The role that the use of Artificial Intelligence can play in dealing with the climate crisis and its consequences was underlined by the Ambassador of Greece to the OECD and Professor at the Athens University of Economics, George Pagoulatos. “The use of Artificial Intelligence can help in a wide range of applications, from better preparation, detection and response to fires to the redesign and construction of infrastructure for greater resistance to floods and prolonged heatwaves,” Mr. Pagoulatos told APE-MPE .

The Ambassador of Greece to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, spoke to APE-MPE after the conclusion of the Global Strategy Group Meeting of the OECD, in which Greece was the presiding country. As he noted “as the presiding country, Greece shaped the theme and program of GSG 2023, with the aim of redesigning state and fiscal policies in the new geopolitical environment”. Giorgos Pagoulatos emphasized that “green development includes new technologies and shielding the country against extreme climate phenomena”.

He also noted that “Greece’s investment in green development is a one-way street and a choice of necessity”. Asked about demographics and the fact that according to estimates 40% of the population will be over 65 by 2050 with consequences for the reduction of the workforce and the burden on the insurance sector, he pointed out that this is “an issue of explosive gravity for the aging developed economies of Europe, in contrast to the great demographic dynamism of Africa and part of the developing world”.

He added that “there are no simple solutions but bundles of policies are indicated from strengthening motherhood and the family, parental leave, nurseries and housing for young couples, to increasing employment, improving access and extending stays in the labor market”, while as he mentioned “priority is the implementation of active employment policies for the integration into the labor market of the working age population of Greeks and Greek women who are not working today and are estimated to be close to 3 million”. “Secondly”, he added, “gaps in the labor market can be filled through the integration of immigrants residing in the country but also through the controlled invitation through transnational agreements of people with specific skills that meet the needs of the developing sectors of the economy” .