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Labour Inspectorate helps micro and small enterprises with interactive practical tools for online risk assessment

Thirty-three interactive online risk assessment tools covering different economic activities have been developed by the Executive Agency “General Labour Inspectorate” (GIL) to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the country. With these tools, employers can carry out a quality risk assessment themselves, at their own expense. The tools can also be used for training and coaching. They are available on the website of the project under which they have been developed, “Prevention for Safety and Health at Work”, funded by the Human Resources Development...

HUB Ground by students from the American University in Blagoevgrad won the first prize at the Innovation Academy 2019

On 10-11 May, the sixth Innovation Academy took place in Sofia with the participation of students from 20 universities from all over Bulgaria. 19 out of 30 teams presented innovative business and social projects to a jury of CEOs from 7 business organizations, 5 NGOs and 10 universities. 10 mentors, including Dr. Todor Galev, senior expert at the Applied Research and Communications Fund, assisted the participants. The Fund partnered with the event for the second consecutive year. The teams competed for a prize of 10 000 BGN and a visit to the European Institutions in Brussels, provided with...

Todor Galev – Mentor at Innovation Academy 2019

On 10 and 11 May, the sixth edition of Innovation Academy – Student Innovation Hackathon will take place in Sofia, at the club “Feather”. They will have the opportunity to develop and present their ideas on five current topics. Dr. Todor Galev, Senior Expert at the Applied Research and Communications Fund, will mentor several of the teams. The Foundation is a partner of the event for the second consecutive year. The two-day event, with elements of a hackathon, is organized by the innovation agency Innovation Starter, with the institutional support of the European Commission...

Innovation.bg 2018

Innovation.bg provides a reliable annual assessment of the innovation performance of the Bulgarian economy and of the current conditions and development opportunities of the Bulgarian innovation system. The report provides recommendations on the improvement of the public policy on innovation, building on the latest international theoretical and empirical studies and taking into account the specific economic, political, cultural and institutional framework of the innovation system in Bulgaria. The report targets leaders and decision-makers in the public and private sector of the country and...

Excellence-in-ReSTI: International pilot training kick-off for 25 young project managers from the Danube Region

Eisenstadt, 02.10.2018 – Two days full of learning, networking, and gaining skills for innovative project management: University of Applied Sciences (UAS) Burgenland’s Campus Eisenstadt turned into a networking hub for 25 young project managers from all over Europe on October 1-2. The event kicked off a one-year pilot blended learning programme, the “ReSTI.academy”, in which students and trainers will work together on testing and improving a five-module curriculum on Excellence in Research, Social and Technological Innovation Project Management (Excellence-in-ReSTI). Press Release (Adobe PDF...

Innovation.bg 2017

Innvation.bg provides a reliable annual assessment of the innovation performance of the Bulgarian economy and of the current conditions and development opportunities of the Bulgarian innovation system. The report provides recommendations on the improvement of the public policy on innovation, building on the latest international theoretical and empirical studies and taking into account the specific economic, political, cultural and institutional framework of the innovation system in Bulgaria. The report targets leaders and decision-makers in the public and private sector of the country and...

National Center for Safe Internet CyberScout program is among the 10 best in Europe

The CyberScout training programme of the National Centre for Safe Internet and Telenor Bulgaria took the 9th place in the European Crime Prevention Award held in December 2017. The Cyber Scout programme was nominated to represent Bulgaria in this year’s European Crime Prevention Award competition dedicated to online security. It was presented in the framework of a Best Practice Conference organised by the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU in Tallinn on 15 December. In total, programmes and projects from 18 EU Member States were presented at the conference, with first place...

“CyberScout” of the National Center for Safe Internet competes for the European Crime Prevention Award

The top 3 European projects in the field of cyber security will be announced on 14 December in Tallinn, Estonia. All 18 nominated projects will be showcased at the Good Practice Conference, including the National Safer Internet Centre’s CyberScout Training Programme for fifth graders. The National Center for Safe Internet’s fifth-grade cyber scout training program has been running for three consecutive years with the support of Telenor Bulgaria. It has already trained over 500 students aged 11-12 in over 30 locations across the country. As part of the programme, Grade 5 students...