The Foundation of the Hellenic World and the Hellenic Center for Cinema, Audiovisual Media and Creation - Creative Greece signed a Memorandum of Cooperation defining the framework of their joint actions in the field of digital games, creative technology, and immersive emerging technologies. The Memorandum was signed by Ms. Sofia Kounenaki Efraimoglou, Executive Vice President of the Board of Directors of the FHW, and Mr. Leonidas Christopoulos, CEO of HCCAMC – Creative Greece. The two organizations undertook this important initiative recognizing the need to strengthen the creative and cultural industry of our country, as well as the need for a joint focus on promoting innovation, educational excellence, and outward-looking strategies.
Leonidas Christopoulos, Sofia Kounenaki Efraimoglou, Dimitris Efraimoglou
Ms. Sofia Kounenaki Efraimoglou stated: “The Foundation of the Hellenic World, through its collaboration with the Hellenic Center for Cinema, Audiovisual Media and Creation and with its long-standing experience in the utilization of new technologies, aims to actively contribute with its expertise to the creation of a Center of Excellence, where innovation, extroversion, and creativity will be at the core. This is a partnership aimed at showcasing a network of development opportunities for entrepreneurship and actions in the country's creative industry, strengthening Greece’s position on the global map of contemporary cultural creation.”
Mr. Leonidas Christopoulos stated: “The signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation aligns with the strategic goal of HCCAMC – Creative Greece to establish our country as an important audiovisual hub in Europe by developing its audiovisual ecosystem and creative industry across its full spectrum.”
The Memorandum of Cooperation includes the following action pillars:
- Education & Training
- Research & Development
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Cultural Documentation & Digital Archiving
- Extroversion & International Networking
The signing of the Memorandum and the development of an operational plan with specific actions by the two organizations will contribute to strengthening the creative industry, making Greece competitive in the international audiovisual environment.