Athens, Greece – The Greek Ministry of Interior and Google have renewed their partnership through a new memorandum of cooperation, focusing on enhancing artificial intelligence (AI) education and practical skills among civil servants in the public administration.
Signed on February 20, 2026, the initiative will run through December 31, 2026, building on successful prior efforts to deepen hands-on AI knowledge and digital capabilities. The program emphasizes integrating AI into everyday administrative tasks to boost productivity, streamline information management, reduce bureaucracy, and improve decision-making.
Since launching AI and digital skills training in 2019, the Ministry has seen strong participation: from 2023 to 2025, a total of 85,772 public employees took part in various programs. In the 2024–2025 period alone, 35,839 civil servants enrolled in AI-specific courses. Training has been delivered through 77 online webinars on YouTube Live, averaging 1,130 participants per session, with a focus on practical AI applications and prompting techniques.
Feedback from participants has been overwhelmingly positive: 94.2% indicated they plan to apply their new skills in their work, while 85.65% recognized AI’s practical value in daily duties. Satisfaction ratings stood at 90.6% for content clarity and 89.3% overall.
The new phase aligns with Greece’s national digital governance strategies and evolving EU AI developments, shifting from basic digital literacy to genuine digital empowerment. It leverages tools like Google’s Gemini AI to help public servants focus more on citizen service and less on routine tasks.
Minister of Interior Thodoris Livanios emphasized the program’s role in building a modern, efficient public administration: “This collaboration confirms our long-term commitment to a contemporary, effective, and digital public sector. Over the years, we have invested systematically in improving digital skills, with measurable results and particularly high acceptance of AI programs. In this new phase until the end of 2026, we focus even more on the meaningful integration of AI into public servants’ work, enhancing productivity, decision-making, and reducing bureaucracy.”
Deputy Minister Vivi Charalampogianni highlighted the strategic goal: empowering employees to use AI for superior citizen service delivery.
From Google, Peggy Antonakou, Regional General Director for Southeast Europe, praised Greece’s proactive stance: “Greece is actively leading, not just adapting, in AI adoption for the public sector. Nearly 36,000 civil servants have already participated in AI training, and 85% now view AI as a practical ally in daily tasks. The 2026 program, supported by Google’s Gemini AI, moves beyond digital literacy to digital empowerment, reducing bureaucracy and allowing public servants to focus on citizen service.”
This renewed collaboration positions Greece as a regional frontrunner in AI integration within public administration, combining technology, targeted education, and governance reforms to deliver real improvements in citizens’ daily interactions with the state.