{"id":7691,"date":"2024-09-19T19:42:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T16:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tedxathens.com\/?post_type=speaker&p=7691"},"modified":"2024-10-02T21:08:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T18:08:26","slug":"andreas-drymiotis","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/tedxathens.com\/speaker\/andreas-drymiotis","title":{"rendered":"Andreas Drymiotis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Andreas G. Drymiotis ,born 1940 in Nicosia Cyprus. Studied Civil Engineering in the National Technical University of Athens, from 1959 to 1964. From 1965 to 1966 he was a post-graduate student in Battersee College of Technology (today University of Surrey) where he learned the programming of digital computers. From January 1967 until 1984 he worked as a Technical Manager and General Manager of Doxiadis Associates Computer Center (DACC). DACC was the official distributor of UNIVAC electronic computers and from 1969 it was operating the largest service bureau in Greece.<\/p>\n

In 1984, with Alpha Bank and DACC, they established DELTA Informatics, which pioneered the outsourcing of computer services to third parties mainly in the financial sector. He remained President and CEO until 2004, when DELTA Informatics was acquired by First Data International. From 2005 to 2006 he was Vice-President of Unisystems and from 2008 to 2009 he the President of SingularLogic Integrator.<\/p>\n

During the period 1\/2\/2010 \u2013 4\/11\/2011 he was the Head of Information and Technology Unit at the Office of the Prime Minister of Greece. He is a pioneer in the information technology in Greece and during the 70\u2019s he implemented the installation of several mainframes in most of the ministries in Greece, including the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Public Order, the National Statistical Office, the Taxation Office and others. Probably the most well known project is the design and implementation of the of the collection and real time publication of all the Election\u2019s Results in Greece from 1981 until 2009. It is the most successful outsourcing project in the Public Sector.<\/p>\n

In 1989 we was awarded an Honorary Discrimination by the Foundation for the Advancement of Journalism \u201cAthanasios Botsis\u201d for his contribution in the establishment of the National Data Base for all the newspapers in Greece. He was a member of the Committee fro the 2004 Olympic Games responsible for the Information Technology of the Games.<\/p>\n

He has published the book \u201c20 Months Hostage\u201d, referring to his detention in the concentration camps of Cyprus during the fight against the British, 1955-1959. Other books are \u201cIn Sundays Kathimerini – Page 9\u201d and \u201c40 + 1 Election Nights \u2013 A 39 year Adventure in Politics, Media and Information Technology\u201d. Since 2012, he has a regular weekly column in \u201cSundays Kathmerini\u201d. He is married with two sons. 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