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The creation of the '''Digital Cyprus''' platform was announced during a Press Conference on January 28, 2015.
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.


The Press Conference has taken place at the Ministry of Energy, Industry, Commerce and Tourism. Dr. Stelios Himonoas
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
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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
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“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,” Chimonas 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 founder Stelios Himonas.
==Download the articles==
 
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“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 of the platform, which is currently available only to working groups.
File:Digital_Cyprus_FinancialMirror_20150130.pdf|page=1|600px Financial Mirror
 
File:Digital_Cyprus_Phileleftheros_20150129.pdf|page=1|thumb|Phileleftheros
The e-encyclopedia, which is being promoted in cooperation with non-profit organisation Future Worlds Centre, uses the same principles and software as Wikipedia.
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


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 Centre Yiannis Laouris revealed.
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“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|page=1|thumb|Phileleftheros]]


==Download the Press Release and Himonas' Presentation==
[[File:DigitalCyprus_Invitation_20150128.jpg|200px|thumb|left|alt text]]


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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==
==External Links to printed media==
http://www.typos.com.cy/cat/1/article/10917
* [http://www.typos.com.cy/cat/1/article/10917 Digital Cyprus Press Conference in typos.coml]
http://ikypros.com/?p=78827
* [http://ikypros.com/?p=78827 Digital Cyprus Press Conference in iKypros.coml]
http://maxhnews.com/content/47974
* [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
* [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
* [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
* [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.palo.com.cy/
* [http://www.goldnews.com.cy/en/companies/digital-cyprus-encyclopedia-to-launch-in-coming-months Digital Cyprus Press Conference in Gold News]
http://www.riknews.com.cy/index.php/news/epistimi/item/10251-digital-cyprus-ta-panta-gia-tin-kypro-video
* [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]


[30/01/15 4:02:13 pm] Eleni Philippou: http://www.goldnews.com.cy/en/companies/digital-cyprus-encyclopedia-to-launch-in-coming-months
==External Links to broadcasting media==
http://www.financialmirror.com/news-details.php?nid=33777
* [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]
[30/01/15 4:02:32 pm] Eleni Philippou: http://cyprus-mail.com/2015/01/29/cyprus-to-get-its-own-digital-pedia-soon/
* [http://www.palo.com.cy/a/digital-cyprus-ta-panta-gia-tin-kipro-video-160129 Digital Cyprus Press Conference  in palo.com.cy]

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.

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Digital Cyprus
  • From Left: Nicos Argyris, Stelios Himonas, Yiannis Laouris, Maria Vilanidou

    From Left: Nicos Argyris, Stelios Himonas, Yiannis Laouris, Maria Vilanidou

  • Panel

    Panel

  • Right: Antreas Shoshilos

    Right: Antreas Shoshilos

  • From Right: Rebeca Gregoriadou, Ioanna Nicolaou, Constantina Spanoude, Savia Christou, Constantinos Tsiourtos

    From Right: Rebeca Gregoriadou, Ioanna Nicolaou, Constantina Spanoude, Savia Christou, Constantinos Tsiourtos

  • Left: Petros Melaisis (ANT1), Andreas Pitsillos (ANT1), Michalis Kyprianidis (SIGMA), Eugenios Kakopieros (CyBC)

    Left: Petros Melaisis (ANT1), Andreas Pitsillos (ANT1), Michalis Kyprianidis (SIGMA), Eugenios Kakopieros (CyBC)

  • Corner: Leslie Timngum

    Corner: Leslie Timngum

  • Panel

    Panel


Download the articles

  • 600px Financial Mirror

    600px Financial Mirror

  • Phileleftheros

    Phileleftheros

  • Axortagos.gr

    Axortagos.gr

  • iKypros

    iKypros

  • Cyprus Mail

    Cyprus Mail

  • MAXH

    MAXH

  • OnlyCY

    OnlyCY

  • Gold News

    Gold News


File:Digital Cyprus Phileleftheros 20150129.pdf

Download the Press Release and Himonas' Presentation

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  • Press Release

    Press Release

  • Himona's Talk

    Himona's Talk

External Links to printed media

External Links to broadcasting media

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