An all -material interview on issues related to his portfolio was given by the Minister of Digital Governance Dimitris Papastergiouspeaking on SKAI TV on Wednesday morning.
Starting with the personal number, which has been available for about 1 week, the minister announced that over 300,000 numbers have been issued. “I think the personal number follows the rate of identity. There are already many appointments, especially in Athens, in the province things are a little better“, Initially pointing out that the process is running smoothly without problems.
«The personal number comes to correct errors in the state registers, many errors. The officials are talking about about 2 million corrections, which we will at some point in front of us, and it is an opportunity to make them now that we are not urgent to get a certificate or a passport or identity. We enter myinfo.gov.gr, follow the process. In essence, we see our details, identifying, correcting if there is any inconsistency and proceed with the selection of personal number, which is our own number and can consist of both letters and numbers. To me let’s say it was 3 letters and my VAT».
‘Limited access to content depending on the age of the child’
The discussion then revolved around the use of social media by minors, with Mr. Papastergiou making a special mention in Kids Wallet.
‘TLast Friday, 8 countries agreed with us that we should go very quickly and organized into an official age confirmation process. Today platforms find excuse and say ‘yes we want if we help but the child said it is over 18. So what we are going to do is give the child’s official age through Kids Wallet under the responsibility of the parent. The subject is from there and beyond platforms to be forced at European level to lock services and content according to the age of the child».
«The Commissioner said that in July we will be able to have such a first version of the Mini Wallet, which is if you want the continuation of the innovative initiative we took with Kids Wallet. Platforms should do what is obliged through DSA (Digital Service Act) in relation to addictive content. There are various views in Europe. Let’s say, President Macron said he wanted to completely ban all social media for children under 15. Greek Initiative by the Prime Minister speaks of a limited access to content according to the child’s age».
“In 2026 we will have all the cameras installed”
Regarding the cameras, the minister underlined that the deadline for submitting the proposals for the first competition was over Tuesday.
‘NRemember that the first competition is for the information system. All cameras, and 2,500, will fall on an information system, in order to make the formal trafficking of calls, objections, etc. We have been submitted to 3 bids, in the next few days we open them and examine them by making a contractor, and logically next week we release the big competition for 2,500 cameras.».
“In 2026 we will have all the cameras installed. But the competition of the Attica Region will precede in 2025 With about 400 cameras, which they will deliver to us this summer, “he concluded.