All members and their bios
By decision of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a High Level Advisory Committee is established for the Artificial Intelligence (TN), as announced today. “The exponential rate of development of Artificial Intelligence makes it necessary to set up an Advisory Committee under the Prime Minister, with the main objective of preparing the country for the developments that all kinds of applications of said technology will bring, in the direction of participatory resilience, competitiveness, of sustainable development and prosperity”, it is stated and added:
“The Commission will provide evidence-based advice and proposals on how Greece can take advantage of the multiple possibilities and opportunities arising from the use of IT, but also how it can implement a coherent protection framework against possible challenges and adjustments, inequalities and the risks involved.
More specifically, the Commission will formulate policy recommendations and outline guidelines for the long-term formulation of a national IT strategy, focusing on the areas of importance for Greece: in the economy and society, improving productivity, increasing innovation, strengthening infrastructure, managing the effects of the climate crisis, supporting human resources and social cohesion, creating quality jobs, defending national digital sovereignty and improving the operation of the State.
In addition, the Commission will aim to identify areas where Greece has a competitive advantage and can be at the forefront of the international dialogue on the use of IT and suggest ways to creatively combine the application of ethical and regulatory rules with the promotion of innovation, from the public and from the private sector and will contribute national positions to the European debate on the IT regulatory framework. Finally, it will document the dynamic trends and explore the future prospects of the technology in question.
The operation of the Committee is unpaid. Also, the support of the Commission’s work is undertaken free of charge by the service provider Accenture, which has a high level of digital services and expertise in IT”.
The members of the Committee are:
- Constantinos Daskalakis Professor of Computer Science at MIT, who also heads the Committee.
- Dracopoulos Kimonas Assistant Professor of Data and Operations Science at the University of Southern California
- Karkaletsis Evangelos Director of Research at the Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications of EKEFE “Demokritos”
- Kinti Vasiliki (Vasso) Professor of Philosophy of Science and Analytical Philosophy at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science of EKPA
- George Pagoulatos Permanent Representative of Greece to the OECD
- Panagopoulou Fereniki Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law, Data Protection Law and Bioethics at Panteion University and Director of the European Laboratory of Bioethics, Technoethics and Law at Panteion University
- Pietas Ioannis Professor of the Department of Informatics at AUTH and President of the International Academy of Doctoral Studies in Artificial Intelligence
- Sellis Timoleon (Timos) Director of the “Archimedes” Research Unit of the “Athena” Research Center
- Andreas Stavropoulos Vice President of Endeavor Greece – Partner at Threshold (former DFJ) Ventures – Board Member of TAIPED
- Tassiolas Ioannis (John) Professor of Moral and Legal Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, University of Oxford
- Tsekeris Charalambos Vice President of the National Bioethics & Technoethics Committee.
Read HERE photos and their CVs.
Statement by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the formation of the Commission:
“As I mentioned in the programmatic statements, the government will actively deal with the big challenges related to Artificial Intelligence and they are already present. They are not about the future but the present. State and citizens, we must organize its reception before artificial intelligence becomes a daily reality in our absence. For this purpose we are proceeding today with the establishment of an advisory committee on Artificial Intelligence in my office, with the participation of distinguished scientists from different fields of dealing with Artificial Intelligence. Greece has competent researchers in all fields of research related to the development of the greatest technological revolution in the history of mankind and can participate equally in the international dialogue”.
The head of the Committee, Mr. Daskalakis, stated regarding the Committee and its work:
“I accepted the honorable offer of Prime Minister Mr. Mitsotakis to head the Advisory Committee on Artificial Intelligence and to work with an excellent group of distinguished scientists who make up the Committee.
Our task will be to formulate policy proposals that will highlight the benefits of Artificial Intelligence for Society, Economy, Science and Man, while identifying challenges and addressing potential risks.
We will also work in concert so that Greece becomes a member of the international initiatives for Artificial Intelligence that are developed within the framework of the International Organizations that our country participates in and becomes a participant in the global dialogue on the evolution of Artificial Intelligence.
The presence of high-level Greek researchers and scientists inside and outside Greece constitutes an important legacy that will help us in the interesting work ahead of us.”
