Educational programs in new technologies for civil servants will also be implemented this year by the Ministry of the Interior and the National Center for Public Administration and Self -Government (ECHR), in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Governance and Microsoft.

Programs focus on developing basic and specialized skills In cloud technologies and artificial intelligence (AI).

The aim is to train and certify about 2,000 civil servants in new technologies and digital skills in 2025, forming part of the Microsoft Civil Servants Academy initiative, the world’s first world -class public officials, inaugurated in 2023.

The initiative also enables the ECHR to create its own Microsoft Certified Tank Tank, who in turn undertake to upgrade the digital skills of all public officials, making it possible to train large -scale with speed and efficiency.

The 14 targeted fast -paced programs are designed for the immediate implementation of new technologies in practice and enhance the operational readiness of public organizations. They are aimed at employees of study or work related to the science of IT science and cover, indicative, themes such as the creation of integrated Azure solutions, creating artificial intelligence applications and dealing with cyber thicks.

The initiative is being implemented in the context of the “National Recovery and Rules / Greece 2.0” Plan, while civil servants certified in the training and training programs of the ECHR and Microsoft will be subject to the legal scoring.

In her statement, The Deputy Minister of Interior Vivi Charalambogiannis, He said: “Greece today ranks in the leading countries pan -European in the introduction of artificial intelligence into public administration, a development that reflects our strong will to offer the Greek State and its people new tools at the cutting edge of technology. Strengthening our cooperation with Microsoft reflects precisely this strategic commitment by the Interior Ministry to constantly upgrade the digital skills of civil servants, as well as the transition of public administration to a modern, digital mature and productive environment, with the result of improving the quality of the country.

The Secretary General of Information Systems and Digital Governance, Demosthenes Anagnostopoulos, He said: “Cloud is no longer the future, but the present for the functionality of critical digital infrastructure in the context of the digital jump that our country has achieved with the initiatives and actions of the Ministry of Digital Government. But we know that without executives trained in these technologies, the infrastructure is not enough. The same is true of artificial intelligence. The bet on public administration is to use the new tools in a practical and effective way in the daily operation of the services. That is why this initiative is not only useful, but of strategic importance. “

The President of the ECHR, BasilHe said: “The ECHR, as a strategic educational body of the Greek public administration, responds consistently to the demands of the digital age, investing in upgrading the skills of the human resources of the State. Our strategic collaboration with Microsoft, in the context of the Academy of Public Employees, essentially enhances the ability of the ECHR to form a modern and flexible training system adapted to the challenges of artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Our goal is a public administration capable of exploiting new technologies for the benefit of the citizen and the country, with professionalism, speed and efficiency. “

For its part, the Managing Director for Microsoft Greece, Cyprus and Malta, Gianna Andronopoulou, He said: “This is an excellent example of a beneficial public and private cooperation for the wider good. A cooperation with consistency and efficiency throughout its course so far. And in addition, a virtually good practice that we are proud to share with Microsoft’s global ecosystem as proof of how a country can grow and create opportunities through digital innovation. “