Ways of cooperation to promote Greece as a destination for remote work were discussed by the Ministry of Tourism with the head of Visa regarding the Digital Nomads program.
The prospect of promoting Greece as a telecommuting destination for executives is especially important, as Visa is estimated to be able to send up to 3% of its staff (21,500 people) to the country annually, as well as outside the summer season. What the Ministry of Tourism says in a statement made today.
The Digital Nomads Initiative of the Ministry of Tourism was launched as a pilot project and is being implemented in the first phase in the cities of Ermoupoli, Heraklion and Kalamata. In addition, similar initiatives were taken by the Greek Marketing Agency (Marketing Greece), writes cnn.gr.
Significantly, Athens For the past five years, they have firmly ranked third in the world in terms of growth among the most popular destinations for digital nomads.
As Athens News previously reported, Greece could be the best candidate for an ideal location for so-called “digital nomads” * (digital nomads) if its infrastructure can meet their requirements, according to John Rose, CTO of Dell Technologies.
Talking to journalists from the Greek edition of Kathimerini about Greece’s prospects in this regard, he stated: “I can easily imagine myself working on an island in Greece. It’s a very beautiful country. As an employer, I am also interested in talent, and not in the specific country in which the employee works. It is important for the country to have high-quality Internet and a wider technology ecosystem that allows you to work remotely.”
Greece has already begun to attract foreigners who can work online for their employers in other countries while living here.
The Dell CTO took note of the introduction of fifth generation (5G) mobile technology in Greece and Microsoft’s establishment of a regional data center in the country, emphasizing that infrastructures need to evolve, be accessible and reliable. He added that, in addition to data centers, Greece must develop the edge computing needed to support mobile computing.
*Digital nomads (digital nomads, English Digital nomad) are a special social category of people who use digital telecommunication technologies to perform their professional duties and lead a mobile lifestyle.
Talking to journalists from the Greek edition of Kathimerini about Greece’s prospects in this regard, he stated: “I can easily imagine myself working on an island in Greece. It’s a very beautiful country. As an employer, I am also interested in talent, and not in the specific country in which the employee works. It is important for the country to have high-quality Internet and a wider technology ecosystem that allows you to work remotely.”
Greece has already begun to attract foreigners who can work online for their employers in other countries while living here.
The Dell CTO took note of the introduction of fifth generation (5G) mobile technology in Greece and Microsoft’s establishment of a regional data center in the country, emphasizing that infrastructures need to evolve, be accessible and reliable. He added that, in addition to data centers, Greece must develop the edge computing needed to support mobile computing.
*Digital nomads (digital nomads, English Digital nomad) are a special social category of people who use digital telecommunication technologies to perform their professional duties and lead a mobile lifestyle.
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