Ioannis Zervas holds a BSc from the Department of Business Administration of the University of Macedonia, an M.A. in Politics and Economy of Southeast Europe from the department of Balkan, Slavic, and Oriental Studies of the University of Macedonia, an M.Sc. in Human Resources Management from the department of Management Science and Technology of the University of Western Macedonia, and he is a Ph.D candidate of the Department of Applied Informatics of the University of Macedonia in the thematic area of the digital divide and skills. Since 2007, Ioannis Zervas has gained significant experience in post-secondary education in the subject of administration and economics. He has taught in more than six special thematic seminars implemented within the framework of Erasmus Plus in Key Actions 1 and 2. He has five years of experience in the implementation of EU projects related to levels of non-formal education. At the same time, he works as a freelancer in the implementation of European projects related to the management and development (coaching and mentoring) of human resources from companies belonging to the private sector of the economy. His research interests are related to the investigation of the digital divide due to the lack of digital skills in human resources. He also deals with the modern trends of the digital economy and its effects on human resources.

Emmanouil Stiakakis is a professor of digital economics at the Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece. He holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, an MSc in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the Cranfield Institute of Technology, UK, and a PhD in Applied Informatics from the University of Macedonia, Greece. His research has been published in a lot of international journals and conference proceedings (he is the author of four books, as well). He has been a Guest Editor and member of the editorial board of well-known journals. His research interests include the digital divide, digital competence, the implications of digital technologies for the environment, and digital currencies.