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“Synergies for the future – AI in Public Services – 12/05/2023

Published on: 25/04/2023 Last update: 09/05/2023 Event
Th.E.A. (the Athens Startup Business Incubator)

GRNET and the European Digital Innovation Hub for Digital Governance GR digiGOV-innoHUB are organizing on May 12, 2023 a conference on “Synergies for the future – AI in Public Services“.

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The conference is is addressed to:

  • members of the Greek Artificial Intelligence (AI) community
  • Public Administration executives interested in the design and creation of services, for citizens and businesses with Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies

The objectives of the event are:

  • presenting the initiatives & priorities of GR digiGOV-innoHUB in accordance with the EU priorities for the use of Artificial Intelligence in Public Services
  • information on current initiatives and actions in the field of Artificial Intelligence
  • presenting use cases by Public Administration officials and the highlighting of good practices
  • presenting solutions and case studies from industry
  • brainstorming, to raise awareness, mobilize and grow the AI ​​community of practice & innovation ecosystem

The conference will take place at Th.E.A. (the Athens Startup Business Incubator) , supporter of GR digiGOV-innoHUB.

To participate in the conference , register here

Co-creation workshops will follow in order to address four challenges of the Public Sector with AI technologies. The results will be published on the page of the hub.

Details

Agenda

Time

Activity

Speaker

09:00

-Registration-

 

Opening

09:30

Welcome

Sophia Efraimoglou, President, Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry

09:35

Opening remarks

Leonidas Christopoulos, Gen Secretary of Dig Governance and Simplification of Procedures at Ministry of Digital Governance

09:45

Key-note speech

Prof. Stefanos Kollias, Chairman, GRNET

10:00

Elevate Greece

Michalis Dritsas, CEO, Elevate Greece

10:15

GR digiGOV-innoHUB

Yiannis Kotsis Giannarakis, Coordinator, GR digiGOV-innoHUB /GRNET

10:25

AI challenges for the Public Sector

Nina Gialloussi, Data Product Developer GFOSS

10:35

AI for GOV - the Greek Case

(Emerging Technologies in the Public Sector)

Antonis Stasis, Director, Ministry of Digital Government

10:50

Introduction to EU initiatives for AI

Jola Dervishaj, AI Policy & Outreach Officer,

11:05

European AI on Demand Platform and the testing and experimentation facilities

Evangelia Markidou, Head of Sector - Artificial Intelligence Technology, Development and Impact , DG CNCT, EU Commission

11:20

AI and the EDIH network

Helena Rodriguez, PO, DG CNECT

11:30 13:00

AI for Public Services: Synergies for the future

Fireside chat

 

  • Stefanos Kollias, Chairman GRNET, Professor NTUA

  • Timos Sellis, Director Archimedes RC

  • Dimitris Plexousakis, Coordinator Smart Health/ITE

  • Vangelis Karkaletsis, Coordinator Smart Attica/NCSR Demokritos/Inst ICT

  • Cleo Sgouropoulou, Head AI Hub, UniWA

  • Vasilis Katsouros, Director IEL/ATHENS

Moderator: Yannis Rizopoulos, journalist

 

13:00

-Close of the 1st session: lunch-coffee

Physical location
Th.E.A. (the Athens Startup Business Incubator)