The Office of the Commissioner for the Presidency announces the creation of an Internet Platform for Cypriots in the Diaspora, following a Call for Tender for a Public Contract. The main Platform will consist of two platforms, the Cyprus Diaspora Census and the Learn Your Roots Page.
The first sub-platform, entitled Cyprus Diaspora Census, aims not only to provide a quantitative record of Cypriots in our Diaspora, but also a qualitative record. Through this we will have the opportunity to collect data concerning their professional field, their family situation, where they are located on the planet and various other data, through a questionnaire that they will have to fill in.
Through the creation of the Registry of Cypriots of the Diaspora we will get to know, among others, the remarkable Cypriot Scientists, Academics, Entrepreneurs, as well as other specialties that excel abroad. These people are the best ambassadors of our Cyprus abroad. Apart from this, the Registry of Cypriots in Diaspora will be a useful tool with multiple benefits for our Federations and Organizations as well as for us, in order to maintain the links of our expatriates with their roots and culture, but also to promote Cyprus and its interests.
For the first time an official Registry of Cypriots in Diaspora will be made.
For the first time there will be an official Registration of Cypriots in Diaspora. It is no exaggeration that we have another Cyprus abroad, since estimates to date indicate that the number of Cypriots living abroad exceeds 800,000.
The Registration of Cypriots in the Diaspora is one of the key objectives of the National Strategy of Cypriots in the Diaspora of the Republic of Cyprus. Today, the implementation of a project that is a commitment and is presented in the government project of the Republic of Cyprus begins.
The second sub-platform, entitled Learn Your Roots is addressed to our Cypriots in the Diaspora and especially to the young generation of our expatriates, from pre-school age onwards, with the aim of getting to know and maintaining their links with their language, history, traditions, culture and roots.
Cypriots of our Diaspora will be able to attend courses and study material related to the Greek language, our history, traditional Cypriot cuisine, traditional dances and our culture and traditions in general.
In the process of creating this Platform, the Office of the Commissioner of the Presidency cooperated with various institutions and Ministries, which supported this effort. Important partners include the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy as well as the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute.
The contract was signed between the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus and the IT company Pixel Actions Ltd, which will undertake the creation of this Internet Platform.
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