55 new digital projects with a total budget of EUR 2.2 billion are planned, managed and will be implemented by the Information Society S.A., which participated this year in the 86th International Fair of Thessaloniki with the central message “#transformingGReece”. In fact, the visitors of the stand of the Ministry of Digital Governance had the opportunity to watch a video with the next digital transformation actions of the Information Society S.A.
In particular, in the near future, significant tenders will be announced for key digital reforms in the wider public sector, such as the expansion of the national telemedicine network, the digitisation of medical records of the public health system, the National Integrated Electronic Justice System (E-Justice), the digital transformation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the digitisation of the Maritime Records and a set of digital interventions in the key areas of tourism, culture, telecommunications and technology.
It is worth noting that the IS plays a crucial role in the development and implementation of government actions to support citizens and businesses. These are actions that offered the beneficiaries the total amount of approximately EUR 720 million (719,361,558.9).
Specifically:
Digital Care I (EUR 99,418,152.69)
293,323 applications were approved. 500,859 vouchers, of a total amount of EUR 99,418,152.69, were cashed. 385,513 devices were purchased from 1,307 approved suppliers.
Digital Care II (EUR 26,793,323.05)
166,590 applications were approved. 134,261 vouchers, of a total amount of EUR 26,793,323.05, were cashed (15/9/2022). 117,250 devices were purchased from 1,384 approved suppliers.
Fuel Pass I (EUR 99,340,775.00)
2,379,205 applications were approved for a total amount of EUR 99,340,775.00.
Fuel Pass II (EUR 201,706,750)
2,853,535 applications were approved for a total amount of EUR 201,706,750.00.
Power Pass (EUR 261,835,158.17)
1,956,341 applications with a total amount of EUR 261,835,158.17 were approved.
Tourism for All (EUR 30,267,400.00)
200,000 applications for the issuance of an intangible debit card with a total value of EUR 30,267,400.00 were approved.
As the managing director of the Information Society S.A. said to the Athens and Macedonian News Agencies, “The Information Society is the Society of the… citizen.” As he stated, “we are happy to be at the International Fair of Thessaloniki for another year in order to convey to the citizens-visitors the strong imprint of the Information Society on the digital transformation that is taking place in the country by the Minister of Digital Governance, Kyriakos Pierrakakis and his staff. We wish to be partners in every action that enhances citizens’ accessibility and makes the digital world accessible and available everywhere. We are also moving towards this direction in regard to the state aid, allocating to the beneficiaries almost EUR 720 million. The Information Society is the Society of the… citizen. Our aim is to transform the IS from a key executive agency of the Ministry of Digital Governance into a key actor for the design, development and implementation of projects that strengthen the citizen’s digital relationship with public administration and actively promote Greece in the 4th industrial revolution.”
