Clark Boyd

Clark Boyd

Clark Boyd is a reporter for The World. From advances in technology to the ups and downs of the markets, he has reported from many different countries for the show. He is now based out of the Boston newsroom.

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Hi-Tech May be a Bright Spot for Greece

March 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment
Many projects, such as this, target solar energy. (Photo: Jonathan Fildes)

Many projects, such as this, target solar energy. (Photo: Jonathan Fildes)

Greece is suffering through dark economic times. But some entrepreneurs say there might be a bright spot for Greece’s economy: its hi-tech sector.

Excerpt from Clark Boyd’s BBC Future piece

Leontios Stampoulidis sits in a small office, surrounded by computers and micro-electronic equipment. Like many Greeks these days, he calls the economic crisis his country is going through “an obsession,” particularly for people in their mid-30s.

“We have to fight for three generations,” Stampoulidis tells me. “We fight for ourselves, and for our kids. We don’t want to hand over a country that’s collapsing to them. And we also have to fight for our parents, because people on pensions were the first to take the heat when the crisis came.”

Such stories are part of the fabric of life in Greece these days. Jobs have been axed, wages and pensions slashed, and social safety nets have almost completely broken down. Homelessness and suicides are both on the increase. Young people, particularly those who are educated and talented, seem to be crowding the exits, looking for the next flight out. And despite the approval of the latest bailout, many Greeks feel that the worst is yet to come.



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