Government unveils open data platform, mobile app for digital services

The Greek government unveiled on Monday an open data platform that will allow citizens and researchers to access information collected by state bodies and an application that provides access to the single state digital portal (gov.gr) from smartphones and tablets.

The redesigned state portal data.gov.gr is a platform where researchers, private companies and citizens will have access to 38 datasets which currently fall into nine thematic sections, ranging from travel and rainfall to demographics and crime.

The platform "will be a valuable research tool and a factor in developing and attracting investment," said Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, who presented the project to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a teleconference on Monday.

Over time, more public bodies are expected to supply data.gov.gr with information, turning the platform...