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DETH: From “Everyone Digital” to “Home Renovation”, 26 policies aimed at changing daily life

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Greece’s Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family presented social programmes at the 90th Thessaloniki International Fair through a discussion involving officials and programme beneficiaries.
  • The “Everyone Digital” programme created 194 digital empowerment hubs and helped 6,167 older people and people with disabilities develop basic digital skills.
  • The “Home Renovation” programme covers up to 95% of eligible costs, with grants reaching €36,000 per home, and has issued about 91,300 eligibility certificates.

Greece’s Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family opened its pavilion at the 90th Thessaloniki International Fair with a message that social policy should be judged by the changes it makes in people’s daily lives.

Minister Domna Michailidou joined Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance Nikos Papathanasis, Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou and two people who benefited from ministry programmes. Konstantinos Gloumis-Atsalakis, secretary-general for demographic and housing policy, moderated the discussion.

In most Greek homes, important conversations happen around a table.

· Domna MichailidouShe explained the decision to centre the fair presentation on people who benefited from social programmes.

The format placed government representatives at the same table as people who had used the programmes. Nikos Mittas, 79, spoke about “Everyone Digital”, a programme for older people and people with disabilities. He described how gaining digital skills strengthened his independence in everyday life.

Kostas Chatzimarianos, a 33-year-old engineer, discussed “Home Renovation”. The programme enabled him to renovate a house his grandfather had given him.

“In most Greek homes, important conversations happen around a table,” Michailidou said. “That is why this year at the Thessaloniki International Fair we chose not only to talk about programmes, but first to listen to people: what difficulties they faced, what changed in their daily lives and what they can now do with greater safety and independence.”

That is why this year at the Thessaloniki International Fair we chose not only to talk about programmes, but first to listen to people: what difficulties they faced, what changed in their daily lives and what they can now do with greater safety and independence.

· Domna MichailidouShe described the ministry’s approach to presenting its policies.

She added: “A policy is ultimately judged by one very simple question: did it make someone’s life a little easier? That is our measure. Not how many programmes we designed, but how many people were able to live better through them.”

The “Everyone Digital” programme established a nationwide network of 194 digital empowerment hubs. In total, 6,167 people gained basic digital skills, including use of gov.gr services, online transactions and digital communication. “Home Renovation” supports the renovation and modest energy upgrading of older homes, covering up to 95% of eligible expenses and providing grants of up to €36,000 per home. About 91,300 eligibility certificates have been issued for occupied and vacant homes.

A policy is ultimately judged by one very simple question: did it make someone’s life a little easier? That is our measure. Not how many programmes we designed, but how many people were able to live better through them.

· Domna MichailidouShe outlined the ministry’s standard for evaluating social policy.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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