Greece
Greece
Athens Public Transport in the 1920s: Rare Black and White Footage Digitized
A rare silent movie of the Athens tram in the late 1920s was recently digitized by Greek state television (ERT) and was released on Tuesday.
The astonishing footage, which dates from 1929, shows a two-carriage tram crossing the Koukaki neighborhood...
Greece
Estonian President Who Digitized His Country Appointed Adviser to Greek Government
The former president of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who successfully turned his country into the most advanced digital society in the world during his term in office, will take a position as advisor to Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Greece's Minister of State...
Economy
Google Street View Digitizes More Locations in Greece
Google is now digitizing even more locations in Greece in order to help travelers who are planning their next trip have more choices and options, therefore helping to boost the Greek tourist industry.
As of today, anyone can "access" Greece...
Diaspora
Greek FM Nikos Dendias Visits Odessa, Ukraine
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias visited the Ukrainian city of Odessa on Tuesday, where he reaffirmed his country's dedication to preserving the city's cultural heritage.
While in the Southern city of Odessa, Dendias visited the Odessa National Scientific Library, which...
Greece
Secrets of Greece’s Hanging Rocks of Meteora Revealed
How could anyone describe Meteora, this astonishing geological phenomenon, the breathtaking landscape, the inspiration and spirituality felt
Economy
Greece Hopes to Combat Bureaucracy Thanks to ”Greece 2.0”
The groundbreaking recovery plan ''Greece 2.0'' is battling bureaucracy thanks to the digitization of public services.
Greece
Greek Professor Keeps Music from Cycladic Islands Alive
A Greek professor is compiling an enormous online archive of historic music from the Cycladic Islands, the first collection of its kind.
Diaspora
Greek Adoption Agency to Preserve Records of Thousands of Orphans
ISS Greece, an adoption agency which once catered to thousands of foreigners, is now in the process of digitizing their records.
Diplomacy
Greek Consulates Around the Globe Enter Digital Age
Greek consulates all over the world will soon become digital -- offering the Diaspora a fast and easy way to communicate with officials.
Greece
New 5G to Make Greece a “Great Destination to Work and Retire in”
Greece has awarded 5G spectrum internet service to three operators, OTE Group, Vodafone and Wind Hellas in an auction on Wednesday that raised 372.26 million euros ($453.78 million).
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that the 5G service will...
Culture
New Music Video Showcases Stunning Beauty of Greece's Meteora
A marvelous music video was filmed a few days before the second national lockdown in Greece's Meteora, to become the country's first entry on a global cultural digital map named ''O-city'', currently under development by 13 organizations and universities...
Greece
US State Department: Greece 'Cooperative' in Fighting Terrorism Last Year
The Greek government has been cooperative in the United States counterterrorism efforts in 2018, the U.S. Department of State annual report on terrorism says.
The report says that Greece has improved its tools and information exchange to screen undocumented migrants...
Education
Greek Language Center Uses Scrabble to Promote Greek Around the World
The organization called the Center for the Greek Language (KEΓ) and the Greek Scrabble Union agreed recently to join forces and introduce the world-famous board game to Greek schools around the world in order to promote the Greek language.
KEΓ...
Archaeology
Google Adds Naxos' Temple of Apollo to its Arts & Culture Platform
The Temple of Apollo on the Cycladic Island of Naxos is the latest addition to the Google Arts & Culture platform and its Open Heritage Gateway, which digitally records important monuments of the world.
Google launched the Open Heritage Gateway...
Archaeology
Nike of Samothrace Replica Awaits Transfer to Greek Island Home
An exact replica of the iconic marble sculpture of the Nike of Samothrace, one of the most spectacular exhibits in the Louvre Museum, has been placed temporarily on the coastal avenue of Alexandroupolis. The exquisite, white marble sculpture will be...