Mitsotakis: Greek minds are developing globally competitive applications

The Minders student team, which won the 5th place in the Educational Robotics Olympiad 2021 representing Greece, was welcomed today by the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, at the Maximos Palace.

The Prime Minister congratulated the students for their success, noting that interventions have now been made so that students in Greek schools become familiar with information technology and its applications from a very young age.

At the same time, the Prime Minister stated that we have Greek companies, with Greek know-how, Greek capital, Greek minds, that develop applications and products that are globally competitive, and -as he said- that is why they can and do attract capital from abroad, acquisitions from abroad. .

“We have strongly supported robotics, it is starting now and is entering as a pilot course in much smaller levels. I guess you did not expect, when you started, that it would start to be taught at a much younger age in the Skills Workshops. “But we are always very impressed by how much young children embrace robotics,” said Mr. Mitsotakis.

The students of the 2nd Lyceum, Giannis Gamaletsos, Dionysis Kanellis, Giorgos Klonis and Thanos Kotsokolos, together with the professor of Informatics and head of the team, Dimitris Moraitis, told the Prime Minister about their experience and presented him with “Project Airfield”, with which they received part of the competition, in which 65 countries participated.

According to government officials, in the context of familiarizing children with information technology and its applications from a very young age, Skills Laboratories were established, which are part of the compulsory program of kindergarten, elementary and high school, aiming, among other things, at culture. skills related to new technologies. At the same time, the curriculum in courses such as Informatics, Physics and Chemistry is modernized, connects theory with practice and acquires an interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary character.

“I am very happy that overall robotics starts and enters dynamically in all levels of education. “And the fact that we have distinctions inside and outside Greece is extremely important and I think it certifies how much you love what you do”, the prime minister pointed out.

A bridge between innovation and entrepreneurship

The “Project Airfield”, with which the Greek students took part in the competition, concerns the development of an aerial wind turbine, which flies thanks to a construction that uses the sun. The wind turbine utilizes the strongest winds that blow at an altitude above the level reached by the standard pylons used in wind farms. It then supplies electricity to a greenhouse with automated functions, enhancing the efficient green transition to agricultural production.

The four students and Mr. Moraitis underlined the needs of the project in terms of planning, while noting that the business dimension of the project was of particular importance, in order to develop a proposal that is innovative but at the same time has practical utility.

“The bridge between research innovation and the possibility of turning the idea into a sustainable business that will have revenue. It is very important that you follow this logic. “It’s not just innovation for innovation – which in itself is very interesting – it is innovation to ultimately improve our lives, let alone an object as relevant as tackling the climate crisis.” Prime Minister.

Greek know-how and Greek minds, globally competitive

Mr. Mitsotakis also stressed that the ecosystem of start-ups that has now emerged in Greece offers more and more opportunities for creation and employment, while it is distinguished by a new participatory culture that allows the diffusion of benefits to all employees.

“We have Greek companies, with Greek know-how, Greek capitals, Greek minds, that develop applications and products that are globally competitive. And that is why they can and do attract capital from abroad, acquisitions from abroad. “And I think that this whole ecosystem of startups, in addition to being very creative, is also very participatory”, the prime minister said characteristically.

“I was a few days ago at Viva, of which JPMorgan acquired a significant stake, and the interest always with all these companies is that the founder, the employee, are essentially all shareholders, shareholders and shareholders, in an effort. “And everyone will benefit if this effort ultimately succeeds,” he added.

The students spoke to the Prime Minister about their ambitions and the studies they want to pursue and Mr. Mitsotakis wished them good luck in their future endeavors.

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