The European Investment Bank announced the allocation of 125 million euros for the support of digital projects of the Ministry of Digital Governance.
The funding will be directed both to projects that will directly benefit all citizens and to projects of indirect benefit in all individual areas of citizen interaction with the State. In the first category, there are projects such as “Wi-Fi GR” for the development of 3,000 hotspots in public places throughout Greece and the digitization of health services, while in the second category such as the implementation of a network of video conferencing services in courts and penitentiaries . Particular emphasis is placed on innovation, the development of digital skills by citizens and the adaptation to the needs of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with funding for actions such as the National Digital Innovation Nodes.
The program, with a horizon of implementation for the next five years, will contribute to the plan for the complete digital transformation in the Greek State and the provision of services aiming at the service and the positive experience of the citizen.
The relevant agreement was signed today in Athens by the Minister of Digital Government Kyriakos Pierrakakis, the Minister of Finance and EIB Governor Christos Staikouras and the Vice President of the EIB in charge of Greece, Christian Kettel Thomsen, with the aim of upgrading the digital .
EIB Minister of Finance and Governor Christos Staikouras said: “With this framework agreement, the European Investment Bank will offer 125 million euros to finance the promotion of digital transformation in a wide range of public services. Over the next five years, the projects to be funded – and which span the areas of public health, social security, justice, transport, telecommunications and media – are expected to facilitate trade with the public sector and improve the lives of Greek citizens. “These are important projects that are expected to lead to the creation of new ones, as well as to the improvement of existing, administrative mechanisms, with immediate and long-term benefits for households, businesses and the economy throughout the country.”
Respectively, the Minister of State and Digital Government Kyriakos Pierrakakis stated: “2022 is the year when the exponential progress of digital transformation will begin to meet the implementation of major technology and information projects. Citizens already have more digital capabilities in their hands and, as we move forward with the implementation of our design, they will have even more, even better, with even greater added value in their daily lives. To achieve this, we are determined to make the most of financial tools we have in our hands to upgrade the digital infrastructure of the country. “Today’s announcement by the European Investment Bank is doubly important: on the one hand, because the resources approved will be directed to very critical digital projects and, on the other hand, because it reflects more broadly the confidence that Greece enjoys internationally in the field of digital transformation.”
For his part, EIB Vice President for Greece Christian Kettel Thomsen said: “The pandemic has posed new challenges across Europe, and highlighted the need for innovation, the creation of new best practices for public administration and the acceleration of digitization. . Greece shows that it has a significant vision and ambition to work to ensure that the digitization of public services is a national priority. The improvement of digital technologies in the Greek public sector will contribute to the strengthening of coordination and effective cooperation between government agencies and public services, while creating a friendlier environment for citizens and entrepreneurs, and will act as a catalyst for attracting further investment. in the country. Through this initiative, it is the first time that the European Investment Bank supports the digitization of the public sector anywhere in Europe, but also around the world, implementing a specialized and targeted program. “Our colleagues in the technical field have learned valuable lessons from joint preparations and diligent research, which will be shared with the aim of strengthening the implementation of similar programs in other parts of Europe.”
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