Innovation.bg has been ARC Fund’s flagship initiative since 2004. It encompasses the Innovation.bg report, the National Innovation Forum and the Innovative Enterprise of the Year contest.
- The Innovation.bg report provides annual assessments of the Bulgarian economy’s innovation performance and of the innovation system’s current status and development prospects. The leading theme of Innovation.bg 2019 is the European science and innovation policy in the next EU program period 2021 – 2027, and the instruments envisaged to achieve its ambitious goals.
- The National Innovation Forum is a platform for exchange of ideas and cooperation among the government, business community and research organizations. It enhances the performance of Bulgarian companies and boosts the innovation potential of the economy by promoting the introduction of new products and technologies and by facilitating business contacts with European partners.
- The Innovative Enterprise of the Year contest is open to participants from all sectors of the industry nationwide. The award acknowledges innovative enterprises which have developed new, or have significantly improved their existing products, services or processes over the last three years.