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 On 25 October 2005 the Center for the Study of Democracy and ARC Fund organized the Second National Innovation Forum. The event was supported by the Ministry of Economy and Energy, World Bank Sofia Mission, DG Enterprise of the European Commission, the Austrian Embassy in Sofia, and the EPIQ Electronic Assembly company. The Forum promotes dialogue among stakeholders in the country’s national and regional innovation systems and serves as a platform for exchange of ideas and cooperation between the government, business community and research organizations. This edition of the Forum focused on Regional Innovation Strategies in Europe and in Bulgaria.
Successful economic development depends on constant technological upgrade. According to ARC Fund’s annual report Innovation.bg, however, the rise of business activity in Bulgaria during the last three years has not resulted in a sizeable increase in the overall technological level of Bulgarian firms. Bulgaria lags behind CEE countries regarding its share of innovative enterprises, quality of education, investment in R&D, availability of venture capital funds, access to innovation networks and political long-term vision for innovation. Major hindrance to investment in R&D is the lack of vision and political will for reform in the R&D sector, which remains dominated by the state, while the private sector stays disinterested.
The forum set the stage for a number of interesting proposals for improving the functioning of the national innovation system. It filled an important gap in Bulgaria’s economic policy by providing for the first time an overall estimate of the country’s economic performance through innovation. The participants agreed that the driving force of the Bulgarian economy should no longer be the low cost of production factors, but rather innovation, technological improvement and human capital.
Agenda
Agenda of the First RIS BRIDGE Consortium Meeting, July 18, 2005 (MS Word, 2.6 MB)
Media Coverage (in Bulgarian)
Innovation.bg Report (Available in Bulgarian, PDF 6.43 MB)
National Contest: Innovative Enterprise 2005
Remarks by Dr. Ognian Shentov, Chairman, Applied Research and Communications Fund (PDF, 168 KB, in Bulgarian)
Presentation of Mr. Yannis Tsilibaris, Deputy Head of Unit, Support for Innovation, DG Enterprise
Presentation of Mr. Plamen Vachkov, Chairman, Agency for IT and Communications – Council of Ministers
Innovation.bg: The Innovation Potential of the Bulgarian Economy, Mr. Ruslan Stefanov, Project Coordinator, Center for the Study of Democracy
Integration of the Innovation Policy in the other EU policies, Prof. Milanka Slavova, University of National and World Economy
Regional Innovation and Science Policy, Ms. Zoya Damianova, Programme Director, Applied Research and Communications Fund
Innovation Activity of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Professor Stefan Hadjitodorov, Secretary, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Innovation Potential of EPIQ Electronic Assembly, Mr. Nikolay Berov, Executive Director, EPIQ – Electronic Assembly EOOD Botevgrad
Severe Industrial Environment Applications, Smart Solutions, Intelligence at Work, Mr. Petar Petrov, Manager Point-L Ltd - Winner of the Innovative Enterprise Competition 2004 – category for innovative small enterprise
The West Midlands Regional Innovation Strategy (RIS / RIS+), Dr. Clive Winters, Programme Director, Coventry University Enterprises Ltd, UK
Regional Innovation in Europe, Theory and Policy since 1980, Prof. Nicos Komninos, Director, URENIO - Research Unit at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Innovation Strategy of South Central Planning region: Conclusions, Lessons and Reccomendations, Ms. Maria Neikova, Regional Governor, Stara Zagora Region
Regional Innovation Strategy of South West Planning Region: Overcoming the Differences in the Rates of Addoption of Innovations in the Capital and the rest of the Region, Ms. Daniela Tchonkova, RIS BRIDGE Project Coordinator, Applied Research and Communications Fund
Venture Capital Development in Bulgaria and CEE - Barriers and Opportunities, Dr. Ilian Iliev, University of Cambridge, UK
First National Innovation Forum - 2004
National Contest: Innovative Enterprise 2004
Innovation.bg 2004, (PDF, 392 KB)
Sofia Economic Council Website
Sofia White Paper for Better Business Climate and Prosperity of Sofia, report of the Center for the Study of Democracy, 2005 (PDF, 339 KB, in Bulgarian).
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