Publications
ARC Fund coordinates, through its subsidiary ARC Consulting, the Enterprise Europe Network for Bulgaria. The Network supports SMEs to improve their positions on the international market. EEN-Bulgaria further advises businesses, research and industry organizations on the Framework Programs of the EU, including the European Innovation Council, facilitates the establishment of international partnerships, enhances the SMEs’ capacity to manage their innovative processes, to transform digital or sustainable, and introduce resilient business models.
The target group of EEN-Bulgaria includes SMEs with high potential for growth or development of innovation. The services are open to enterprises from all sectors of economic activity. The portfolio of services includes access to finance, partner search, sustainability consulting, digital transformation, introduction of sustainable business models.
The Applied Research and Communications Fund facilitates public, multi-actor deliberative processes on societal challenges stemming from research and innovation. Responsible research and innovation are closely linked to sustainable development and thus represent a horizontal topic in the research studies conducted by ARC Fund.
Focal areas of our research are energy transition, energy citizenship and renewable energy, access of vulnerable societal groups to the labor market, public engagement in policy design, technology assessment of the impact of new technology on society, economy and environment, as well as workplace innovations and public-sector innovations.
As a project partner in the project “Knowhow Communities for Accelerating RTI Transfer in the Danube Region – RTIT>>”, ARC Fund will provide knowledge and competences for the development and pilot testing in Bulgaria of innovative tools and methods for the transfer of scientific research, technology and innovation (RTI). In today’s dynamic economic and geopolitical situation, sustainable, smart, adaptive and energy-optimized materials are of great importance for the digital and green transformation of SMEs. The new technological challenges and the need for...
December 18, 2023
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October 5, 2023
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August 10, 2023
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Research and innovation have an essential role to play in creating and sustaining an inclusive, competitive and resilient Europe, by increasing the sustainability of manufacturing sectors, making the economy more competitive and increasing cooperation between science, government and business. As a result of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine, Bulgaria is facing medium to long-term labour shortages, as well as a lack of necessary skills and competences among its human capital, caused by an ageing population and high level of emigration. The wide spreading demographic crisis is a key challenge...
February 14, 2023
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The Bulgarian and European digital innovation hub for agriculture, AgroHub.bg (AgroDigiRise), whose partner is the Applied Research and Communications Fund, is conducting a survey to build its diverse portfolio for the development of the sector by providing access to technology solutions and a range of services to support digital transformation. Creating an enabling business environment requires consideration of needs and coordination between all stakeholders and actors – institutions, science, business and farmers. The initiative will provide free trainings and services to farmers...
February 3, 2023
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Urban agriculture is a global and rapidly growing trend with great potential for green, social and technological innovation. This process is relatively new, unfamiliar and challenging for policy makers who need to rethink existing regulatory frameworks and policies on urban planning, land use, green spaces and infrastructure to develop a more integrated policy framework. CityZen is an INTERREG Europe Program project that promotes urban farming policies and their key role in better resource efficiency in cities. To this end, eight organisations from five EU regions have joined forces and...
December 21, 2022
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Experts, students and volunteers from civic initiatives have developed DIY kits for vertical mini urban gardens under the CityZen urban farming initiative of the Applied Research and Communications Fund, Sofia Development Association and Sofia Green Program. The guide provides an opportunity for anyone with the tools at hand to create a calming space with a visual connection to nature in their home or office. The benefits of urban farming are numerous and go far beyond aestheticizing the surroundings. Gardens contribute to better air quality, reduce noise, save resources and shorten the path...
December 19, 2022
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The Innovation.bg report provides an annual assessment of the innovation potential of the Bulgarian economy and the state and development opportunities of the Bulgarian innovation system. It contains recommendations for improving public policy on innovation in Bulgaria and in the EU, drawing on the latest theoretical and empirical research and taking into account the specific economic, political, cultural and institutional framework in which the country’s innovation system develops. The 2022 report Innovation.bg notes that in 2022, the EU will have the highest innovation performance in...
December 9, 2022
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An informative and applied tool for all those who deal directly or indirectly with the topics of anti-Roma misinformation, fake news, and a safe internet, including three handbooks, including a teacher’s guide:
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November 23, 2022
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A methodological guide for developing key skills and competences across the whole school from grades 1 to 12 across the curriculum. Successfully tested during one school year in 90 secondary schools in Sofia. Contains links to additional materials for applying the methodology:
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Methodology for training young people as peer educators on the topic of online sexual exploitation prevention:
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December 21, 2021
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The Innovation.bg report provides an annual assessment of the innovation potential of the Bulgarian economy and the state and development opportunities of the Bulgarian innovation system. It contains recommendations for improving public policy on innovation in Bulgaria and in the EU, drawing on the latest theoretical and empirical research and taking into account the specific economic, political, cultural and institutional framework in which the country’s innovation system develops. As in its previous editions, Innovation.bg 2021 analyses the state and opportunities for development of the...
December 20, 2021
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The Applied Research and Communications Fund presents the new website of the ADMA TranS4MErs project, in which it participates. This is a €5.6 million project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme, based on the work of ADMA, the Advanced Manufacturing Support Centre. The project officially starts on 1 October 2021. It will run for 3 years and will be implemented by a consortium of 38 partners from the 27 Member States of the European Union. Coordinated by Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR), ADMA TranS4MErs is a European partnership...
September 29, 2021
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