She Goes ICT
Every year, Roularta, the official publisher of Data News, organises She goes ICT, an event to honor women who have distinguished themselves in the ICT sector. During this event, 2 women will be awarded "ICT Woman of the Year" and "Young ICT Lady of the Year".
Sopra Steria Benelux didn't want to miss the chance to also honor some of our own outstanding women, and we are very pleased that one of our ladies, Konstantina Kyriakopoulou, was shortlisted for the "Young ICT Lady of the Year" award. Read more about Konstantina below and don't forget to vote.
About Konstantina
Konstantina Kyriakopoulou has a multidisciplinary background in Experimental Psychology and Social Neuroscience (Ph.D.). Her Ph.D. focused on judgment and decision-making and she was awarded the Early Career Researcher award for her work on how people use their judgement to forecast, monitor and control their behaviours. Her work has been published in peer reviewed journals and it was featured on the Bolton News and York Press. The quality of her work was recognised with by the British Neuroscience Association and the UK Research and Innovation body.
Konstantina has worked extensively on projects with commercial and industrial partners as well as other academics, focusing on user centered design and ICT. Her research on how people interact with ICT/technology products and services they use, led her to the realisation that there is a great need to provide actionable recommendations that would impact the wider public. This opened up the door for coordinating the full life cycle of large-scale IT projects on behalf of the British Government and the European Commission, focusing on the digital transformation of public administrations.
As a Project Manager for EU Public Sector, Konstantina is involved in the effort of the European Commission to shape the strategic aspects of the Commission´s IT landscape and effectively implement the EU-wide digital transformation agenda. To address these high stakes, she is coordinating complex large scale IT projects by ensuring alignment between European digital policy and government initiatives, facilitating the exchange of knowledge and experience with other governments and European or international organisations.
In parallel, Konstantina provides original contribution to knowledge in the field of digital innovation and open government through groundbreaking research which is published via the Publications Office of the European Union and presented at national (Samos Summit on ICT-Enabled Governance) and international conferences (ICEGOV: International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance). At the same time, she is supporting Sopra Steria to build the EU Public Sector Agency by setting the foundation for new IT framework contracts, organising continuous learning opportunities, supporting the recruitment process, and building strong and sustainable partnerships with stakeholders in the ICT ecosystem (Belgian Government and European Commission). Through her professional capacity, Konstantina was interviewed for the Sopra Steria Cybersecurity & Consulting Community podcast, was featured on the Annual 2020 Report of the NRB Group as a specialised IT Consultant, was invited to host the TEDx University of Bolton event in 2017.
Knowledge sharing transcends Konstantina's professional journey. As such, she contributes extensively to Sopra Steria’s Cybersecurity & Consulting Community via the ‘House of Consulting’ where she shares best practices on running IT projects and writing blogs for the Sopra Steria Newsroom. Finally, she mentors young professionals as a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy as well as Randstad's RiseSmart contemporary global talent mobility initiative.