Serious concerns about the timely implementation of critical digital projects financed by the Recovery and Resilience Fund are expressed by the member of parliament Ilias of PASOK-Movement for Change Michalis Katrinis in his question to the Minister of Digital Governance, Dimitris Papastergiou, which is also co-signed by the party’s Digital Governance department head and member of parliament from Halkidiki, Apostolos Panas.

As pointed out in the question, the delay in the implementation of the projects poses serious risks for the loss of funds, which are necessary for the digital transformation of the country. According to the data listed, “around 25% of projects are at risk of being left out, while 30-40 digital projects have not even been announced yet, despite their completion horizon of two years”. It is also reported that projects worth approximately 1.5 billion euros, which are included in the TA and should be completed by the end of 2025, have not yet been contracted, even when the necessary audits by the Court of Auditors have been completed.

Although the government has announced its commitment to the digital transition, maturity and coordination problems are jeopardizing strategically important projects such as the GDPR system, the Public CRM system, the Civil Protection Aegis program and the Daedalus supercomputer “, but also the “smart cities” programs for 17 municipalities, as PASOK MPs note.

Given that the timetables are tight and inflexible, MPs are calling for urgent government intervention to speed up the process and ensure that investment opportunities are not missed and that digital projects are completed on time without the country losing significant funding. . In particular, they call on the competent minister to answer what is the plan for dealing with the maturation problems presented by digital projects, which are critical for the operation of the public sector and the development of the country.