Greece is launching a multimillion-euro effort to bring greater order to the data held across its public administration, as the government seeks to establish common rules for determining what information it owns, where it is stored, how sensitive it is and who should be allowed to access it.
The Ministry of Digital Governance has awarded a contract initially worth €9.52 million, including VAT, to a consortium comprising Cognity, EY and PwC. The project is designed to create a central framework for governing and classifying data stored in state information systems, addressing a growing challenge as Greece moves more public services and infrastructure online.
At the center of the initiative are 663 public-sector information systems already hosted in the G-Cloud, Greece’s government cloud infrastructure. Data-classification studies will be carried out for each, effectively creating a map of the information stored across a large part of the state’s digital estate.
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The framework will assess issues including data reliability, validity and usability, with particular emphasis on security and privacy. Information will be classified according to its characteristics and sensitivity, helping determine appropriate access rights and safeguards in line with Greek and European Union legislation, including EU data-protection rules.
The government will also develop a standardized classification methodology for new information systems before they are moved into the G-Cloud, making data governance part of the deployment process rather than an exercise conducted after systems are already operating.
The project extends beyond the initial 663 systems. It includes a draft National Data Strategy and a road map for applying the framework across Greece’s three government cloud environments: G-Cloud, H-Cloud and RE-Cloud. A dedicated information system will also be installed to allow classifications and governance rules to be maintained and updated as government technology changes.
The final bill could exceed the initial €9.52 million. The contract includes an option of as much as €3.646 million, including VAT, for additional classification studies and software licenses, while another €278,507 is предусмотрено for an optional first year of technical support and maintenance. The main contract runs for 14 months, with the possibility of an extension of as much as 50%.
The project was initially linked to Greece’s EU-backed Recovery Fund, but that decision was revoked in June 2026. It was subsequently transferred to the Digital Governance Ministry’s 2026-2030 Sectoral Development Program.
