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ERAWATCH Country Reports 2013: Bulgaria
No full textThe Analytical Country Reports analyse and assess in a structured manner the evolution of the national policy research and innovation in the perspective of the wider EU strategy and goals, with a particular focus on the performance of the national research and innovation (R&I) system, their broader policy mix and governance. The 2013 edition of the Country Reports highlight national policy and system developments occurring since late 2012 and assess, through dedicated sections:
-National progress in addressing Research and Innovation system challenges;
-National progress in addressing the 5 ERA priorities;
-The progress at Member State level towards achieving the Innovation Union;
-The status and relevant features of Regional and/or National Research and Innovation Strategies on Smart Specialisation (RIS3);
-As far relevant, country Specific Research and Innovation (R&I) Recommendations.
Detailed annexes in tabular form provide access to country information in a concise and synthetic manner.
The reports were originally produced in December 2013, focusing on policy developments occurring over the preceding twelve months.JRC.J.2 - Knowledge for Growt
New Trends in International Technological Cooperation, Perspectives for Knowledge Creation and Economic Development
No full textIdeas for Economic Prosperity in the Works of Academician Ivan Geshov
No full text160 anniversary of academician Ivan Evstratiev Geshov.
Innovation policy in seven candidate countries: the challenges. Final Report Volume 2.1 Innovation Policy Profile: Bulgaria
No full textThe presented report is an analysis of the innovation policy profile of Bulgaria prepared under the
study on “Innovation Policy in Seven Candidate Countries: The Challenges”. The study was carried
out for the countries Bulgaria, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta Romania, and Turkey. It covers
developments mainly since 1996, but in some cases, longer periods are included in order to
illustrate special issues regarding the country or to use officially published statistics. Where no
official reports or evaluation studies existed, other public financed studies or surveys by
international funding agencies and academic organisations were used.
The study was divided into three stages. Three interim reports were prepared in January, May and
September 2002, respectively.
For the preparation of the interim and final reports, in addition to the documentary analysis, faceto-
face or phone interviews were also conducted with policy-makers, business representatives,
entrepreneurs and representatives of innovation support organisations. In addition, during August
and September 2002, an opinion survey was carried out with a sample of 50 companies and private
sector stakeholders. The purpose of the survey was to collect opinions mainly in three areas; firstly,
on the influence of the legal and economic environment on business innovation; secondly, to seek
the views of the private actors on current policy developments and specific measures in favour of
innovation; and, thirdly, to ascertain views with respect to networks and diffusion mechanisms in
the innovation system. On October 12 2002, an innovation policy workshop was organised with
representatives of innovative companies, chambers, industrial federations, policy-makers and
innovation support organisations. The purpose of the workshop was to provide a forum for debate
on the initial national conclusions and analysis and also on the results of the opinion survey.
The present report is divided into four sections. The first section presents information on the
innovation policy framework of Bulgaria; the trends in terms of economic transition and accession;
main developments in innovation policy; actors of the innovation policy community; initiatives
taken to monitor and collect data on innovation; and legal and administrative environment for
innovation. Findings on the analysis of education and training initiatives in favour of innovation
and on the uptake of information and communication technologies are described in the second
section. Section three analyses business innovation interfaces and support measures, looking in detail at
the research community-industry co-operation and the support for start-ups and new technology
based firms and business networks for innovation. Section four presents the conclusions, which
summarize and highlight a number of key issues arising from the study that was conducted mainly
during the period 2001 to November 2002 through the literature review, interviews, an opinion
survey and an innovation policy workshop. Conclusions refer to the legal and economic framework
for innovation, priorities and infrastructure support measures, state of the art, performance and
networks for business for innovation. Also, the main framework conditions influencing innovation
intensity in the country are assessed and priorities for innovation policy are identified. Specific
trajectories of NIS support in the country are summarized and the main steps to developing an
innovation policy in Bulgaria are identified
Innovation Performance and Challenges to the Bulgarian Innovation Policy
No full textInnovation is the main driver of knowledge based growth of modern economy. That is why the improvement of innovation performance becomes a core of economic policy. On the base of benchmarking innovation performance of the Bulgarian economy using the European innovation scoreboard data the paper identifies main challenges to the national innovation policy. Among them are: to foster the overall R&D funding base; to initiate a recovery of R&D in the business enterprise sector; to strengthen the human resource base; to enhance the interactions between the actors of the science, technology and innovation system. In this respect the following questions, concerning innovation policy mix are discussed: What are the main objectives and priorities of R&D policy in the country? Is there a gap between the challenges and the main objectives and priorities? Which policy instruments are in place today aiming at affecting R&D activities in the private and in the public sector? What are the instruments outside the R&D domain which are of particular relevance to R&D activities and the development of R&D expenditures? Is there a gap between the main policy objectives and priorities, and the instruments in place? What are the most important policy instruments that affect R&D expenditures? How does the governance of the system of R&D policy instruments take place, and is there a form of co-ordination between R&D policy and policy instruments from outside the R&D domain? Is there any evidence for interactions among the policy instruments in place with respect to affect R&D expenditure?
Technology Change and Economy: Modern Trends of Interaction
No full textThe accelerated process of contemporary technology change corresponding accelerated qualitative changes in the man thinking revolution, in the concepts for society development. There is not enough knowledge on technology change as an economic object of investigation. In this connection the aim of the study is to present classical and author’s definitions of new basic concepts, to classify the applied approaches, to summarise the problems and main conclusions of completed investigations on the base of a thoroughly examination of current specialised literature. The European conception and policy towards technology change is summarised which would be a base for clearer definition of Bulgarian development priorities. The conclusion is that a main problem today is councious of the broader significance of the current transition in the economy and the connected necessity to put the technology change as nucleus of the economic development, as a base for national strategy and policy and incorporation onto the European Union.
Supporting Digital Literacy Public Policies and Stakeholders' Initiatives. Country report. Bulgaria
No full textThis report is a part of the study "Supporting Digital Literacy Public Policies and Stakeholders' Initiatives", which involves data collection and analysis in a large number of countries, with a view to achieving several interlinked objectives, and in order to facilitate the
realisation of one overall objective: To contribute to the enhancement of digital literacy in Europe by stimulating new and improved initiatives and tools at all levels.
Thus, in the context of the EU's social inclusion agenda and the renewed Lisbon Strategy,improving digital literacy has become a key priority. Therefore, there is now a need for an oversight over relevant and promising initiatives and strategies to promote digital literacy, so that the Union, the Members States and relevant stakeholders can act in the most efficient manner. The aim is to support the development of societies where the opportunities benefits
offered by Information and Communication Technologies can be utilized by all citizens.
Key data sources, described and analysed on are as follow:
. The initial interviews, carried out with relevant key government agency representatives or other stakeholders where relevant at specific initiatives level, and elected regional representatives.
. The initial scan of relevant policy documents.
o The country report available through the European Commission's website "Supporting
Po I i cy Development for e-Inc lus ion" (wwULtpltgy.eD.
o The European Commission's e-leaming programmel, which contains information on a
number of directly relevant projects, the specific digital literacy overview page under
EACEA's website, and many relevant projects, including "DigEuLit",2 Emigra,3 and
Digital Competence Screenreader Networka, also the internet in general, using the
national translation of "digital literacy", "e-skills" and similar concepts were searched also.
The remaining sections cover three overall levels, in the following order:
1. The strategic level / the policy level
2. The level of specific initiatives for promoting digital literacy
3. The level of specific initiatives for measuring or monitoring digital literacy
Eminent Scientist – Economist, Statistician and Econometrician (In memoriam for Prof. Alexander Dimitrov)
No full textOn 3 July, 2008, it is one year since the death of the esteemed Bulgarian scientist Professor, Dr. Ec. Scs. Alexander Dimitrov, a former Director of the Institute of Economics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Editor- in-Chief of the “Economic Thought” magazine, one of the fellow colleagues who contributed largely to the contemporary development of the economic science in our country. Prof. Alexander Dimitrov was born on 3 August 1935 in Sofia. He had two University decrees – in Statistics from Karl Marx Higher Institute of Economics (University of National and World Economy at present) and in Econometrics from the Institute of Economic Research in Belgrade. He earned the scientific degrees “Doctor of economics” and “Doctor of economic sciences”. He was recognized and well known scientist in the field of Econometrics, Economic growth and International economics both in Bulgarian and abroad. He wrote over 120 publications, of which 11 were published in English in Tokyo, Bucharest, Luxembourg, Moscow and Podgorica. He was an author of a textbook in Econometrics in Bulgaria that has already been published several times.
