The Social Multicenter of ADEDY (Supreme Administration of the Greek Civil Servants Trade Unions) was established in December 2004 with the main objective of the scientific support of ADEDY's manifold actions.

The aims of the Social Multi-center are:

The systematic study, research and documentation in the fields of the Public Administration and the Social Services of the State.
The systematic promotion of education and training among the trade union leaders for the support and strengthening of the civil servants' movement in Greece.
The promotion of ethics of collectiveness and unionism through continuous exchange of ideas and open dialogue.
The contribution for the development of the workforce of the Public Administration.

Fields of Action

For the accomplishment of its various objectives, the Social Multi-center initiates new fields of action, signs up schedule agreements and organises projects of training and research in a broad range of issues.

Education & Training

• Target - actions for the development of Public Administration's workforce:
  - In November of 2004 the Social Multicenter signs up the schedule   agreement between the Ministry of Interiors, Public Administration and Local Government - ADEDY – and The National Center of Public Administration and Local Government. Since then, the Social Multi-center originated and participated in several actions of lifelong learning and training addressed to employees of the public sector.
  - In April of 2005 initiates and accomplishes the schedule agreement with the National Center of Public Administration and Local Government and the University of Peloponnesus and introduces the first Masters course for Public Servants with the title “Administration of Public Services and Organisations”.
  - In March 2007 a second schedule agreement with the University of Macedonia introduces the second Masters course for public servants with the title “Total Quality Management”.

Research & Documentation

In order to achieve its objectives of education and training and to systematise the observation, analysis and recording of the qualitative and quantitative data of Public Administration and the Social Functions of the State, Social Multicenter gives priority to the following research areas:

• Research to identify and analyse the characteristics of the current trends in the fields of Public Administration and the Social Functions of the State as well as the inequalities of access in public goods. 
• The formulation of longitudinal and cross-sectional indicators for the monitoring of the characteristics of the workforce in the public administration.
• The systematic observation and recording of the educational and training facts of the workforce of the Public Administration.
• The development of the necessary documentation structures to facilitate the direct collection and diffusion of knowledge and information to all stakeholders (Trade unions, Administrative and Political organizations, Academic community). 
• The build-up of systematic and efficient partnerships with the institutions active in the fields of research and education of the workforce of the Public Administration.