The INFOSTRAG Team of the Laboratory of Industrial and Energy Economics of NTUA once again organized the Seminar on the Information Society & the Knowledge Economy, as part of the annual seminars hosted by the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (EIE) in Ermoupolis, Syros.

The seminar was held from the morning of Friday, July 8 to the morning of Sunday, July 10, at the venue where it takes place every year: the “Parthenon” Hall of the University of the Aegean (in the building of the former 1st Gymnasium of Syros).

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The Seminar was titled: “Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Infrastructure, Networks and Services” and included the following thematic sessions:

• Friday, July 8, 10:00 – 13:30:
  Research, Innovation, and Development in Greece in the context of the crisis: Opportunity or luxury?

• Friday, July 8, 18:00 – 21:30:
  A New Strategic Framework for the Development of Smart Cities

• Saturday, July 9, 10:00 – 13:30:
  More Efficient Operation of Networks, Infrastructure, and Services in Local Government: Prospects, Obstacles, Challenges

• Saturday, July 9, 18:00 – 21:30:
  Innovative Entrepreneurship: Promising New Ventures (held in English)

  • Keynote speech and participation by Johan Van den Bossche of the Belgian organization SO Kwadraat, which specializes in mentoring new entrepreneurial ventures

  • Presentation of innovative projects

• Sunday, July 10, 10:30 – 13:00:

  • Keynote speech by Achilleas Mitsos [Professor at the University of the Aegean and former Director General for Research at the European Commission (2000–2005)] titled
    “After Brexit, What?”,
    focusing on the potential implications of Brexit on research, technology, and innovation

  • Seminar Conclusions – General Discussion