Greece performance towards the Digital Decade targets and objectives.
Greece has made significant progress in its digital transition, notably by establishing the framework for safe and resilient use of digital technology, a new cybersecurity strategy and a framework for data governance. However, low levels of digital technology adoption among businesses limit their ability to capitalise on digital innovation. Persistent gaps in digital skills and a low share of ICT specialists in employment could slow digital adoption and competitiveness. However, Greece is rapidly developing assets for digital leadership, including an AI Factory, four Antennas, and a cross-border quantum communications project.
The Greek national roadmap comprises 125 measures with a total budget of EUR 6.1 billion in public funding (about 2.57% of GDP), and an additional estimate of EUR 7 billion in private investments. Of these measures, 42% are set to expire by the end of 2026, corresponding to EUR 3.69 billion of public funding or 60% of the total public budget allocation.
What do Greek citizens think of digital?
According to the special 2026 Digital Decade Eurobarometer, 76% of Greeks consider digital policy as a high EU priority.
Protecting online privacy and security is considered the top priority for the next decade by 97% of respondents, followed by improving access to digital tools for everyone (90%) and using digital technologies to make everyday life easier (88%). Additionally, 98% support stronger online protection for children and young people.
94% agree that AI development should be carefully regulated to ensure safety, even if this may constrain developers. When it comes to generative AI tools, the main concerns cited are privacy and data protection (48%), accuracy and incorrect information (47%), and ethical issues or potential misuse (50%).
Observed Key Performance Indicators as Percentage of the EU 2030 targets
The graphs represent the observed Key Performance Indicators in Greece as a percentage of the EU 2030 targets.
DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF BUSINESSES
DIGITAL SKILLS
DIGITAL PUBLIC SERVICES
Semiconductors and quantum computing performances are not computed at the national level. In 2025, Greece had an estimated 89 edge nodes and 3 unicorns.
A competitive, sovereign and resilient EU based on technological leadership
Emerging technology leadership with new recent digital assets, such as the AI Factory and Antennas, quantum communication infrastructure, and the Hellenic Chips Competence Centre.
Recommendation: Consolidate the emerging digital innovation-enabling framework and further enhance high-tech digital technologies and infrastructure.
AI adoption by enterprises remains low, but recent initiatives offer key opportunities to drive AI uptake.
Recommendation: Accelerate uptake of AI by enterprises to optimise their growth capabilities by leveraging the recent AI strategy and shaping the emerging AI ecosystem.
Slow progress in the digital transformation of SMEs which limits its contribution to economic growth.
Recommendation: Encourage SMEs to speed up their digitalisation path through the adoption of innovative technological solutions to boost their competitiveness.
Steady progress in fibre deployment, although it is below the EU average and significant disparities remain between urban and rural areas.
Recommendation: Accelerate the rollout of fibre infrastructure ensuring a balanced deployment in rural areas; foster copper networks switch-off.
Protecting and empowering EU people and society
Access to e-health records has surged ahead, driven by the launch of the National Electronic Health Record system which provides centralised access to health records and real-time personal medical records via the MyHealth app.
Growing gap with the EU average in basic digital skills, although the vast majority of young people have at least basic digital skills.
Recommendation: Tackle the widening digital skills gap through targeted interventions for groups with the lowest level of basic digital skills ensuring inclusive development across the population.
Advances in digital public services, particularly in cross-border services for businesses, but overall performance remains below the EU average.
Recommendation: Accelerate the availability of cross-border services online for businesses and people. Further digitalise judicial proceedings, including cross-border services.
Persistent low share of ICT specialists in employment, despite efforts to boost the ICT talent pool by integrating AI and advanced ICT into secondary and higher education with the creation of new specialised degree programmes.
Recommendation: Attract and retain ICT specialists to match the need of the country, including acting in formal education and aligning upskilling and reskilling programmes to the demand in the economy.
Funding
EUR 7.8 billion
Share of Greece’s total Recovery and Resilience plan contributing to advancing the country’s digital transformation
EUR 6.99 billion
Estimated total economic impact of digital investments from Greece’s Recovery and Resilience plan
EUR 6.73 billion
Stemming from direct effects of Greece’s RRP
EUR 270 million
Stemming from spillover effects from the implementation of other EU Member States plans
EUR 3.1 billion
Share of Greece’s total Cohesion funds contributing to the country’s digital transformation
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