The INFOSTRAG Group of the Industrial and Energy Economics Laboratory of the National Technical University of Athens is organizing the 15th Seminar on the Information Society & the Knowledge Economy from 17-19 July 2020 at the Cyclades Chamber of Commerce and Industry Event Hall.

The Seminar is co-organized by the Cyclades Chamber of Commerce, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Open Technologies Organization – EELLAK/ELLAK and the Invent ICT Program.

Inevitably, the interest of this year’s seminar focuses on the way in which the current health crisis and its consequences are reshaping aspects of social and economic activity in the country.

The Seminar includes the following thematic sections:

Friday, July 17, morning (10:00 – 13:30)

The Covid-19 crisis and its impact on the Digital Transformation of the State and the Economy (Part A)

Friday, July 17, afternoon (18:00 – 21:30)

The Covid-19 crisis and its impact on the Digital Transformation of the State and the Economy (Part B)

Saturday, July 18, morning (10:00 – 11:00)

The 4th Industrial Revolution before and after the Covid-19 crisis: Impacts, lessons, challenges and opportunities for Europe and Greece

Saturday, July 18, morning (11:00 – 13:30)

Business opportunities and new business models created by the Covid-19 crisis through and the use of research

Saturday, July 18, afternoon (18:00 – 21:30)

The Covid-19 crisis and the issue of economic globalization, Global Value Chains (GVCs), the mobility of people, goods and services

Sunday, July 19, morning (10:30 – 11:15)

The pandemic of a “new” disease: Historical continuities and discontinuities

Sunday, July 19, morning (11:15 – 12:30)

Seminar conclusions: General Discussion

The detailed program of the Seminar can be found here.

To participate in the Seminar, please complete the registration form at the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuYF214KZ4iZyIeNeruB6EqfIQYcdKRtDkaBlks6ykC34W0A/viewform

Those of you (apart from the speakers of course) who wish to participate in person, please also inform us via email (at the addresses: panag.panag82@gmail.com, george.siokas@gmail.com) in which you will also indicate which thematic sections you wish to attend, as there is a limit to the number of people who can attend the room due to the relevant measures for the coronavirus.

By registering for the Seminar, you will be able to watch it interactively through the Webex online platform, which allows you to make interventions during the discussion that will follow the presentations of each section. The relevant link will be sent to you the day before to the email you have indicated in the registration form. Alternatively, you will be able to watch the Seminar live through the EBEO-NTUA Youtube Channel.