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THE Voice of the Regions
Attica Region, Greece
Attica is an historical region of Greece which includes Athens, the current capital of Greece.
The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea.
The Attica region, the modern administrative region of Greece, is more extensive than the
historical region and includes several islands and part of the Peloponnese.
Attica is a triangular peninsula jutting into the Aegean Sea. It is naturally divided to the north
from Boeotia by long Kithairon mountain range. To the west, it is bordered by the sea and
the canal of Corinth. Mountains separate the peninsula into the plains of Pedias, Mesogaia,
and Thriasion.
Center for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH)
The Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CE.R.T.H.), is the largest research centre in
Northern Greece. Founded in March 2000, CERTH is a non‐profit organization that directly
reports to the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT), of the Greek
Ministry of Development.
The mission of CERTH is to carry out fundamental and applied research with emphasis on
development of novel products and services of industrial, economic and social importance in
the following fields:
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Chemical and Biochemical Processes and Advanced Functional Materials
Informatics and Telecommunications
Land, Sea and Air Transportation
Agrobiotechnology and Food Engineering
Enviromental Friendly Technologies for Solid Fuels and Alternative Energy Sources
Biomedical Informatics, Biomedical Engineering, Biomolecular Medicine and
Pharmacogenetics
www.certh.gr
Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT)
The Hellenic Institute of Transport is part of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas
(CERTH) which is a legal, non‐profit entity organized under private law, under the auspices of
the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT), of the Ministry of
Infrastructure, Transport and Networks.
Founded on 2000, under the Presidential Decree 77/2000, HIT's main objective is the
conduct and support of applied research activities in the field of transportation in Greece.
More specifically on issues relating to organization, operation, planning and development of
infrastructure, and standardization, economic analysis, management, vehicle technology,
and impact assessment of land, maritime, air, and multimodal transport services.
www.imet.gr
The relevant proposed participants’ main activities include: (a) basic and applied research,
(b) industrial and R&D activities, and (c) policy formulation on issues relevant to transport,
environment and health.
Participation in the THE ISSUE project will act as a catalyst in this direction and will give this
cluster‐to‐be access to similar activities at a European level and a forum for exchanging
experiences relating to both research and practice.
Exposure to similar initiatives and ongoing activities will bring added value to the proposed
partnership and will deepen and broaden our understanding or relevant activities at a EU
level.
The regional authority (municipality of Piraeus) is highly motivated in the direction of
forming partnerships with relevant research institutions and industries interested in the
issues addressed by the THE ISSUE project, and to this end they have initiated several
relevant activities.
BOX OF ATTICA STATISTICS
Area:
Population:
Density:
GDP:
3808 sq.km
3,94 million (2004)
1.035 hab/sq.km
63.639 m