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Innovation Capital 2018 has been proclaimed Athens, as had been announced at a special event in Lisbon, in the presence of the Mayor of Athens, Giorgos Kaminis, recipient of the 2018 European Capital of the Year award. innovation, awarded by the European Commission, accompanied by a financial report. a price of one million euros.
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The "European Capital of Innovation 2018" award recognizes European cities that produce and apply innovative solutions to improve the daily lives of citizens. It targets cities that use innovation to improve their resilience and sustainability and offer new opportunities to citizens, as well as cities contributing to the creation of dynamic and innovative ecosystems and collaborating with citizens in taking decision-making and implementation of actions.
In the final phase, the prize was also claimed by Toulouse (France), Hamburg (Germany), The Louvre (Belgium), Omeo (Sweden) and Aarhus (Denmark).
20,000 delegates attended the ceremony as part of Web Summit, the largest technology conference in the world.
In front of them, Mr Kaminis said he was enthusiastic about the great distinction and recognition of how Athens works. "This award is a tremendous recognition of our great effort to make things different – it is different that is being rewarded today – the different way we have chosen to deal with the big problems of our city and become an example for other European cities that – like us – face social, economic and ethical difficulties, we have learned to overcome obstacles through cooperation, we have improved through joint efforts, we have fled and we have citizens, universities, private institutions, businesses, non-governmental organizations, municipal services and elected officials have together created a new set of diverse ecosystems.A new city where people want to belong. the municipality in the role of a proud conductor, see his talented team create and excel.We have proven that the inn ovation is a culture and allows us to do a lot more with less. I am proud to have done it. All we have achieved, we have all succeeded, "said the Mayor of Athens, thanking the Athenians for their positive contribution to" the critical period in which we traveled ".
The European Commission's nominees originally submitted 80 cities. Athens succeeds Paris, which was the "European Capital of Innovation" for 2017.
According to the city of Athens, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (ISN) is constantly contributing to its innovative initiatives. The ISN has donated 10 million euros to the municipality with the aim of improving and improving the quality of life of the inhabitants of Athens and the rest of the country. make it a city that supports and encourages innovation and creativity. At the same time, he contributed to the creation and operation of the Athens Partnership, an independent organization set up by Giorgos Kaminis, to create bridges of cooperation between the public and private sectors. Athens Partnership coordinated a series of innovative programs of the Athens Municipality that contributed to this great distinction in Athens.
This international distinction is not the first to win in Athens. In 2014, the Municipality of Athens won the Bloomberg Philanthropies Award for Innovation, entitled "Mayors Challenge", as well as a prize of one million euros. A year ago, he finally applied for and obtained a € 5 million grant from Urban Innovative Actions of the European Union to implement the "Heal Limbo" proposal aimed at Social integration of refugees.
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