Greece

Greece(English)

Ελλάδα (National language)

NUTS Level: NUTS 0 - NUTS CODE/MS:EL

Statistics

	Area: 131694 km2
	Population: 10394055
	GDP at current prices (M EUR): 206620.4
	GDP per capita at current prices (EUR): 23900
	% of National GDP: No information available.
	% of Unemployment: 12.5 %
	Regional GERD (%): 1.46%

National-regional governance of STI

In Greece, research and innovation policy is the responsibility of the Ministry of Development. The Ministry focuses on promoting economic development through innovation, research and development (R&D), and investments in new technologies and enterprises. At the national level, the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRI), under the Ministry of Development, is tasked with planning and coordinating the implementation of R&I policy. It supports the activities of the research community, as well as trade and industry bodies, through competitive R&I programmes, and it supervises most public research centres. Furthermore, it follows EU and international developments related to R&I and represents Greece in its competence areas in EU committees and international organisations. A second agency, the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI), also supervised by the Ministry of Development, was founded in 2016 to promote R&I in Greece and, more specifically, to support and assist unrestricted research without any thematic or geographical limitations, having quality and excellence as a unique criterion. It helps Greek researchers at all stages in their careers and in all research fields. The National Council for Research, Technology and Innovation (NCRTI) and 13 Regional Research & Innovation Councils (RRICs) provide advice, respectively, to ministers, national agencies, and regional authorities on R&I topics. The 13 Regional Administrations also have competencies in implementing policies supporting R&I in their regions, mainly through the regional offshoots of the national Smart Specialisation Strategy. The Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports (MERAS) is responsible for higher education institutes and university research institutes and oversees the Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE).

National and regional S3s: organisation and governance

Greece has a National Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) with 13 Regional offshoots. The planning and monitoring of Greece's National Smart Specialisation Strategy are the responsibilities of the Programming, Coordination and Monitoring Unit of the National Smart Specialisation Strategy (MON-ESEE), in cooperation with the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation and the Secretariat General for Industry. The 13 Regional Administrations are responsible for carrying out the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process at regional level and implementing the regional S3 offshoots, while their regional programme provides the funding. However, the Ministry of Economy and Finance decides the budget envelope centrally as part of the designing process of the National Partnership Agreement. Accordingly, the management of the funding relies on the Managing Authorities of the respective regional programmes.

For information on regional S3s, please return to the homepage: https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/assets/s3-observatory/index_en.html

S3 Strategy

Name of strategy	National Smart Specialisation Strategy 2021-2027
Type of strategy	National
Languages	EL
Strategy approved	Yes

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Competent regional or national institution, responsible for the management of S3

Name	Position	Contact
Michail Gkoumas	Programming, Coordination and Monitoring Unit of the National Strategy for Smart Specialisation (MON-ESEE), Directorate General for Public Investments and Partnership Agreement for Regional Development, Ministry of Development and Investments	mgoumas@mnec.gr

Thematic platforms and partnership

S3CoP activities

No information available.

Ecosystem label

	Aerospace & Defence ➝
	Agri-food ➝
	Construction ➝
	Creative & Cultural Industries ➝
	Digital ➝
	Electronics ➝
	Energy/Renewable Energy ➝
	Energy Intensive Industries ➝

	Healthcare ➝
	Mobility, Transport & Automotive ➝
	Proximity Economy ➝
	Retail ➝
	Social Economy ➝
	Textiles ➝
	Tourism ➝

S3 Priorities and keywords

Descriptive keywords

These keywords, identified using AI and manually verified, highlight the key elements of each strategic priority as reflected in individual strategies.

Semantically Associated Keywords

These keywords, identified and associated through semantic AI algorithms and manually reviewed, support the search function by identifying topics related to each strategic priority. While a priority may not explicitly focus on these keywords, they provide meaningful connections. For exxample, agricultural terms might relate to circular economy priorities, such as biofuels or agricultural waste valorisation. Semantically associated keywords enable users to find regions with similar or related priorities, offering a starting point for deeper exploration of each specific strategy.

Priority	Descriptive keywords	Semantic keywords
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Increasing the generation of new knowledge	research excellence, innovation, academic partnerships, cutting-edge technologies, intellectual property	horizontal priority
Effective use and dissemination of new knowledge	knowledge transfer, technology diffusion, applied research, industrial collaboration, public-private partnerships	Horizontal priority, community and society
Technological modernisation – uptake of innovations	modernization, innovation uptake, digital transformation, automation, advanced manufacturing	digital transformation, data and technology solutions, blockchain technology, digital business model
Development, Networking, and Internationalisation of Greek Enterprises	horizontal priority	horizontal priority
Increasing openness – Participation in International Research, Technology, and Business Chains	global partnerships, research networks, international funding, cross-border innovation, multinational collaboration	horizontal priority

S3 Priorities, NACE and NABS codes

	Economic classification (NACE section & division)	Scientific classification (NABS digit 1 & 2)
:	: :	: :
Increasing the generation of new knowledge	M - Professional, scientific and technical activities M.72 - Scientific research and development	12 - General advancement of knowledge 12.099 - Biological sciences 12.100 - Chemical sciences 12.101 - Earth and related environmental sciences 12.104 - Mathematics, computer and information sciences
Effective use and dissemination of new knowledge	M - Professional, scientific and technical activities M.72 - Scientific research and development	12 - General advancement of knowledge :
Technological modernisation – uptake of innovations	C - Manufacturing C.26 - Computer, electronic and optical products C.27 - Electrical equipment D.35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply C.26 - Computer, electronic and optical products C.27 - Electrical equipment D.35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	6 - Industrial production and technology :
Development, Networking, and Internationalisation of Greek Enterprises	: :	: :
Increasing openness – Participation in International Research, Technology, and Business Chains	C - Manufacturing C.26 - Computer, electronic and optical products C.27 - Electrical equipment C.28 - Machinery and equipment n.e.c.	6 - Industrial production and technology :

Additional information

Document type	Link
Webpage	Kohesio: Region/Member State
Webpage	Link to ERDF programmes database