The announcement of the Digi-Mobile program with the aim of supporting businesses for development & Utilization of innovative applications with smart mobile communications devices, has aroused the interest not only of SEKEE member businesses, but also of many other entities participating in the value chain of mobile transactions.
Appreciating the great interest of the companies in the sector for the Digi-Mobile program and for their better preparation, SEKEE organized an informative meeting / workshop on Wednesday 7/12/2011 in the multi-purpose rooms & meetings it offered The company Upstream, where the officials from the “Digital Aids SA” that implements the program, interested companies, as well as financial organizations participated.
Forewording the Workshop, the General Director of SEKEE, Yiannis Kotsis-Giannarakis, stated that the goal of the meeting is to inform businesses about the implementation procedures of Digi-Mobile, as well as about the new data that is being created regarding the expansion of use of applications through mobile devices and the utilization of the new possibilities of electronic transactions.
The president of SEKEE, Kostis Papadimitrakopoulos, gave the stamp of the innovative approach of the Association which today represents more than 80 dynamic businesses with an international presence and emphasized that through the implementation of Digi-Mobile, products and services that will be addressed can be highlighted in the global market.
Detailed presentation of the points that companies must keep in mind in order to participate in the program, was made by Angelos Maglis, CEO of “Atlantis Consulting SA” and honorary member of SEKEE and then the Giannis Larios, Head of Information and Promotion on behalf of “Digital Aids SA” implementing the program, presented the objectives of Digi-Mobile and developed issues for which clarifications were requested from the interested parties businesses.
Afterwards, Haris Karonis, CEO of “VIVA” and member of the Board of Directors of SEKEE, presented a case study of SUPER TAXI applications and services, which are the product of cooperation of 6 member companies of SEKEE and will be promoted through digi-mobile.
In the discussion that followed with the participation of representatives of businesses and financial sector bodies, special emphasis was placed on the need to readjust the framework of electronic transactions in order to facilitate the services that will be available through mobile devices. The great effort that the Bank of Greece has made to harmonize with European law in relation to payment institutions and institutions for issuing electronic money. The need to simplify the regulatory framework was also highlighted, in order to allow electronic identification and to enable Greek companies to operate under the same conditions as companies abroad
The main points of the topics raised in the Workshop, as well as the opinions expressed in the relevant discussion, will be reflected in a text that will be sent to the participants and then to the authorities of the State.
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