Enterprise Europe Network – Bulgaria and the Net-Share initiative are organizing a technology and business matchmaking event in the sphere of ICT and automation during the autumn exhibition program of International Fair Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The event will be held on 29 and 30 September, at the International Fair Plovdiv fairground. The two-day event will feature a seminar day (29 September) targeting clusters and associations. The program of the seminar day will be focused on presentations and discussions on financing opportunities for clusters and associations; best praxis in management of...

On 30 July 2010, the Applied Research and Communications Fund supported by the German Marshall Fund/Bulgaria Fund organized a policy forum entitled e-Bulgaria: Toward ICT Development via Research-Based Policies. The forum was dedicated to using adequate and reliable indicators for the penetration and usage of information and communication technologies (ICT) when developing policies and assessing their impact.   Mr. Todor Yalamov, Coordinator of the IT Group at the ARC Fund, noted that the current government is a forerunner in developing research-based strategies in the field of ICT that...

On 29-30 June, a training team of the National Safer Internet Centre (SIC )conducted a training of pedagogues from 30 schools in the city of Varna on the “Virtual and Real Violence: Prevention by Interactive Education” course for secondary schools. On March 4-5, another 20 pedagogical councilors were trained. Both trainings were organized on the invitation and with the support of the Varna Municipality’s Directorates for Prevention and Education. The school councilors were explained and demonstrated the methodology used by the SIC in the “Virtual and Real Violence...

From June 14 th to 16 th, ARC Fund hosted an expert and stakeholder workshop as part of the CIVISTI project. The experts and stakeholders present included natural and social scientists, policy-analysts, and researchers in public and private research institutes that are involved in research policy making and implementation. The workshop presented experts from all over Europe with future ‘visions’ that European citizens have for improving the quality of life of Europeans through science, technology and innovation. There were 69 such visions, developed at an earlier stage in the project, which...

Enterprise Europe Enterprise – Bulgaria invites companies and R&D organisaton to take part in eHealth Mission in Glasgow, UK on 25th/26th May 2010 organised by Enterprise Europe Scotland in partnership with local partners. Wellness and health is one of the newest and most promising global markets, with estimates placing its current worth at more than Ј120bn and forecasting that it will triple by 2012. This mission is intended for European companies interested in learning more about the opportunities and who are looking for business and technology partners. On the 25th May...

On March 4-5, a training team of the National Safer Internet Centre visited the city of Varna on the invitation of the Municipality’s Directorates for Prevention and Education and conducted a two-day training of pedagogical councilors from 20 schools in the city. The school councilors were explained and demonstrated the methodology used by the SIC in the “Virtual and Real Violence Prevention” educational course for secondary schools implemented in 20 schools in Sofia. The possibilities and the ways to conduct the course in the schools in Varna were discussed with the...