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Institute for eGovernment

The law creates a general framework for eGovernment in public administration by: defining concepts; setting forth the basic principles of eGovernment; specifying the obligations of public sector bodies for the use and exploitation of new technologies; giving rights to citizens in relation to the processing of personal data and ICT use; regulating issues regarding the storage and transmission of electronic copies, files and protocols and; examining issues related to the authentication of user services.

Currently, the IT infrastructure of OAED consists of six separate subsystems whose key goals are to:

• provide faster service to citizens;
• reduce bureaucracy;
• minimise the amount of time spent on administrative duties;
• ensure safety of data and transactions;
• tackle abusive practices;
• rationalise and reduce unnecessary operating expenditure.

The 8 billion-euro Ellinikon project in Greece – which took inspiration from Singapore – is set to become a global template for others to follow

Deep inside a cavernous hangar on the site of Athens’ former airport, a Lamda Development executive is discussing one of the world’s most significant construction projects. In front of him is a large interactive screen stretching across an entire wall of the room. With a few flicks, he pulls up a virtual 3D rendering of the area, zooms past a park, and enters an apartment. We’re now “standing” in the apartment’s balcony, where we can see exactly what the view from this soon-to-be-built tower will be like, down to the gently swaying treeline. As we take in the seaside panorama, the executive taps the screen again, and the room instantly glows orange from a simulated sunset.

The municipality has collaborated with ATCOM and Microsoft to launch Project Athena

On 15 June, the Municipality of Athens revealed that the Greek capital will soon become a “smart city” thanks to the launch of “Project Athena”. Named after the goddess Sophia and Athens, the new initiative will use technology and innovation to overcome urban challenges.

It will be located at Athens' closed Ellinikon airport

Greece is pursuing an ambitious plan to transform the abandoned Ellinikon airport. Ellinikon in Europe's largest smart city. This multi-billion dollar mega project is expected to catalyze economic growth, attract tourists from around the world and create a progressive community living in harmony with the environment.

„Ellinikon“, located just 20 minutes from Athens, will occupy 620 hectares and offer its residents and visitors a wide range of amenities. But the main thing is that citizens will be able to reach schools, parks, offices, shops and the beach in less than 15 minutes. “The smart city” will consist of luxury residential blocks, villas and apartments on the first line. The price per square meter will be up to 15,000 EUR. There will be an integrated casino resort and Mandarin Oriental hotel. The city will have the largest coastal park in Europe. Two large shopping centers will also be built, as well as a sports complex with swimming pools, football fields and tennis courts.

Mr Rovlias introduced eAuction as one of the stages of public procurement via electronic means. According to the presentation, eAuctions only apply when the specifications of bids can be determined by a completely accurate method. eAuctions provide the opportunity for cost improvement, as well as improvement in other aspects of the tenders, but only if these aspects are suitable for automatic evaluation electronically. They must be measurable, so as to be expressed in figures or percentages.

Signed by the Deputy Minister for Administrative Reform and Electronic Governance Pantelis Tzortzakis, the decree implements the provisions of the Law on Electronic Governance; it also adjusts the principles under which the online public services operate in order to achieve economies of scale for the benefit of the institutions while facilitating the citizens' access to these services.

Doctors affiliated to the 5th Regional Health Administration of Thessaly - Central Greece (5η Υγειονομική Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας, in Greek) will select patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary or cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. These chronic patients will be regularly monitored at home and their treatment assessed on a continuous basis.

Greece's smart city, The Ellinikon, is set to be built using 100% renewable energy

The Ellinikon is set to be the largest urban regeneration project in Europe, which is going to be a 100% renewable smart city being built from the ground up outside Athens, Greece. Being developed on the site of Athens’ old airport and the grounds of the 2004 Summer Olympics, this high-tech city will double the amount of green space in Athens. 

Smart Nicosia, a project of innovative technologies and applications enriching the lives of residents and visitors alike, is now just a click away.

The municipality invites everyone to discover the city’s vision and conveniences firsthand through its new user-friendly and accessible-to-all website.

Along the coast of Athens, a vast complex of homes, hotels, marinas and more is taking shape

On the southern coast of the Greek capital, a long-awaited plan to transform the city’s former airport into Europe’s largest smart city is finally gaining momentum.

After a decade of delays, a vision for the Ellinikon emerges. The Marina Tower, soon to be Greece’s first skyscraper, is starting to rise. Iron skeletons of apartments are taking shape. Standing at the marina, overlooking the Saronic Gulf on one side and the tower on the other, it is possible to imagine the future city, which will have the open spaces, sustainable energy sources and abundant green spaces that Athens currently lacks.

The current phase involves stakeholders, citizens, senior officials and professionals from the ICT industry. Stakeholders can present a roadmap for improving existing eServices, while citizens can suggest ways to upgrade and improve the services they use. ICT professionals can put forward ways of exploiting existing infrastructure so as to provide enhanced services in the future.

More than 300 Greek municipalities are invited to submit proposals for the programme which seeks to align digital transformation projects with local priorities.

A further 315 Greek municipalities will have the opportunity to participate in the second phase of the nation’s smart cities programme from 1 July this year.

• Greece is building what's billed as Europe's largest and greenest smart city close to Athens.
• Ellinikon's developers say they're trying to construct a "zip-code paradise."
• At the center of the project is the Riviera Tower, set to become Greece's first skyscraper.

Greece is building Europe's largest and greenest smart city in an $8 billion project that's been more than a decade in the making.

Located on the site of a former Athens airport, Ellinikon is set to feature Greece's first skyscraper, a high-end mall, and a sports park.

Greece ranks third from the bottom among the 28 European Union member states in digital economy and society, according to the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) publicized on Saturday.

The result of the European Commission study shows the performance of the 28 member states in a wide range of areas, from connectivity and digital skills to the digitization of businesses and public services. The main conclusion is that Europe is making progress but the gap is still very wide between the countries that have developed a strong digital economy and society and the countries with low performance.

After years of delay, Greece is again on the path of giving a futuristic makeover to an unused airport and turning it into the “largest smart city” in Europe.

The massive smart city project will be built on the former Ellinikon Airport site near Athens. Geographically, the defunct airport is located on the southern coast of Greece.

Thankfully, this was only a two-day training exercise conducted in the frame of the SAFE project (satellite for health early warning and for epidemiology), part of the ESA approach to understanding users' needs and developing tools adapted to those needs. With this knowledge, ESA wishes to support a user driven strategy allowing for a joint effort in Europe and an improved efficiency for interventions in the event of natural disasters and for post-crisis management.

Alogoskoufis, speaking during the midst of a crucial week with the tabling and expected vote on a ground-breaking amendment to unify and reform the bank sector pension system, addressed delegates during the 3rd E-Government Forum, entitled "Government of the Future", an event sponsored by the "Economist" group.