2021 Monday 20 December, 00:01

If we try to give a character shape to the time that ends in a few days, we can easily choose to say that 2021 is the year of acceleration of digital transformation in Greece. We are talking not only about the 490,000,000 digital transactions that took place this year, but mainly about the positive imprint left by the vaccination system.

The heart and mind of the national vaccination system are basically digital features. This is the first time that the benefits of the digital world to society have been made clear to the citizens of this country. Even a citizen unfamiliar with digital technology was notified of the unprecedented ease with which vaccination appointments were scheduled, and then accepted his certificate and offered security and comfort to the entire community.

We all know that when designing something from scratch with the tools provided by science, using digital technology in this case, it makes the matter of bureaucracy and inefficiency as distant as ever.

At the same time, we are all interacting with digital technology in a friendly way. The nonsense about “techno-fascism”, “infringement of rights”, “loss of liberty” and “exploitation of personal data” collapsed like a paper tower. The security, speed and security we have experienced through all digital applications in the fight against Pandemic is the best backdrop for the digital transformation of the country as a whole.

It is a fact that digital transition is one of the key strategic choices of the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis. An important strategy with economic and social footprint as we have become accustomed to. Until now, most people thought that digital technology would increase profits, replace the human mind, shift the human factor from decision-making centers, and cause job losses.

Yes, it is true that economies based on digital transformation are distinguished by their productivity, the competitiveness of the products and services they produce and offer, and the long-term growth of their economic indicators. But it is true that societies that have integrated digital technology into their daily lives are more democratic, more transparent, more easily accessible to state structures and functions, and more humane. Digital transformation reduces inequalities, opens horizons and provides opportunities for all.

Kyriakos Pierracakis, Minister of Digital Government, referred to Parliament on the number of digital transactions to date. He said there were 8.8 million digital transactions in 2018, 34 million digital transactions in 2019, 94 million digital transactions in 2020 and 490 million digital transactions by 2021. All this we have already presented in the article “Do the same as Pierocakis: Exponential increase in the use of web services”. The hours saved by citizens and the increased stress of not attending the so-called “counters” of public services are etched in their minds.

However, the digital face of the national vaccination system has brought a great deal of confidence, confidence and optimism about the future of the country as a whole and open opportunities. The enemies of the digital world, trying to keep society afloat through their horrible talk, have seen their argument ignite.

What will be the end of the “techno-fascism” called by SYRIZA now, and what will be the end of the “techno-feudalism” of the Warofakis party?

The Left presents its own play in the modern Chekhov cherry orchard, where the heroes refuse to accept change and new reality, live with memories of the past, close their eyes to the future, and it rises rapidly. Their.

Most importantly, digital transformation not only leads to less, but also to better conditions. This, the left of the state, cannot forgive the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis.