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[01] E-commerce meeting

[01] E-commerce meeting

Greece formally launched the e-commerce era on Tuesday with the first meeting of the National Electronic Commerce Committee aiming to promote electronic commerce in the country.

The government's main policy target was to establish Greece as a modern global commerce centre, Prime Minister Costas Simitis said in a message to the meeting. He was unable to address the meeting due to a viral infection.

The Prime Minister's message also referred to the importance of equal participation and access of all citizens to new technology and the information society to avoid creation of a new form of illiteracy.

Develoment Minister, Evangelos Venizelos, who inaugurated the meeting said that Third Community Support Framework's funds to support development of the information society in Greece would total 780 billion drachmas, offering the country a comparative advantage on the sector.

A sum of 80 billion drachmas will be earmarked for actions related with E-commerce.

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