As the National Day for the Prevention of Sea-based Accidents and Drownings (11th May) is on its way, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the non-profit organization Safe Water Sports, signed a Memorandum of Undestanding (MOU) to undertake joint initiatives to prevent accidents during marine recreational and water sports activities.
On Monday, April 5, 2021, Athens College and Psychico College High School Juniors (B΄ Lyceum) and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Yr1 students watched an online presentation about the Safe Water Sports program, aimed at raising students’ awareness and informing them about safety at sea.
The Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy in collaboration with the Municipality of Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni and Safe Water Sports, organized an event about the ''Education-Awareness-Precaution of safety at sea''.
On Thursday, June 25, 2020, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed with the Central Union of Greek Municipalities and the Union of lifeguard schools.
May 11: National Day for the Prevention of Sea-Related Accidents and Drownings
«Safer beaches and seas for everyone»
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The project's objective is the development of an advanced interactive virtual reality game for the education of children and young people on sea safety and during water-related sports and recreational activities. Within the project, a platform will be developed that will deliver educational scenarios for children aged 12-17 in the form of an interactive virtual reality game (VR Game), aiming to teach them about their safety in the sea and water sports through interactive gaming. The platform will have an administrative tool for real-time adaptation of scenarios to the target audience, enabling the production of different difficulty levels and the creation of new scenarios.
For the development of this game, the basic safety rules that need to be communicated will be documented and incorporated into the game to combine knowledge with entertainment. Thematically, safety will cover the presence of children and young people at the beach, swimming, and participation in sports and recreational activities in the sea. A three-dimensional graphical environment will be developed, presenting a realistic beach where the user will be transported either by wearing special glasses or by playing the game on a computer. The project is coded as T2EDK-00799 and is being implemented within the framework of the "Research - Create - Innovate, Second Cycle" action, funded by the Operational Program 'Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation (EPAnEK), NSRF 2014-2020."
The project involves the participation of SAFE WATER SPORTS, Omega Technology, AKTO, and Ellinogermaniki Agogi
Συγχρηματοδοτείται από το Ευρωπαϊκό Ταμείο Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης και Ελληνικούς εθνικούς πόρους μέσω του Επιχειρησιακού Προγράμματος Ανταγωνιστικότητα, Επιχειρηματικότητα και Καινοτομία, στο πλαίσιο της πρόσκλησης ΕΡΕΥΝΩ – ΔΗΜΙΟΥΡΓΩ – ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΩ (κωδικός έργου: T1ΕΔΚ 03445).
Η υποστήριξη της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής για την παραγωγή αυτού του ιστότοπου δεν συνιστά έγκριση του περιεχομένου που αντικατοπτρίζει μόνο τις απόψεις των συγγραφέων και η Επιτροπή δεν μπορεί να θεωρηθεί υπεύθυνη για οποιαδήποτε χρήση των πληροφοριών που περιέχονται σε αυτήν.
