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The creation of the | The creation of the [[Digital Cyprus]] platform was announced during a Press Conference on January 28, 2015. The Press Conference has taken place at the Ministry of Energy, Industry, Commerce and Tourism. Dr. [[Stelios Himonas]], [[Digital Champion]] of Cyprus explained how the [[Digital Cyprus]] platform promotes Cyprus, while at the same time encourages people of all ages to learn coding. More importantly, the platform aims to promote transparency, to cultivate mutual respect and understanding and therefore contribute to social reforms and advancement. “The goal is to create and maintain a web community of volunteers that love Cyprus and want to help concentrate material on Cyprus which will be available to everyone,” Himonas said. | ||
Digital Cyprus, a web-based open programming platform designed to present all manner of information regarding the island, is expected to be unveiled to the public during the first six months of 2015, according to [[Digital Champion]] Dr. [[Stelios Himonas]]. “The goal is to create and maintain a web community of volunteers that love Cyprus and want to help concentrate material on Cyprus which will be available to everyone,” he said. [[Digital Cyprus]] will host anything that has to do with Cyprus, its people, objects, history, economy and the current state of affairs, Head of [[Future Worlds Center]] [[Yiannis Laouris]] revealed. “Any citizen of the republic can upload a subject they find important with help from the volunteers to develop it properly and to classify it correctly,” he added. | |||
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File:DC_20150128_00.jpg|From Left: Nicos Argyris, Stelios Himonas, Yiannis Laouris, Maria Vilanidou | |||
File:DC_20150128_01.JPG|Panel | |||
File:DC_20150128_02.JPG|Right: Antreas Shoshilos | |||
File:DC_20150128_03.jpg|From Right: Rebeca Gregoriadou, Ioanna Nicolaou, Constantina Spanoude, Savia Christou, Constantinos Tsiourtos | |||
File:DC_20150128_04.jpg|Left: Petros Melaisis (ANT1), Andreas Pitsillos (ANT1), Michalis Kyprianidis (SIGMA), Eugenios Kakopieros (CyBC) | |||
File:DC_20150128_05.jpg|Corner: Leslie Timngum | |||
File:DC_20150128_06.JPG|Panel | |||
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==Download the articles== | |||
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File:Digital_Cyprus_FinancialMirror_20150130.pdf|page=1|600px Financial Mirror | |||
File:Digital_Cyprus_Phileleftheros_20150129.pdf|page=1|thumb|Phileleftheros | |||
File:Digital_Cyprus_Axortagos_20150128.pdf|Axortagos.gr | |||
File:Digital_Cyprus_iKypros_20150128.pdf|iKypros | |||
File:Digital_Cyprus_CyprusMail_20150129.pdf|Cyprus Mail | |||
File:Digital_Cyprus_MAXH_20150128.pdf|MAXH | |||
File:Digital_Cyprus_OnlyCY_20150128.pdf|OnlyCY | |||
File:Digital_Cyprus_GoldNews_20150130.pdf|Gold News | |||
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[[File:Digital_Cyprus_Phileleftheros_20150129.pdf|page=1|thumb|Phileleftheros]] | |||
==Download the Press Release and Himonas' Presentation== | |||
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==Download the | |||
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File:Digital Cyprus - Δημοσιογραφική Διάσκεψη 28 Ιανουαρίου 2015 - Δελτίο Τύπ....pdf|Press Release | |||
File:Digital Cyprus - Δημοσιογραφική Διάσκεψη 28 Ιανουαρίου 2015 - Χαιρετισμό....pdf|Himona's Talk | |||
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==External Links to printed media== | |||
* [http://www.typos.com.cy/cat/1/article/10917 Digital Cyprus Press Conference in typos.coml] | |||
* [http://ikypros.com/?p=78827 Digital Cyprus Press Conference in iKypros.coml] | |||
* [http://maxhnews.com/content/47974 Digital Cyprus Press Conference in MAXI Newspaper] | |||
* [http://www.onlycy.com/index.php/kyria-themata/item/31612-se-ligous-mhnes-anoigei-gia-to-koino-h-platforma Digital Cyprus Press Conference in onlycy.com]] | |||
* [http://www.axortagos.gr/digital-cyprus-i-platforma-anoigei-to-proto-eksamino-tou-2015.html Digital Cyprus Press Conference in axortagos.gr] | |||
* [http://www.philenews.com/el-gr/eidiseis-media/893/239548/to-proto-examino-tou-2015-anoigei-gia-to-koino-i-platforma-digital-cyprus Digital Cyprus Press Conference in Phileleftheros] | |||
* [http://www.goldnews.com.cy/en/companies/digital-cyprus-encyclopedia-to-launch-in-coming-months Digital Cyprus Press Conference in Gold News] | |||
* [http://www.financialmirror.com/news-details.php?nid=33777 Digital Cyprus Press Conference in Financial Mirror] | |||
* [http://cyprus-mail.com/2015/01/29/cyprus-to-get-its-own-digital-pedia-soon/ Digital Cyprus Press Conference in Cyprus Mail] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links to broadcasting media== | ||
* [ | * [http://www.riknews.com.cy/index.php/news/epistimi/item/10251-digital-cyprus-ta-panta-gia-tin-kypro-video Digital Cyprus Press Conference in CyBC News] | ||
* [http://www.palo.com.cy/a/digital-cyprus-ta-panta-gia-tin-kipro-video-160129 Digital Cyprus Press Conference in palo.com.cy] | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:32, 14 July 2017
The creation of the Digital Cyprus platform was announced during a Press Conference on January 28, 2015. The Press Conference has taken place at the Ministry of Energy, Industry, Commerce and Tourism. Dr. Stelios Himonas, Digital Champion of Cyprus explained how the Digital Cyprus platform promotes Cyprus, while at the same time encourages people of all ages to learn coding. More importantly, the platform aims to promote transparency, to cultivate mutual respect and understanding and therefore contribute to social reforms and advancement. “The goal is to create and maintain a web community of volunteers that love Cyprus and want to help concentrate material on Cyprus which will be available to everyone,” Himonas said.
Digital Cyprus, a web-based open programming platform designed to present all manner of information regarding the island, is expected to be unveiled to the public during the first six months of 2015, according to Digital Champion Dr. Stelios Himonas. “The goal is to create and maintain a web community of volunteers that love Cyprus and want to help concentrate material on Cyprus which will be available to everyone,” he said. Digital Cyprus will host anything that has to do with Cyprus, its people, objects, history, economy and the current state of affairs, Head of Future Worlds Center Yiannis Laouris revealed. “Any citizen of the republic can upload a subject they find important with help from the volunteers to develop it properly and to classify it correctly,” he added.
Download the articles
File:Digital Cyprus Phileleftheros 20150129.pdf
Download the Press Release and Himonas' Presentation
External Links to printed media
- Digital Cyprus Press Conference in typos.coml
- Digital Cyprus Press Conference in iKypros.coml
- Digital Cyprus Press Conference in MAXI Newspaper
- Digital Cyprus Press Conference in onlycy.com]
- Digital Cyprus Press Conference in axortagos.gr
- Digital Cyprus Press Conference in Phileleftheros
- Digital Cyprus Press Conference in Gold News
- Digital Cyprus Press Conference in Financial Mirror
- Digital Cyprus Press Conference in Cyprus Mail