Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in a discussion with journalist Connie Loizos at an event hosted by the online newspaper TechCrunch, stressed that the government since 2019, when it took over the governance of Greece, has provided incentives for stability and a state with a promising future.
In particular, he mentioned, the investor-friendly environment created and initiatives to return people who had emigrated abroad. "Now we see them returning and investing especially in the field of AI," he underlined.
AI is the future, Mitsotakis added, underlining that it can be decisive in areas such as civil protection, the national cadastre, but also in social issues and health.
"The idea is always to exceed our potential. To use technology not only to make up for lost ground, but also to surpass many European countries," he noted. Mitsotakis also referred to a conversation he had with Germany's new chancellor, who told him that he would establish a ministry for digital policy, as happened in Greece.
He also expressed concern over the mental health of children and adolescents, questioning the effects of life in a virtual world. “What is the impact of living in a virtual world, of excessive exposure to screens, on their health, their education, and their future?” he said, adding that Europe should harness the vast potential of artificial intelligence, but not overlook its darker sides.
Speaking about defence he ecplained that for the first time an innovation centre had been created at the Ministry of Defence, which can test products.