Final Event for the Presentation of REMOTE-IT Results
The Final Event for the presentation of results of the REMOTE-IT programme, implemented under URBACT IV, took place on Friday, 12 December 2025, at the “Marina” café, located at the Venetian Harbour of Heraklion. The objective of the meeting was to present the Integrated Action Plan, as endorsed at the 9th Transnational Meeting in Dubrovnik […]
8th Meeting of the Urbact Local Group of the Municipality of Heraklion
The Municipality of Heraklion is the only Municipality in Greece participating in the European Program “Remote and Hybrid Work for Thriving Cities – REMOTE-IT”, which is implemented within the framework of URBACT IV.
7th meeting of the Local Action Group
The 7th meeting of the Local Action Group was successfully held on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at the Youth Center of the Municipality of Heraklion. The aim of the meeting was to discuss and comment on the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) before it is submitted to the next Transnational Meeting in Dubrovnik, Croatia, at the […]
DUBROVNIK – 9th TRANSNATIONAL PARTNER MEETING AND CONFERENCE
The Transnational Working Meeting and Transnational Conference within the framework of the European Program URBACT IV – REMOTE IT European Program on the theme:
“Remote and Hybrid Work for Thriving Cities – REMOTE IT.”
Digital nomads in Greece – Where they live, how they work, what is changing
In recent years, Greece has been making a strong entry onto the map of digital nomads. The special visa (Digital Nomad Visa) introduced in 2021, improved infrastructure in major cities and islands, and local hospitality initiatives have made the country one of the most attractive options for remote workers.
The Testing Actions of Heraklion City in Remote-IT Project
The Municipality of Heraklion is one of the eight partners in URBACT’s project “Remote-IT”. Remote-IT network tackles the new challenges cities are experiencing connected to the future of work.
What are you thinking about the future
The Urbact Local Group, after identifying the reasons that make Heraklion unattractive for digital nomads, defined the characteristics that would enhance its image and characteristics as a digital destination.
Which are the conclusions of the meetings of the Urbact Local Group until now
The Urbact Local Group studied the characteristics of the city of Heraklion through a constructive dialogue with all its members having an active role, making their suggestions and analyzing with arguments the reasons why Heraklion is not currently an attractive destination for digital nomads.
To solve a problem which method will you use?
The main question the Urbact Local Group was asked to answer is “why Heraklion is not an attractive destination for Digital Nomads”.
What was the original idea behind making Heraklion a Digital Nomads destination
The main objective of the REMOTE-IT network is understanding and solving the challenges of the future of work in urban areas, especially the impact and interrelationship of digital nomadism, hybrid work and remote work on urban development.