DRIVING EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION

APPLIED RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS FUND

ARC FUND
ARC FUND

SustainX – Fostering Sustainable Digital Innovation Investment

SustainX – Fostering Sustainable Digital Innovation Investment Empowering European Regions for a Green and Digital Future  The SustainX project (Grant Agreement No. 101180410), funded by the European Union under the Interregional Innovation Investments Instrument (I3), brings together leading innovation actors from across Europe with the shared ambition of accelerating regional transitions toward sustainability and digital competitiveness. The initiative focuses on strengthening the innovation ecosystems of less developed and transition regions by providing them with tailored tools, capacity...

January 3, 2025
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Digitization of small and medium enterprises

In a large-scale European survey, organized and conducted by experts of the Applied Research and Communication Found, regarding the level of digital maturity and the need for innovative training of manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises, the main challenges to the introduction of digital technologies were highlighted, among which are: Lack of clear and correctly identified priorities at the European level regarding the real needs of the business; Shortage of highly qualified workforce; Underestimated amount of investments in the construction of “smart” factories; Lack of...

August 10, 2023
1 min read

New methodology for evaluation of the Operational Plan of the National Strategy for Development of Scientific Research

In the last months, representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science (MoES) and experts from ARC Fund have collected and analysed good European and international practices for monitoring and evaluation of public policies and programs. On the basis of a developed list of strategic, programme and other related documents at national, regional and sectoral level, indicators and metrics have been identified against which research policy assessments have been established. As a result of the good practices, a new methodology was developed to evaluate the implementation of the Operational...

April 6, 2023
3 min read

Innovation.bg 2022

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
1 min read

Youth lead the change

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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Innovation.bg 2021

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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ADMA TranS4MErs assists SMEs with new online platform

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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The young people (re)act

A handbook with 13 training modules to develop digital-media literacy, social and leadership skills, teamwork and active citizenship in young people:
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September 13, 2021
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Innovation in the workplace

The report presents the results of a survey among small and medium-sized enterprises in Bulgaria on innovations introduced in the workplace, which are new management practices leading to a change in the model of organization of work processes and organizational culture of enterprises.
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August 13, 2021
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