The present Conference is the 1st conference in a series of conferences to come with main topic quantitative methods in the social sciences. The purpose of the conference is to present and publish research output of all the Universities and Technological Institutions of Greece and the different nations of the World. Another important purpose is to facilitate the interaction between two worlds: the world of Business and the world of Academic Community. The organizers of this Conference have the ambition to establish a forum for discussions on the theory and applications of the Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in the different business sectors such as Small to Medium Enterprises or large Companies in Industry, Commerce, Tourism, Health, Public Sector, Shipping Industry and financial services. The Proceedings of the conference have an ISBN number.

This year’s Conference is organized by the Greek Foundation for Research in the Quantitative, Social and Economic Subjects, which is a non-profit Company with Articles of Association registered in the Chamber of Non-for- profit organizations. This Conference is a continuation, in a broader sense, of the four International Conferences which were organized by myself during the years 2003, 2009, 2013 and 2015, under the auspices of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens and of the 1st International Conference on Quantitative, Social, Biomedical and Economic Issues June 29-30, 2017, Athens, organized under the Auspices of the Greek Foundation for Research in the Quantitative, Social and Economic Subjects. This Conference is focusing on the Emerging New Technologies in every Sector, Financial, Social, Biomedical ,Humanitarian ,Educational and Economic , the influence which they exercise on Management, Education, Economy, Information and Communication, Medicine, Outer Space Research and the dangers and complications in people’s behavior generated from the uncontrollable use of the New Technologies.

This year’s Conference is organized by the Greek Foundation for Research in the Quantitative, Social and Economic Subjects, which is a non-profit Company with Articles of Association registered in the Chamber of non-profit organizations. This Conference is a continuation of the four International Conferences which were organized by myself during the years 2003, 2009, 2013, and 2015, under the auspices of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens, as well as the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th International Conference on Quantitative, Social, Biomedical and Economic Issues, during the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 in Athens, Greece. The International Conferences of the years 2017-2021 were organized under the Auspices of the Greek Foundation for Research in the Quantitative, Social and Economic Subjects which is based in Athens, Greece and has links with an International group of Academics. This Conference is focusing on the following subject: COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ΙΝΝΟVΑΤΙΟΝ, AND GLOBALISATION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Quantitative, Social, Biomedical and Economic Issues DATES: July 10th (Friday) - July 11th (Saturday), 2020 CONFERENCE MAIN SUBJECT The use of the new technologies to improve the efficiency of Education, Enterpreneurship and Economic Activities This year’s Conference is organized by the Greek Foundation for Research in the Quantitative, Social and Economic Subjects, which is a non-profit Company with Articles of Association registered in the Chamber of Non-for- profit organizations. This Conference is a continuation,in a broader sense, of the four International Conferences which were organized by myself during the years 2003, 2009, 2013, and 2015, under the auspices of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens,as well as the 1st and 2nd and 3rd International Conference on Quantitative, Social, Biomedical and Economic Issues ,during the years 2017,2018,2019 in Athens. The International Conferences of the years 2017,2018,1919, were organized under the Auspices of the Greek Foundation for Research in the Quantitative, Social and Economic Subjects which is based in Athens, Greece and has links with an International group of Academics. This Conference is focusing on the following subject: The use of the new technologies to improve the efficiency of Education, Enterpreneurship and Economic Activities The aim of this Conference is to become a forum for the analysis of subjects related to the Quantitative, Social, Biomedical and Economic Sciences, the present state in Greece for the sectors of Education, Health, Innovative Business and the lessons learnt from them , in the context of the serious Economic crisis .in Europe and ,particularly, in Greece. This Conference, also, is the opportunity for many highly respected scientists to present and exchange ideas in their respective research areas with the aim of initiating new joint projects. The new developments in the sectors of contemporary Science and Economy are important and the need for a clear and responsible information is very high regarding, also, the possibility of fake news through the Internet.

This year’s Conference is characterized by the research contributions of Scientists from Cyprus, England, Saudi Arabia and Greece. This year’s Conference is organized by the Greek Foundation for Research in the Quantitative, Social and Economic Subjects, which is a non-profit Company with Articles of Association registered in the Chamber of Non-for- profit organizations. This Conference is a continuation, in a broader sense, of the four International Conferences which were organized by myself during the years 2003, 2009, 2013, and 2015, under the auspices of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens, as well as the 1st and 2nd International Conference on Quantitative, Social, Biomedical and Economic Issues, during the years 2017, 2018, Athens. The International Conferences of the years 2017, 2018, were organized under the Auspices of the Greek Foundation for Research in the Quantitative, Social and Economic Subjects which is based in Athens, Greece and has links with an International group of Academics. This Conference is focusing on the impact of Education on the innovation process, the productivity and the well-balanced development of a country. The findings of (Varsakelis, Volume 35, Issue 7, September 2006, Pages 1083-1090, ELSEVIER) support the hypothesis that the higher the investment of a society in the quality of education, the higher the output of innovation activity. Furthermore, the development level of the governmental institutions is positively correlated with innovation activity. The aim of this Conference is to become a forum for the analysis of subjects related to the Quantitative, Social, Biomedical and Economic Sciences, the present state in Greece for the sectors of Education, Health, Innovative Business and the lessons learnt from them, in the context of the serious economic crisis in Europe and, particularly, in Greece. This Conference, also, is the opportunity for many highly respected scientists to present and exchange ideas in their respective research areas with the aim of initiating new joint projects. The new developments in the sectors of contemporary Science and Economy are important and the need for a clear and responsible information is very high regarding, also, the possibility of fake news through the Internet.

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