OUR Hellas recorded the largest percentage change in overall innovation index for 2015-2022 among the 27 EU member states, according to European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) Annual Report European Commission. The increase in the value of the innovation index has been observed at a particularly high pace over the past four years, while a very large improvement has been recorded by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with product innovations, innovative SMEs, collaborating with others. , employment in innovative enterprises, sale of products of innovators, as well as SMEs with business process innovations. His actions Ministry of Development which contributed to the strengthening of the innovation sector in Greece, the group: the creation of Elevate Greece and its transformation into a public limited company.

Elevate Greece is the first national startup registry to provide significant financial benefits to its members, such as tax incentives for business angels, stock options and liquidity provision through the NSRF to combat the effects of the pandemic, as well as advisory services. , opportunities for communication and cooperation. Financing of innovation clusters through NSRF for the development and use of innovative high value-added products and services with international recognition and a high degree of competitiveness.

Other actions include funding centers of excellence through the NSRF to bridge the gap between supply and demand for innovation and technology transfer services in key sectors of the Greek economy. At the same time, a new legislative framework was proposed for spin-off companies with the aim of integrating research and scientific knowledge developed in research institutions (research centers and universities) into the real economy, and 500 million euros were allocated from the Recovery Fund. resources for research and innovation. In particular, funding is aimed at strengthening fundamental and applied research, strengthening research programs, modernizing and expanding the infrastructure of all research centers. In addition, reforms are being promoted to invest in research and development and in favor of the innovation ecosystem and start-ups.

Finally, two physical innovation spaces have been launched, the first Innovation State in Attica and ThessINTEC 4th Generation Technology Park in Thessaloniki, which will house researchers, start-ups and the R&D departments of companies and industries.