The first 12 projects of the "Greece 2.0" Plan from the Recovery Fund
The first 12 projects of the "Greece 2.0" Plan from the Recovery Fund
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The first 12 projects of the "Greece 2.0" Plan from the Recovery Fund

The projects have a total budget of € 1.42 billion.
RE+D magazine
15.07.2021

The technical data sheets have been approved and the first 12 projects of the "Greece 2.0" Plan with a total budget of 1.42 billion euros are starting.

The approval was given by the Deputy Minister of Finance, Theodoros Skylakakis, responsible for the Recovery Fund, following a relevant suggestion of the Special Coordination Service of the Fund. The projects collectively concern the modernization infrastructures of the State and digitization of files, the strengthening of systems for the digital service of the citizens, the improvement of the investment environment through the spatial planning, in the program Digital Care the northern part of the E65 highway and the of the Acropolis of Athens.

Analytically:

The following projects will contribute to the modernization of public sector infrastructure:

1. Improving the equipment of GSIS/AADE in order to provide upgraded services to taxpayers. 

Budget: EUR 12.2 million

2. Reform of the Financial System in the Central Administration and the other General Government GOV-ERP. The project concerns the reform of the economic and financial management system of the State in order to increase its efficiency. It is the preparation, support and development of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) information system for General Government and Public Administration.

Budget: EUR 36.1 million

Implementing body: Information Society SA

3. Expansion and support of the National Telecommunications Network - Coupling II, which is the network of telecommunications and telematics services of the Public Sector with a presence in 4500 points throughout the country.

Budget: EUR 32.1 million

Implementing body: Information Society SA

4. Fiber optic network upgrade for the GRNET network and the connected networks, ie all the Academic and Research bodies of the country, the pan-Hellenic school network, a significant number of public hospitals and other research and education bodies.

Budget: EUR 30.5 million

Implementing body: National Network of Technology and Research Infrastructures

The following projects are expected to contribute to the improvement of state services to citizens and businesses:

5. Unified Digital Infrastructure for the Service of Citizens and Businesses for the creation of the technological and information mechanisms that will allow the expansion of the digital service and transactions between the public, businesses and citizens.

Budget: EUR 69.4 million

Implementing body: Information Society SA

6. Internet services to achieve interoperability between the information systems of the Public Administration concerning the provision of a package of G2G Web services in order to facilitate the transaction between G2G state bodies, between G2C state-citizens and state-G2B companies , finally increasing the services provided by the gov.gr platform

Budget: EUR 27.9 million

Implementing body: Information Society SA

7. Upgrading the provision of open data, the data.gov.gr platform and the provision of relevant services in the public and private sector. The project aims to expand the provision of open data to citizens, businesses, academia and the research community with a view to transparency, open governance, research and business exploitation.

Budget: EUR 5.5 million

Implementing body: National Documentation Center

In addition, the following projects were approved for funding:

8. Construction of the Trikala - Egnatia section of the Central Greece Highway (E65. This is the northern section of the E65 70.5 km long that completes the highway to upgrade the connection of Western Macedonia and Epirus with Central Greece and abroad It is perhaps the most substantial action in support of Western Macedonia in the critical period of de-lignification.Budget: EUR 480 million

Implementing body: Ministry of Infrastructure

9. Digitization of Mortgage File for the National Land Registry concerning the digitization of the files of the Transfer and Mortgage system from all 390 mortgage offices in the country (the volume is estimated to exceed 600 million pages) and the development of an information system through which the files will are accessible to all interested parties and other related information systems.

Budget: EUR 242.4 million

10. Local Urban Plans and Special Urban Plans that clarify and institutionalize the urban framework (land uses, building conditions, etc.) on which the location of all types of projects and public and private investments is based.

Budget: EUR 345.2 million

Implementing Agency: Technical Chamber of Greece

11. Restoration - Preservation - Prominence of monuments of the Acropolis of Athens concerning restoration works on the Parthenon and the walls, preservation of monuments, configuration of the western access, photogrammetry and 3D imprints, etc. The project enables the permanent maintenance and promotion of the monument landmark for the country and the world cultural heritage and a highly symbolic attraction with a catalytic role in attracting tourism in Athens.

Budget: EUR 10 million

Implementing Agency: Ministry of Culture

12. Finally, the Digital Welfare program is proceeding to join the Recovery Fund, which already runs and provides - with income and social criteria - a voucher worth 200 euros for pupils, students, for the purchase of technological equipment (tablet, laptop, desktop), actively supporting 325,000 families with 560,000 children and young people aged 4 to 24 years. Budget 129.2 million euros.