lies in the following target areas:
- work-life balance;
- reducing the gender gap in decision-making bodies;
- reducing gender gap among researchers;
- improving the use of gender-neutral language in organization’s documents;
- mentoring and supporting the career and excellence of female researchers.
Among others, the plan includes the establishment of equal participation of the two genders in our Board of Directors and also in our Senior programmers for a period of at least 5 years and the introduction of the possibility of flexible working hours as well as remote work in order to improve the work-life balance of the employees.
The adopted GEP can be accessed here.