potentially relevant for the CE. No evidence of explicit reference to the CE was
found in the O. P., for agriculture. The outcome of this desk research was presented
and discussed in the workshop held on September 2020 at the Greek Ministry and
validated by stakeholders.
While the methodology proved interesting, there are two caveats we need to draw
attention to at this pilot phase. As pointed out earlier, SSSs were adopted late in
Greece, usually after the initial activities of the corresponding O.P.s were designed.
Hence, whatever is included in the SSS design was not ipso facto translated into
budgetary provisions. In the future the SSSs are expected to be closely linked, if not
Table 12.5 The Greek regional SSS priorities
Priorities
Horizontal
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Rural, manufacturing, tourism (culture), emerging technologies (environment, energy, innovative building
materials, hybrid technologies)
Attica
Agri-food, design-intensive sectors, culture, media,
tourism, Information & Communication Technologies,
environmental technology, energy (RES, energy saving,
smart grids), drug/health, intelligent and sustainable
transport, shipbuilding
North Aegean
Agri-food sector development, tourism, Nature, culture,
innovation mechanisms and instruments, equal islands
Western Greece
Agricultural production, aquaculture and food, tourism,
culture, materials and microelectronics
ICT, energy
Western
Macedonia
Agri-food sector with agri-livestock products, tourism
sector, waste management, energy and RES Heating, fur
sector
Epirus
Primary sector, manufacturing, agriculture, gastronomy,
industry experience, tourism, culture and the creative
economy, Information & Communication Technologies,
health and wellness, academic institutions and youth
entrepreneurship
Thessaly
Agri-food, creative tourism, environment energy, rehabilitation and advanced health services, metal and
building materials
Ionian Islands
Primary sector, agri-food and gastronomy, maritime
economy, fisheries, aquaculture, marine tourism, industry of experience, tourism, culture and creative industry
Central
Macedonia
Agri-food, tourism, building materials, textiles and
clothing
ICT,
environment
Crete
Agri-food complex, cultural-tourist complex, environmental complex, knowledge complex
South Aegean
Agri-food, fisheries and aquaculture, industry of experience, green energy saving technologies
Peloponnese
Agri-food sector, tourism sector, Information & Communication Technologies, manufacturing and other
dynamic sectors (materials)
Energy, environment, transport
Central Greece
Agri-food, experience industry, green innovation, RES
energy saving and production, supporting the metal
value chain
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found in the O. P., for agriculture. The outcome of this desk research was presented
and discussed in the workshop held on September 2020 at the Greek Ministry and
validated by stakeholders.
While the methodology proved interesting, there are two caveats we need to draw
attention to at this pilot phase. As pointed out earlier, SSSs were adopted late in
Greece, usually after the initial activities of the corresponding O.P.s were designed.
Hence, whatever is included in the SSS design was not ipso facto translated into
budgetary provisions. In the future the SSSs are expected to be closely linked, if not
Table 12.5 The Greek regional SSS priorities
Priorities
Horizontal
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Rural, manufacturing, tourism (culture), emerging technologies (environment, energy, innovative building
materials, hybrid technologies)
Attica
Agri-food, design-intensive sectors, culture, media,
tourism, Information & Communication Technologies,
environmental technology, energy (RES, energy saving,
smart grids), drug/health, intelligent and sustainable
transport, shipbuilding
North Aegean
Agri-food sector development, tourism, Nature, culture,
innovation mechanisms and instruments, equal islands
Western Greece
Agricultural production, aquaculture and food, tourism,
culture, materials and microelectronics
ICT, energy
Western
Macedonia
Agri-food sector with agri-livestock products, tourism
sector, waste management, energy and RES Heating, fur
sector
Epirus
Primary sector, manufacturing, agriculture, gastronomy,
industry experience, tourism, culture and the creative
economy, Information & Communication Technologies,
health and wellness, academic institutions and youth
entrepreneurship
Thessaly
Agri-food, creative tourism, environment energy, rehabilitation and advanced health services, metal and
building materials
Ionian Islands
Primary sector, agri-food and gastronomy, maritime
economy, fisheries, aquaculture, marine tourism, industry of experience, tourism, culture and creative industry
Central
Macedonia
Agri-food, tourism, building materials, textiles and
clothing
ICT,
environment
Crete
Agri-food complex, cultural-tourist complex, environmental complex, knowledge complex
South Aegean
Agri-food, fisheries and aquaculture, industry of experience, green energy saving technologies
Peloponnese
Agri-food sector, tourism sector, Information & Communication Technologies, manufacturing and other
dynamic sectors (materials)
Energy, environment, transport
Central Greece
Agri-food, experience industry, green innovation, RES
energy saving and production, supporting the metal
value chain
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