The INFOSTRAG Team of the Industrial and Energy Economics Laboratory (LIEE) of NTUA and the Cyclades Chamber of Commerce organized the 18th annual Ermoupolis Seminar on the Information Society & the Knowledge Economy during the period 14-16 July 2023. The Seminar was organized in collaboration with the KAS Greece – Cyprus Foundation, the NTUA Technology Transfer Office, the Open Technologies Organization – EELLAK/ELLAK and the company Break Even Consulting. The Seminar on the Information Society & the Knowledge Economy has been held for three days every July since 2006 within the framework of the Annual Seminars of Ermoupolis organized by the Institute of Historical Research of the National Research Foundation (EIE) since 1984. The Seminar was held in the Events Hall of the Cyclades Chamber and also some of the presentations were made remotely via the Webex platform. The Seminar was also broadcast live via the NTUA/LIEE YouTube channel. See here the Seminar Program. See here the Seminar Presentations. The thematic sections of this year’s Seminar are as follows:

1. Artificial Intelligence: Quo Vadis? Technological, Economic, Social, Institutional and Political Impacts (Friday 14/7, 10:00 – 13:30)
2. The importance of RES and sustainable development for the island area and maritime transport (Friday 14/7, 18:00 – 21:30)
3. Actions to promote knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship and innovation in higher education and research centers (Saturday 15/7, 10:00 – 13:30)
4. Public policies for research, innovation, entrepreneurship and competitiveness (Saturday 15/7, 18:00 – 21:00)
5. Speech by Professor Baskaran Angathevar (University of Malaya) & Conclusions of the Seminar – General Discussion (Sunday 16/7, 10:30 – 12:30)