The digital transformation journey has begun, but Cyprus needs more skilled tech professionals to see it through, Deputy Minister of Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriacos Kokkinos said. “The greatest weakness of Cyprus is in human capital; that is to say, we do not have enough specialised professionals in the field. “This challenge must be seen positively as a career opportunity for our young people who want to enter this field”. On the lack of human capital in technology, he said that based on European indicators, the country is below the European average “by a lot”. “While 3.9% of European university graduates are active in the sciences field, in Cyprus, the percentage is 2.7%.” Kokkinos was reviewing the work of his ministry as the government’s term was ending. He referred to the launch of the government portal www.gov.cy as a single point of contact for Cypriots with the public sector and implementing a fully digital management system during the pandemic. “We are building the Gigabit society…we have supported the expansion and development of the Research and Innovation ecosystem. “We put the citizen at the heart of the matter since we collaborate in designing the websites with citizens who are potential […]
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