Events

On December 9, 2025, Sofia hosted the 21st National Innovation Forum organized by the Applied Research and Communications Fund in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and with the assistance of the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria. The event brought together leading representatives of business, academia, and public institutions. For more than two decades, the National Innovation Forum has been uniting efforts to develop innovation in Bulgaria, presenting the key findings of the “Innovation.bg” report annually and recognizing the most successful Bulgarian...

On October 22, 2025, the Applied Research and Communications Fund organized a training session on the topic of “Developing Project Proposals for Mission 1 and Mission 4 of the Horizon Europe Program” at the Faculty of Economics of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski.” The training is organized within the framework of the HARMONMISSIONS (Harmonisation of Missions in the Danube Region) project, which is implemented with the support of the Interreg Danube Program. The training was organized within the framework of the HARMONMISSIONS (Harmonization of Missions in the...

On October 21, 2025, Blagoevgrad hosted the sixth and final event of the “Dialogue Innovations.bg 2040” initiative. The forum brought together leading experts, entrepreneurs, representatives of the scientific community, state administration, and the financial sector from across the country. The initiative was implemented in partnership with the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria and Sofia Tech Park. The event focused on the development of regional innovation and technology hubs for growth in Bulgarian regions, with leading experts and representatives of institutions...

On October 17, 2025, Burgas hosted the fourth event of the national initiative “Dialogue Innovations.bg 2040.” The forum brought together leading experts, entrepreneurs, representatives of the scientific community, state administration, and the financial sector from across the country. The initiative was implemented in partnership with the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria and was part of Burgas Digital, the regional platform for digitization and innovation of the Southeast Digital Innovation Hub. The opening discussion brought together Petko Georgiev, Chairman of the...

The third event of Innovation.bg 2040 Dialogue, in cooperation with the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria, took place on October 16, 2025, in the city of Varna. The forum brought together representatives of business, academia, public institutions, and the financial sector, united by the common goal of building successful national policies for innovation and technology transfer in Europe. The event focused on the development of regional innovation and technology hubs for growth in Bulgarian regions, with leading experts and representatives of institutions and companies...

“We want Bulgaria to be not just a regional leader, but a European one.” This was the common vision of the participants in “Dialogue Innovations.bg 2040.” The second event in the “Dialogue Innovations.bg 2040” series was held on October 15, 2025, in Veliko Tarnovo. The forum brought together representatives of business, academia, public institutions, and the financial sector, united by a common goal—to build successful national policies for innovation and technology transfer in Europe. The event focused on the development of regional innovation and technology...

The Applied Research and Communications Fund (ARC Fund) took part in the INSPIRE initiative’s annual conference in Lisbon, focused on rethinking democratic participation across Europe. The forum brought together researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners from universities and civil society organizations in Bulgaria, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Poland, Portugal, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Participants shared insights on how diverse social contexts shape public participation and the democratic capacities of citizens. ARC Fund contributed with analytical perspectives drawn from...

On October 9, 2025, the Applied Research and Communications Fund organized the second event in the national “Dialogue Innovation.bg 2040” tour. It took place in Ruse, in partnership with the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria, Sofia Tech Park, and INNOBRIDGE BIC. The round table brought together representatives from business, academia, the financial sector, and public institutions, with the topic of discussion being the development of successful national policies for innovation and technology transfer in Europe. Among the key points were the following: Bulgaria has...