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47 Knowledge Private and BIOTECHNOPO General Creation of the first Biotechnology Park in Greece. The concept Yes, only for The drawing up of a 0.015 0.015 1. Lack of public and/or private
and the Public R&D LIS Secretariat for involves strengthening and expansion of FLEMING’s activities across needed business plan for the funding
digital “ALEXANDER Research and three dimensions: improvements in development of 2. Bureaucratic and slow
Biotechnopolis Park
economy FLEMING” Technology (a) Research excellence and international relevance, existing building and extension of procedures re. land use and project
A Center of (b) Innovation and services and infrastructures Center’s activities approval
Excellence in Biomedical (c) Advanced Training Center and Culture as well as renovation of its with a budget of has been already
research, Sciences Museum based on historic Alexander Fleming items. approx. 2 M€ approved through the Solutions: acceleration of
innovation and Research KRIPIS Action bureaucratic procedures and
training in the Center funding through public/private
biomedical “Alexander Pending of investment
sciences Fleming” application submitted
to the Regional
Operational
Programme of Attica
and preparation for
submitting a new one


48 Knowledge Public R&D Bio-Based & Patras The Bio Based and Low-Carbon Economy Hub is a partnership to No Initial Planning – 0.02 0.02 Barriers/Prerequisites: Adequate
and the Low-Carbon Science Park develop and implement a sustainable strategy in important sectors Workshops with quantity and quality of resources
digital Economy Hub S.A. of the Western Greece economy like energy, food, chemicals and international (staff and financial. Stability of
economy pharmaceuticals. It will involve experts from business and industry, advisors and Political will. A robust pipeline of
knowledge and technology transfer institutes, public authorities. The regional projects. A well conceived and
objective of the project is to deliver a platform that will act as a ‘Think stakeholders. flexible business plan.
Tank’, stimulate project development, promote partnerships (PPPs),
quickly recognize and acknowledge future technological Finance of the required Feasibility
developments and business opportunities. Studies and the Business Plans is
the next stage. EIB and Bank
Institutes will assist.


49 Knowledge ICT GRNET General Major extension and scale-out of the GRNET network and computing Yes Planning in final 0.02 0.02 The lack of commitment from
and the Infrastructure Research e- Secretariat for infrastructures to enrich the Greek research ecosystem with a stages. government agencies on a definite
digital Infrastructure Research & competitive advantage in conducting cutting edge research at Investment budget and the slow progress in
economy Technology international level. proposal under the funding procedures put projects
(GSRT)/GRN evaluation like this at the edge of technology
ET SA in jeopardy, requiring new updated
plans before the project initiation.
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