Innovations clusters and startups in Greece
皇冠体育app Greek Chapter of British Computer Society organised an event on innovation clusters and startup Initiatives at the British Residence
皇冠体育app Greek Chapter of the British Computer Society organised their New Year鈥檚 event at the British Residence on 27/3/2014, inviting their members and distinguished speakers to a discussion about Innovation Clusters and Startup Initiatives in Greece.
皇冠体育app DHM, Andrew Staunton welcomed Iain Thompson, the Vice President of the British Computer Society (BCS), and the guests. Mr Staunton referred to the British Government鈥檚 ambition to make Britain 鈥渢he most digital nation to G8鈥�, by encouraging Innovation and Enterpreneurship. He pointed out the government鈥檚 support to Tech City,
one of the UK鈥檚 most dynamic areas, attracting high levels of investment. It started out in 2006 as a handful of tech companies, and has since grown organically into the current cluster of more than 1,200 technology, digital and creative firms including global leaders such as Google, Cisco and Amazon. 皇冠体育app site is one of the largest concentrations of fast-growing digital technology companies in Europe.
皇冠体育app Vice-President of BCS, Mr Thompson referred to the international role of the Institute to foster links between experts from the global ICT industry, academia and business to promote new thinking, education and knowledge sharing, as well as accreditation of IT qualifications and professional standards. 皇冠体育appir speeches were followed by additional presentations from
- Prof Vasilios Makios,General Manager, Corallia Clusters Initiative, Vasilis Trapezanoglou, Innovation expert and Advisor, Eurobank EFG, EGG *Sotiris Nosis Founder & CEO, Datamation 鈥� Co-founder, CTO, Taxiplon
- Aristos Doxiadis Economist and Venture Capital Executive
- Dr Ioannis Kanellopoulos Practice Leader, Software Improvement Group - Orange Grov
皇冠体育app event was attended by over 130 members of the Greek branch of BCS, and guests from the ICT industry, who participated in the discussion regarding Innovation Clusters and 鈥淭ech Start-Ups Bloom in Recession-Hit Greece鈥� referred by the TIMES magazine a few days ago.
皇冠体育app organisers were happy to note that the event assisted in encouraging more UK 鈥� Greek companies join the forces in software & hardware development for business and scientific applications and also highlighted the UK example in boosting entrepreneurship in the ICT sector.