Digital Care II: The voucher platform for teachers has opened

The platform for submitting grant applications by the beneficiaries of the “Digital Care II” program opened today, Wednesday 11 May, as announced by the Ministries of Education & Religions, Finance, Development & Investment, Labor & Social Affairs & Digital Affairs.

The new cycle is addressed to:
a) teachers and members of Special Teaching Staff – Special Auxiliary Staff, without social or other criteria, who are employed in public or private schools, and

b) families affected by the fires that broke out in areas of Greek territory from 27 July 2021 to 13 August 2021 and which have dependent members attending educational structures in the country.

The new cycle of the “Digital Care” Program, in correspondence with the first, in the framework of which, more than 500,000 young people aged 4-24 were strengthened, will distribute to the beneficiaries checks of 200 euros for the purchase of technological equipment (tablet, laptop, desktop ).

Beneficiaries of the program can be informed about “Digital Care II” at Program website and submit their application on the online platform https://beneficiary.digital-access.gov.gr/. Applications can be submitted by the beneficiaries until July 8, 2022.

Once their application is approved, the beneficiaries will be informed about their check through the program platform, as well as by SMS to the mobile phone they stated in their application. The checks can be used until September 30, 2022 for the purchase of approved technological equipment of the beneficiaries’ choice, by an approved supplier of their choice.

The Registers of Approved Suppliers and Approved Equipment are available on the website https://www.ktpae.gr/erga/ψηφιακή-μέριμνα-ιι/. Beneficiaries can use the checks either to cover the total cost of the equipment of their choice or to cover part of the total cost, if this exceeds the value of the available checks. Families with more than one beneficiary can use up to three checks to purchase a single device if they wish.

The “Digital Care” program

Building on the experiential familiarization of the educational community with new technologies, to which e-learning also contributed decisively, and in the framework of our strategic planning to achieve an inclusive digital educational model, 140 million euros are invested in the purchase of technological equipment (tablet, laptop , desktop) via a voucher system. “Digital Care” is a program of the Ministries of Education and Religions, Finance, Development and Investment, Labor and Social Affairs and Digital Governance, which is implemented by the “Information Society MAE”. The program is part of the National Recovery Plan “Greece 2.0” and is one of the first projects being implemented at pan-European level, which use funds from the European Union Recovery and Sustainability Fund.

The digital transformation of education is taking place at a rapid pace, with significant investments for the radical upgrade of public networks and information systems, the strengthening of the technological equipment of all educational structures and the upgrading of their connection to the internet, the creation of an extensive digital educational system. in the context of the reform of the curricula, the increase of the students’ contact with the new technologies in the school, and the implementation of training programs of the teachers and trainers for the use of digital educational tools. Digital skills are a valuable lifeline for everyone in the age of the global knowledge society. It is our absolute priority to ensure that participation in the digital transformation of education concerns every young man and woman, for every teacher, public or private school, with special provision for the most vulnerable social groups.

We provide additional digital tools for today and tomorrow, to all our teachers. We care, we support, we strengthen.