The update of the National Strategic Industry was announced by the Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis at a joint meeting of the government committee on industry and the committee for the coordination of industrial policy held yesterday. As he noted, its implementation will be dynamic work until 2030.

The progress of the implementation of the National Strategic Industry Action Plan, consisting of 43 activities (national initiatives, flagship projects, programs and actions) with a total budget of 2.1 billion euros, was also presented, with the aim of strengthening the Greek industry.

To date, a total of 8 activities have been completed or are being implemented, including smart manufacturing for the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises (€75 million) and the development of industrial parks (€63 million).

In addition, 14 activities are in the planning stage and will soon begin their implementation. More symbolic of these are the two calls under the NSRF for 2021-2027 and the Operational Competitiveness Program for the digital and green transformation of Greek businesses, including manufacturing and industry, amounting to 300 million and 700 million euros respectively.

In addition, it has already been preselected by the European Commission and is expected to launch a new project to strengthen the country’s strategic autonomy in the critical sectors of health, food, building materials and raw materials, and skills development. in industry and coverage of human resource needs with a focus on retraining and retraining of personnel.

Finally, events are brewing in the current period, the most important of which is the NSRF in-house training program for 2021-2027, the goal of which is personalized employee training based on the needs of each company.

The meeting was also attended by the Head of the Directorate for Reform Support in the EU Member States. Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG Reform) of the European Commission, Natalie Berger, who in her speech congratulated the Ministry of Development and Investment and the General Secretariat of Industry for the work they are doing and for their commitment to this important action both nationally and internationally. European level. In addition, he touched upon international developments and stressed the commitment of the European Commission to support European industry.