Preface for the Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Public Administration 2024 ^†

The present volume of the 1st International Conference on Public Administration 2024 (InCoPA-2024) was held from May 31–June 1 in Katerini, Greece.

The InCoPA-2024 is a conference that brings together researchers from all over the world to present and discuss the latest research, contribute to the field of Public Administration, and encourage more research cooperation. The will of the authorities, together with the important role of scientists in creating various opportunities, is to strengthen research culture and downstream research outputs, ultimately solving problems in public administration and society.

The conference program includes three keynote speakers, invited speakers, oral in hybrid format (offline and online) presentations. The topics of the conference were Public Policy and Administration, Governance in the Digital Era, Public Service Delivery, Educational Policy, Educational Technology and Innovation, Management, Evaluation, Knowledge, and Library Management, Information Governance, Digital Library, Innovative Policy and Sustainable Development, Data Driven Policy.

The keynote speeches and progress reports on their research build bridges between different subject areas in in public administration and provide insight into new areas for non-experts. In addition to the main conference, there was a tour provided to the atendees to Mount Olympus and Dion.

Papers for this conference were selected following a double-blind peer review process. All papers were reviewed by peer reviewers, with two reviewers required to review each full paper. On this occasion, we would like to thank the organising committee, authors, reviewers, and volunteers for their professionalism and for always working hard to make the conference a success. Contributions and presentations also make this event a very exciting forum, adding value to learning, discussion and exchange of ideas, and to all speakers and authors.

General Chairs

• Dimitrios Paschaloudis
• Maria Tsourela

Publication Chair

• Maria Tsourela

Publicity Chair

• Syrmoula Tzima

Local Chair

• Naoum Tsolakis

Scientific Committee

Member	Position	Department	Institution	Location
Achillas Charisios	Associate Professor	Supply Chain Management	International Hellenic University	Greece
Aidonis Dimitrios	Associate Professor	Supply Chain Management	International Hellenic University	Greece
Antoniadis Ioannis	Associate Professor	Management Science and Technology	University of West Macedonia	Greece
Assimakopoulos Costas	Professor	Organisation Management, Marketing and Tourism	International Hellenic University	Greece
Avdimiotis Spyros	Associate Professor	Organisation Management, Marketing and Tourism	University of West Macedonia	Greece
Bichurova Iva	Assistant Professor	Economics, Entrepreneurship and Management	University of Food Technologies	Bulgaria
Bolos Angelos	Professor	Public Administration	Panteion University of Athens	Greece
Broni Georgia	Associate Professor	International and European Economic Studies	University of West Macedonia	Greece
Chapsa Xanthippi	Associate Professor	Business Administration	International Hellenic University	Greece
Dimitriadis Sotirios	Professor	Business Administration	International Hellenic University	Greece
Dvorakova-Liskova Zuzana	Associate Professor	Regional Management and Law	University of South Bohemia	Czech Republic
Folinas Dimitrios	Professor	Supply Chain Management	International Hellenic University	Greece
Fragidis Garyfallos	Associate Professor	Business Administration	International Hellenic University	Greece
Georgopoulos Antonios	Professor	Business Administration	University of Patras	Greece
Giannarakis Grigorios	Associate Professor	Business Administration	University of West Macedonia	Greece
Giovanis Nikolaos	Professor	Business Administration	International Hellenic University	Greece
Horska Elena	Professor	Institute of Marketing, Trade and Social Studies	Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra	Slovak Republic
Kakkos Nikolaos	Associate Professor	Business Administration	University of Thessaly	Greece
Kalogiannidis Stavros	Assistant Professor	Business Administration	University of West Macedonia	Greece
Karakitsiou Athanasia	Associate Professor	Business Administration	International Hellenic University	Greece
Kassianidis Panagiotis	Associate Professor	Organisation Management, Marketing and Tourism	International Hellenic University	Greece
Kefis Vassilios	Professor	Public Administration	Panteion University of Athens	Greece
Kehris Evangelos	Professor	Business Administration	International Hellenic University	Greece
Keramydas Christos	Associate Professor	Supply Chain Management	International Hellenic University	Greece
Kilipiris Fotios	Professor	Organisation Management, Marketing and Tourism	International Hellenic University	Greece
Klicnarova Jana	Associate Professor	Applied Mathematics and Informatics	University of South Bohemia	Czech Republic
Kokkinis Georgios	Associate Professor	Organisation Management, Marketing and Tourism	International Hellenic University	Greece
Kondeos Georgios	Professor	Business Administration	University of West Macedonia	Greece
Konstantinidis Christos	Assistant Professor	Business Administration	International Hellenic University	Greece
Kotzaivazoglou Iordanis	Associate Professor	Business Administration	International Hellenic University	Greece
Mouza Anna Maria	Professor	Business Administration	International Hellenic University	Greece
Nikova-Ciuciu Donka	Associate Professor	Economic Sociology	University of National and World Economy	Bulgaria
Panitsidis Konstantinos	Assistant Professor	Management Science and Technology	University of West Macedonia	Greece
Pantelidis Panagiotis	Professor	Business Administration	International Hellenic University	Greece
Papadimopoulos Ioannis	Professor	Business Administration	University of Thessaly	Greece
Papaioannou Eugenia	Associate Professor	Organisation Management, Marketing and Tourism	International Hellenic University	Greece
Paschaloudis Dimitrios	Professor	Business Administration	International Hellenic University	Greece
Pazarskis Michail	Associate Professor	Economic Sciences	International Hellenic University	Greece
Pernsteiner Helmut	Professor	Institute of Finance	Johannes Kepler University	Austria
Polyzos Serafeim	Professor	Planning and Regional Development	University of Thessaly	Greece
Rolinek Ladislav	Associate Professor	Management	University of South Bohemia	Czech Republic
Rossidis Ioannis	Assistant Professor	Public Administration	Panteion University of Athens	Greece
Sahinidis Alexandros	Professor	Business Administration	University of West Attica	Greece
Sariannidis Nikolaos	Professor	Accounting and Finance	University of West Macedonia	Greece
Sdrolias Labros	Professor	Business Administration	University of Thessaly	Greece
Serdaris Panagiotis	Emeritus Professor	Management Science and Technology	University of West Macedonia	Greece
Simeli Ioanna	Assistant Professor	Organisation Management, Marketing and Tourism	International Hellenic University	Greece
Skodova Parmova Dagmar	Associate Professor	Applied Economics and Economy	University of South Bohemia	Czech Republic
Spinthiropoulos Konstantinos	Associate Professor	Management Science and Technology	University of West Macedonia	Greece
Stafyla Amalia	Assistant Professor	Supply Chain Management	International Hellenic University	Greece
Stalidis Georgios	Professor	Organisation Management, Marketing and Tourism	International Hellenic University	Greece
Sulista Marek	Assistant Professor	Applied Mathematics and Informatics	University of South Bohemia	Czech Republic
Triantafyllou Dimitrios	Professor	Supply Chain Management	International Hellenic University	Greece
Triantari Sotiria	Professor	Management Science and Technology	University of West Macedonia	Greece
Troisi Roberta	Associate Professor	Political Science and Communication	University of Salerno	Italy
Tsarouchas Panagiotis	Professor	Supply Chain Management	International Hellenic University	Greece
Tsekouropoulos Georgios	Assistant Professor	Organisation Management, Marketing and Tourism	International Hellenic University	Greece
Tsiakis Theodosios	Assistant Professor	Organisation Management, Marketing and Tourism	International Hellenic University	Greece
Tsolakis Naoum	Assistant Professor	Supply Chain Management	International Hellenic University	Greece
Tsourela Maria	Associate Professor	Business Administration	International Hellenic University	Greece
Vairaktarakis George	Professor	Operations	Case Western Reserve University	USA
Velentzas Ioannis	Professor	International and European Economic Studies	University of West Macedonia	Greece
Velissariou Efstathios	Professor	Business Administration	University of Thessaly	Greece
Vocetkova Klara	Senior Lecturer	Applied Mathematics and Informatics	University of South Bohemia	Czech Republic
Vrana Vassiliki	Professor	Business Administration	International Hellenic University	Greece
Xyz Alina	Professor	Accounting and Finance	University of West Attica	Greece