Better Internet for Kids

Here, we take an in-depth look at the latest monitoring information for Greece.

According to the Digital Decade 2025: Country reports, Greece’s digital landscape in 2025 is characterised by a significant contrast between its rapid mobile infrastructure expansion and persistent gaps in business innovation and fixed connectivity. Greece has achieved exceptionally high 5G coverage, nearing its 2030 targets, yet it struggles with low fixed broadband penetration, with Very High-Capacity Network (VHCN) and Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) rollout reaching only 46%. In the digital economy, while the ICT sector accounts for a modest 3% of the economy, it remains a critical driver of innovation, accounting for over 25% of business R&D spending. Digital skills remain a challenge, as only 52.5% of the population possesses basic digital skills, and the share of ICT specialists (2.4%) is the lowest in the EU. According to the State of the Digital Decade Eurobarometer 2025, public sentiment shows a strong demand for security, with 91% of citizens prioritising secure digital infrastructure and 94% calling for urgent action on children’s online safety. Recent policy milestones include the establishment of the National Cybersecurity Authority and the launch of the Gov.gr and Kids Wallet, aimed at modernising public services and ensuring secure digital identities for all ages.

Read the full Policy monitor country profile for detailed information on key national policy frameworks in Greece.

Read the full 2026 edition of the Policy monitor report.

BIK policies

This concerns how national-level policies relevant to the BIK agenda are organised, managed, and supported by evidence and stakeholder input.

Policy frameworks

Policy frameworks describe the overarching goals that shape policies for a better internet for kids. 

In Greece:

• This topic is an important and emerging policy priority partially covered in national/regional laws, regulations and policies.
• There are separate, dedicated policies which address the topic of children and the digital environment (protection, empowerment, and participation).

• The BIK+ strategy is an important influence on policy development on children and the digital environment.

• Children's rights in relation to the digital environment are an important and emerging policy priority, with specific policies in development on this topic.

Policy design

Policy design asks whether evidence and research support BIK-related policies and whether systems are in place for monitoring and evaluating those policies.

In Greece:

• Quantitative data on some aspects of children’s digital activity is collected regularly as part of broader surveys.
• Surveys of children’s experiences of risks, harms and digital well-being are undertaken on an ad-hoc and irregular basis.
• Information is regularly gathered to inform policies on children and the digital environment. However, this relies primarily on third-party sources, and there are limited opportunities to commission new data on children's digital activity.
• There are occasional special initiatives to gather evidence about children and the digital environment.
• Policies are regularly monitored and evaluated, but not always systematically.

Policy governance

Policy governance examines how policies are coordinated at the governmental level, whether other implementation bodies are involved in their delivery and coordination.

In Greece:

• Policy development sits across different ministries with leadership officially distributed according to the area of specialisation.
• Coordination occurs across relevant departments and stakeholders through more informal arrangements.
• One or more programmes of action are underway supporting children’s online safety and participation in the digital environment. However, these lack accountabilities, such as defined timelines, assigned responsibilities or key performance indicators (KPIs).

Stakeholder involvement

Stakeholder involvement enquires how different stakeholders can participate in policy development.

In Greece:

• Stakeholder participation in policy discussion and development is infrequent or informal. Opportunities to contribute exist occasionally but lack regularity, transparency, or meaningful impact on decision-making.
• Public consultation occurs, but it is irregular, infrequent, or limited in scope.
• Children are listened to directly in the policy development process but are not formally involved in decision-making.

Read the full Policy monitor country profile for detailed information on key national policy frameworks in Greece.

Read the full 2026 edition of the Policy monitor report. 

BIK+ actions

Pillar 1 – safe digital experiences

Safe digital experiences refer to actions taken to protect children from harmful and illegal online content, conduct, contact, and risks as young consumers and to improve their well-being online through a safe, age-appropriate digital environment created in a way that respects children’s best interests.

Pillar 2 – Digital empowerment

Digital empowerment involves actions that ensure all children, including those in vulnerable situations, acquire the necessary skills and competences to make sound choices and to express themselves safely and responsibly in the online environment.

Pillar 3 – Active participation, respecting children’s rights

This includes actions that promote young people's active participation and respect for their rights through such activities as fostering innovative and creative safe digital experiences for young people and ensuring they have a say in policies governing the digital environment.

Read the full Policy monitor country profile for detailed information on key national policy frameworks in Greece.

Read the full 2026 edition of the Policy monitor report.

BIK+ index 2026: Greece

The BIK+ index has been developed to provide an aggregated at-a-glance overview of the levels of implementation across the two dimensions, BIK policies and BIK+ actions, in Greece compared to the EU27+2 average. Values are shown in per cent.

Figure 1: BIK+ index 2026: Greece - EU27+2 average comparison

Please note, the data used in this page and the corresponding country profile was collected in January 2026.