Kikilias: Digital transformation is a national necessity

A large inaugural aimed astatine modernizing Greek maritime tourism and reducing bureaucracy was presented astatine the larboard of Lavrio by Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Vassilis Kikilias, who placed the caller integer “e-Charter Agreement” system astatine the halfway of the government’s efforts, stressing that it will beryllium afloat operational by June 30.

The curate described the caller system arsenic a “landmark reform” for Greek yachting and high-end maritime tourism, noting that its extremity is to destruct the agelong waiting times and cumbersome procedures presently required astatine larboard authorities for the submission and certification of charter agreements.

“Digital transformation is neither a luxury nor a theoretical concept. It is simply a nationalist necessity successful an intensely competitory planetary environment,” helium said, emphasizing that Greece indispensable stay astatine the forefront against different Mediterranean countries competing for a stock of the maritime tourism market.

According to the minister, the e-Charter Agreement system will alteration the physics registration of charter agreements successful existent time, the integer absorption and monitoring of nonrecreational vessel activity, and contiguous entree to services without the carnal beingness of those involved. He noted that the system will screen much than 7,000 nonrecreational vessels and will beryllium interconnected with different nationalist accusation systems, automating procedures and facilitating the issuance of departure permits by larboard authorities.

“We indispensable determination forward. We indispensable not sphere bureaucracy oregon make further burdens for entrepreneurship,” helium said, referring to the vision of a modern and business-friendly state that supports growth.