Kyranakis at Google's Public Sector Summit in Washington - What new applications were announced

The Deputy Minister of Digital Governance, Mr. Kyranakis, represented our country at the "Google Public Sector Summit" held in the American capital with the presence of representatives from 40 countries.

In particular, Google's Vice President of Infrastructure, Sachin Gupta, announced the company's intention to allocate the necessary budget to promote the investment of a new state-of-the-art data center in Greece, which will strengthen our country's digital infrastructure and promote the further development of cloud technology.

Kyranakis: AI in the public sector will accelerate response times to citizens
For his part, Konstantinos Kyranakis emphasized the Greek government's intention to integrate artificial intelligence into even more areas of public administration and to work closely with Google Cloud to implement applications in the areas of police investigation, public health, support for people with disabilities and citizen service.

"The application of artificial intelligence in basic public sector processes will drastically accelerate response times to citizens, significantly reduce costs and in the long term will lead to a reduction in taxation, as public spending will be limited," he stated characteristically.

Also, within the framework of the session, Mr. Kyranakis had the opportunity to participate in a closed meeting of ministers from eight countries, in which Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian presented innovative applications of artificial intelligence for critical areas of public policy.

During the meeting, the possibilities of artificial intelligence for supporting police investigations in large data sets, providing public health services, assisting People with Disabilities (PWDs), as well as serving citizens through automated systems were presented in real time.

The presentation also expanded to private cloud technology related to the security of critical state infrastructure, offering a higher level of protection for sensitive data related to government services.

Report shows the potential influence of artificial intelligence on the Greek economy
During the “Google Public Sector Summit”, an extensive reference was made to the effects of the widespread application of artificial intelligence in the European Union’s labor sector.

As far as our country is concerned, the report showed that the potential impact of the widespread use of artificial intelligence could reach 6% of the GDP of the Greek economy by 2030, comparing this impact with other countries.

Regarding the picture that concerns the European Union more broadly, the report estimates that approximately 61% of EU jobs, corresponding to 125 million positions, are likely to be supported by artificial intelligence, with examples such as teachers, architects, economists and managers.

Approximately 32%, corresponding to 65 million positions, have low exposure to artificial intelligence, such as catering employees, construction workers and care staff (human-centered services).

Finally, 7% of jobs, or about 15 million positions, face high exposure to artificial intelligence, such as copy editors, secretarial support staff and call center workers.