“Greece is called upon to resolve its backlogs with the past and to respond to a world of ever-changing technological tools,” said the Minister of State and Digital Government. Kyriakos Pierrakakiswho referred to Greece ‘s strategy for digital transformation, during his speech at the event of the parliamentary Committees on European Affairs and Research and Technology on “Shaping our digital future, challenges and prospects”.
Mr. Pierrakakis spoke about exponential progress recorded by country in the last two years, making special reference to the increase of digital services from 501 before the creation of gov.gr to more than 1,340 available today, as well as the increase of digital transactions from 8.8 million in 2018 to 567 million in 2021.
The Minister of State and Digital Government made special reference to its importance Recovery and Durability Fund, which will allow the country to implement its digital strategy more quickly, while at the same time expressing the belief that the Greek state is reformable and will continue to change for the benefit of Greek citizens. Mr. Pierrakakis underlined that Greece is actively involved in the European Union processes regarding the European Commission legislative proposals regarding the Regulations for artificial intelligence, digital services and digital markets, noting that these three major legislative initiatives, in the way they are promoted, they contribute even more to a common goal, that progress in the coming years will be based on our values.
As he also said, the intervention of EU in technology has to do with whether the political can influence the technological, that is, whether we can as an EU. to intervene in favor of citizen empowerment and, in essence, to determine how our values ​​as Member States, as EU citizens, are reflected in technological development. That is, the values ​​must be not only in the books of the law, but also in the screens of the code. In this sense, this is something that the EU has established, done and done extensively in recent years. “As an EU, we are a regulatory superpower and we must be able to purposefully become a technological superpower, drawing on all our capabilities and infrastructure, relying on them, in order to be able to compete in an international environment that is constantly changing and even changing with increasing speed. “, Stressed the competent minister.
Mr. Pierrakakis, observed that some point interventions can be catalytic, adding that “all these many, the small, the few, are ultimately too big because they change the way markets move and change the way we as citizens we can draw utility from technology and not give the maximum possible added value to it alone. We use technology, technology is a tool. We do this through proper regulation and through proper legislative initiatives. “
He cited the example of the MyHealth app, to emphasize that it reflects a philosophy in relation to data ownership, that is, owning my data, adding that this is a broader European approach that should be seen to happen on all platforms. and concluded that the discussion that needs to be done is about who owns the data – me or the platform – and on that the EU. has a very big intervention and has a lot to say.
“Some arrangements have to be common, so that some things can go faster. There must be a common approach. “It also has to do with how each country plans its own perspective on what we call ‘digital transformation'”, clarified the competent minister.
Referring to the planning of the digital transformation of Greece, he informed that the main focus was on the field and the horizon and explained: The field is what works well at the moment, that is, what we have at the moment in the field of systems that work well and which we can further utilize with a simple connection or with an additional service on top, while when we have to look at the horizon, it has to do with looking at what others are doing well. “The EU and the OECD currently have some good practices, which existed and which good practices we needed to find ourselves and be able to detect what is compatible in our context. “There should be a database of good practices, there should be a matrix for us to learn from each other.”
THE Minister of Digital Governance also referred to the speech of the Commissioner responsible, Margete Vestager, and expressed her pleasure for her point out that we need to expand the range of technological options, how to give high speeds, because the optical fiber will increase in the country in the coming period through extensive programs. He clarified, however, that again this is not enough on its own, and explained that in order to achieve the broader goals, other things must be done. He said: “We are now seeing internet access, internet services via microsatellites. This is very important. The commissioner in charge, Mr Breton, is currently working on a comprehensive plan for what the European intervention will be. given the geographical location of Greece, this is a very interesting project “.
About Recovery Fund, Mr. Pierrakakis informed that it has already started and is being implemented to a very large extent, we are constantly acquiring systems that we did not have and so we are running very fast. This – as he said – is in fact part of a political context and we are in an era of exponential phenomena, that is, something is changing dramatically fast, with very high speeds, “which we are not necessarily able to perceive, despite perceiving along the way”.
“THE technology it is constantly running, only now it is running faster and this can be seen in specific things that exist around us and how these have changed in recent decades. This is happening in many areas and this will continue and will constantly change as long as there are emerging platforms “, he added.
Finally, Mr. Pierrakakis referred to its management pandemicon behalf of both the EU and the Greek Government, pointing out that the path of empowerment has been chosen – something that is a common value of all of us, a value that is self-evident.
“We took an existing strategy which was to create digital public services and the state to continue to function, to help all citizens to participate in a better and easier way in the state function, without waiting in tens or hundreds of queues, and we have turned it into a tool to fight the virus. This is the value background of all EU citizens and this is exactly what we will continue to do in an environment of emerging challenges, in an environment that is constantly changing, but always with a firm belief that the Greek state is reformable and will will continue to be the next period and will constantly change and improve its services to Greek citizens. Technology is a means, not an end. “As a means, we perceive it and as a means we include it in our overall value framework”, he concluded.
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