Two important digital projects, which change the way e-EFKA operates and serves, were presented today at an event of the organization in Athens, in the presence of the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Nikis Kerameos.
This is the "New Integrated Information System (OPS) e-EFKA" and the "Digitalization of e-EFKA insurance history", interventions that bring faster procedures and direct access to insurance information.
The event was honoured by the presence of Labour and Social Security Minister, Niki Kerameos, who noted: "Today, we are launching two very important digital projects that come to "dress" the overall effort made on e-EFKA in the last seven years: the new Integrated Information System e-EFKA and the digitization of the insurance history of Greek citizens.
These two projects are joined by a common objective, which is the best service to the citizen. In whatever action we take, whatever our energy, the goal is to make the everyday life of the citizen better and, at the same time, to help the valuable human resources of e-EFKA, to do its work more effectively, to build a greater trust in the state."
The central presentation was held by the commander of e-EFKA, Dr. Alexander Varveris, stressing: "E-EFKA enters a new era of operation, more mature and essentially human-centric. The digital transformation we implement is not a simple technological upgrade, but a profound change of culture and operation, with a direct imprint on the everyday life of the citizen.
The two iconic works-pillars, the new Integrated Information System and the digitization of the insurance history, along with the continuous development of new electronic services, form a carrier simpler, faster and more reliable.
It is the beginning of a new route, where technology is not an end in itself, but a tool for better service and where the citizen is, by actions and not just words, at the centre."
New O.P.S. e-EFKA: The core of digital transformation
According to the relevant announcement, the new O.P.S. integrates all key information systems into a single, interoperable digital environment and forms the central core of social security.
– Single management of contributions and insurance time
– Automated pension procedures
– Enhanced control and transparency
– Faster adaptation to changes
– Connection with critical bodies such as the Independent Public Revenue Authority (A.D.E.) and the General Commercial Registry (G.E.M.)
e-EPKA insurance history digitization: From paper to digital data
The project concerns the digitisation of 42,708,333 pages of insurance history of former main and ancillary insurance institutions, with the aim of:
– speeding up the award of pensions and
– the creation of a single digital insurance data file.
Using Intelligent Document Processing (IDP):
– digitisation and enrichment of documents with metadata,
– automatic data extraction and verification,
- Human control, actually.
Result: faster pensions, elimination of bureaucratic procedures and direct access to insurance history.
As part of the ongoing consultation with society and with the aim of the major reforms being designed and implemented by open dialogue, the commander of e-EFKA, Dr.Alexander Varveris, implemented a nationwide information programme on the new Integrated Information System (O.P.S.).
Information actions carried out in large cities in the country: Herakleion, Larissa, Patras, Thessaloniki and today in Athens, brought to the same table institutional bodies, representatives of chambers and professionals, who were informed of the new digital possibilities of the project and submitted useful interventions in the context of a meaningful and productive dialogue.
As mentioned, the projects are part of the National Recovery and Durability Plan "Greece 2.0", funded by the European Union-Next Generation EU, confirming the firm commitment to an e-EFKA more modern, more digital and more efficient, with the citizen at the centre.
Source: RES – ICM
