Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence Minister Dimitris Papastergiou met representatives of the country’s seven Decentralised Administrations today, Friday, 23 October 2026, to discuss progress in digital transformation and the next steps towards further digitising their services.
Those attending the meeting included the secretary of the Decentralised Administration of the Aegean, Marianna Nikolaidou; the secretary of the Decentralised Administration of Attica, Grigoris Zafiropoulos; the secretary of the Decentralised Administration of Epirus–Western Macedonia, Ioannis Savvas; the secretary of the Decentralised Administration of Thessaly–Central Greece, Rena Karalariotou; the secretary of the Decentralised Administration of Crete, Maria Kozyraki; the coordinator of the Decentralised Administration of Macedonia–Thrace, Georgios Kambas, representing the secretary; and the secretary of the Decentralised Administration of the Peloponnese–Western Greece–Ionian Islands, Dimitros Katsaros.
The focus was on making use of shared digital solutions, simplifying and standardising procedures, and exchanging expertise and best practice among the seven Decentralised Administrations.
Particular emphasis was placed on upgrading 7ad.gov.gr, the shared digital portal of the seven Decentralised Administrations, with the aim of developing it into a single digital service point for citizens and businesses.
The aim is for the portal to host interactive services while also serving as a platform for making use of and sharing digital solutions already developed by the Decentralised Administrations themselves.
The Ministry of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence will help upgrade 7ad.gov.gr, while the Decentralised Administrations will prioritise their needs and submit a joint proposal setting out the next steps.
An important aspect of the initiative is that several of the Decentralised Administrations’ digital applications have been developed by their own staff, drawing on the expertise within the public administration.
The aim is to create a more efficient, more user-friendly state with more digital services, wherever citizens are.