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Furthermore, these organisations keep promoting new initiatives RECOMMENDATIONS AND PRIORITIES
for enhancing skills through digital and other programmes, utilis-
ing digital tools and establishing partnerships with major private
• Institutional support of collaborations between uni-
sector players (e.g. Google, Cisco), and thus indirectly contribut- versities and the private sector, with an emphasis on

ing to the creation of new companies. promoting internships and establishing channels of
communication through agencies and communication
As a result, the percentage of the population with at least basic platforms, and other partnerships
digital skills appears to be on an upward trend, but skills have
• Assessment of the needs of the Greek economy and
not yet reached the level required to make SMEs more produc-
matching of labour market demand through skills
tive. In terms of social capital—the sub-pillar that measures the training and supply of skilled professionals, with further

strength of personal and social relationships, institutional trust, reinforcement of the Labour Market Diagnosis Mecha-
social norms and civic participation—the country’s score has nism (LMD)
declined. Social capital is a key factor for competitiveness and
• Reinforcement of the communication between inno-
has played a fundamental role in the resilience of economies vative enterprises in the process of scaling up through
and social bonds during the pandemic. Appropriate measures innovation hubs and venture capital ecosystems, in
are needed to reactivate and expand social networks following order to accelerate their growth
the pandemic. Both the state and the business community must • Utilisation of available Recovery and Resilience Fund

cultivate a culture of trust and invest more heavily in digital tran- resources and reform provisions to upgrade the educa-
sition and in their organisation in the post-Covid era. tional system and strengthen its links with the business
community
Finally, Greece continued to perform comparatively well on
• Dialogue and consultation between relevant stakehold-
social integration, with high scores in providing access to basic
ers, taking into account the results of studies already
knowledge and advanced education. The importance of health completed by agencies specialised in vocational train-
and wellbeing, as well as growing public awareness of its signif- ing, so as to improve the quality of vocational training
icance, has also gained more attention in the period following
• A mindset shift, across businesses, to ensure more
the pandemic. And of course, the inverted demographic pyramid
enterprises understand workforce training to be an
continues to pose a challenge for Greek society. investment rather than an expense

• Strengthening of efforts to disseminate good practices
across stakeholders, so as to enhance collaborations
between a greater number and more diverse range of
stakeholders in Greece and abroad, and ensure these
become regular practice

• Bolstering the governance of the overall lifelong learn-
ing system, to improve its resilience towards market
fluctuations and make it multi-participatory, so that the
necessary funds can be promptly secured

• Increase the return of and/or attract of mid and senior
level executives, regardless of age, to Greece