He estimates that there will be about one billion digital transactions with the public in 2022, said Minister of Digital Governance Kyriakos Pierrakakis, speaking today at the 3rd Innovation Forum titled “Innovation: Driving the Economy.” organized by the Greco-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Athens.

For his part, the head of the department for European affairs of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, Dr. Kirsten Saul linked innovation to entrepreneurship, growth and competitiveness, emphasizing that mutual private investment is the key to success.

In more detail, the minister in his video message described how the government is implementing its work in the field of digital technologies.

“We started with 8.8 million digital transactions in 2018, up to 34 million in 2019, up to 94 million in 2020, up to 567 million in 2021, and this year we estimate that we will approach 1 billion digital transactions with the population,” the minister said. add that in order to realize all this, it was necessary to do a lot.

As he explained, “gov.gr started as a point of contact with the citizen, with 501 services in March 2020, which were services that were collected in the aggregate before this period, and today we are approaching about 1500 services, however, the number of transactions has increased. because we are targeting those who are most needed by the Greek citizen.”

Elsewhere in his speech, the Minister focused on the Recovery Fund, which he explained “is the core digital delivery mechanism that we call the ‘Bible of Digital Transformation’” and we have included over 440 projects that we have agreed with each ministry and with by any independent administrative body.”

“Thanks to these actions, as well as the investments of large companies in the cloud sector, we have created the largest multiplier of the economy,” the minister added and stressed that “to achieve our goals, our cooperation with countries such as Germany, with companies starting from Germany, as well as the Greek companies located there, are considered very important.”

The Head of the Department for European Affairs of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, in her online speech, noted among other things: “…Our companies must be flexible and proactive in order to succeed in the green and digital transformation process. The key to growth and competitiveness lies in mutual private investment, collaborative innovation and sharing of knowledge and “best practices” beyond the narrow confines of each enterprise. The Hellenic German Chamber of Commerce and Industry is an important intermediary and makes a significant contribution to helping our business.”

Earlier in his greeting, German Ambassador Dr. Ernst Reichel emphasized that “Greek startups are increasingly valued by German companies, i.e. IT industry. One of the reasons is the very well trained human resources and the position of Greece as a technology hub.” Speaking about the event, he noted that “The Innovation Forum of the German Embassy and the Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Industry is essentially an exhibition of best practices that benefit from the multiple opportunities of the European Research Area and the European Single Market. ” and added: “Successful startups effectively combine research and development with the prospect of marketable products and attractive jobs, especially for young people. In this way, sustainable, sustainable development is achieved, that is, one that is driven by innovation. This applies to both Greece and Germany.”

Finally, the president of the Hellenic German Chamber, Vassilios Gounaris, in his greeting stressed that “the Chamber supports the conclusion of new bilateral — Greek-German — cooperation agreements in the field of newly created innovative technology companies. At the same time, he acts as an intermediary in the flow of new German capital to Greece, seeking to generally stimulate the flow of investment into the country, knowing the dynamics of Germany as an economy, as well as a supplier of high-tech technologies. Services”.

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