A decision published on Diavgeia and signed by Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos provides for an extension until 31 December 2027 of the project “Greek businesses’ transition to the next phase: the role of European capital, regional development and climate change”.
The decision concerns the project’s third amendment. The project, with MIS code 5225470, is part of the Ministry of Development and Investments’ Sectoral Development Programme for research, innovation and technology for 2021-2025 and is funded by the National Development Programme.
The project’s beneficiary is the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation.
The total cost and eligible public expenditure amount to €1.6 million, with no private contribution.
According to the decision, the project aims to map Greece’s production value chain at regional level, focusing on products that form part of the final product and examining the potential for the country to make use of their production.
The project is to be carried out through cooperation between the University of Piraeus and the Economic Chamber of Greece.
Deliverables include an analysis of domestic industry and manufacturing, and quantification of the impact of the energy crisis on supply-chain costs; an examination of Greek businesses in the manufacturing, transport, supply-chain, tourism and energy sectors; and an analysis of imports and exports.
The project also covers an assessment of businesses’ needs for the green and digital transition, a financial analysis of exporting industrial companies, an assessment of the impact of the climate crisis, an examination of opportunities to use European funds, and an investigation into the adoption of artificial intelligence and new technologies by SMEs.
The project also includes collecting data from SMEs and large companies through questionnaires, identifying workforce needs and disseminating the findings to the academic, research, business and professional communities.
The decision states that the amendment extends the end date for completion of the project’s physical and financial scope, in accordance with Article 42 of Law 5264/2025.