This week in Davos, senior tech company officials including Microsoft, Meta and Google spoke with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis about furthering Greece’s inclusion in their international infrastructure networks and cooperation with government at other levels.

Mitsotakis met with Google’s president of business and operations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Matt Brittin, and discussed the prospect of the company’s increased investment in Greece. They also talked about the broader use of the tools that the multinational offers in Greece for digital training and entrepreneurship programs, especially in tourism, and Google’s plans for its blue submarine cable system, connecting Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The prospects of Google recommending Greece to its employees for residency and remote work were also mooted.

Another meeting Mitsotakis had in Davos involved Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella as well as company Chairman Brad Smith. They discussed the implementation of Microsoft’s investment for the creation of a hub in Attica with three data centers. Mitsotakis spoke about the development of the technology sector in Greece, the dynamic ecosystem of startups that are attracting strong interest from investors and the country’s highly qualified human resources. Microsoft maintains regular contact with Greek ministries on a weekly basis to promote its projects of common interest in Greece.

Nick Clegg, the president of global affairs at Meta, also had a meeting with the Greek prime minister in Davos. They agreed that Greece would be considered as a possible location for Meta staff, with Clegg noting that the company will hire 10,000 people in Europe in the coming years, many of whom could be Greek.

The Prime Minister also met Ray Dalio, the billionaire owner of the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, and the managing director of the UAE’s Mubadala investment fund, Khaldoon al Mubarak, who is looking for Greek companies to invest in.