Regional Growth Conference (Greece) - June 4

We are honored to participate (virtually) at the 9th annual Regional Growth Conference which will take place in Patras, Greece June 3 - 5. Our session, From Smart to Intelligent Municipalities, will take place on June 4 at 11:15 CT.

From Smart to Intelligent Municipalities

June 4

9:15 PT | 10:15 MT | 11:15 CT | 12:15 ET

Modernising the operation of Municipalities and public governance in general through e-governance tools has become a necessity. “Smart Municipalities” ensure digital benefits for citizens while aiming to increase the services rendered in order to minimise bureaucracy and ensure the interoperability of e-systems in the public sector. The key questions arising concern: The current situation and the lag brought about by the debt crisis in our country, compared to Northern European countries. The combination of smart systems and big data processing, to allow a transition from smart to intelligent cities. The deployment of available funding tools (Recovery and Resilience Facility, NSRF 2021-2027, “Antonis Tritsis” Programme), to ensure that this digital transition is made quickly and with targeted actions. Using the experience gained from the COVID-19 crisis and the fasttracked digitalisation of part of the public sector as a model for the regional level.

Presenters:

  • Dimitris Papastergiou, Mayor of Trikala

  • Yannis Charalabidis, Professor of Digital Governance

  • Chelsea Collier, Founder, Digi.City

  • Ivo Cré, Director Policy & Projects - Coordinator Access at POLIS

  • Paris Deligiannakis, Head of Public Sector at Vodafone Business Greece

  • Dimitris Serpanos, Director, Computer Technology Institute and Press (CTI)

  • Moderator: Nikos Ypofantis, Journalist, SKAI TV

Chelsea McCulloughGreece