Greece lags far behind in all digital indicators in the European Union, making it difficult but also essential to achieve a successful transition to digital state services, Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis noted at the inauguration of the ‘Digital Greece’ pavilion at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Saturday, ANA reports.
Pierrakakis also referred to the need for a new production model and pointed out that one of the “good stories” of the Greek crisis was the creation of an emerging innovation ecosystem of new enterprises and startups. In addition to the digital transformation of the state sector, one of the ministry’s goals was to invest in such startups and help them grow, so they can act as a catalyst for changing the production model in Greece, he said.
He warned, nevertheless, that eliminating queues will not happen overnight, noting that it took Estonia, which is 99 pct digital, over a decade to reach this point.
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