

Save the date: 26-27 September - B2B event in Sofia, Bulgaria
The 5th B2B event, organized within the framework of Green Ict deVElopment - GIVE project, will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria on 26th-27th September 2019.

ICT Cluster’s team met Italian clusters and companies at R2B 2019, Bologna
Ms. Anna Naydenova, Executive Director of ICT Cluster Bulgaria took part in Innovate&match 2019 - three days of bilateral meetings among companies, clusters, research centres and universities, organised by ASTER and the Emilia-Romagna Enterprise Europe Network.

Policy Recommendations for digital transformation
On 03.06.2019 at Sofia Tech Park in Sofia, Bulgaria, in the framework of Smart Factory Hub project, ICT Cluster organised and hosted a meeting with national authorities responsible for the policy making in the country and business support organisations to present and discus recommendations for improving the digital transformation policy.

B2B event - Belgrade, Serbia, 19th-20th of June
Digital Future of the Automotive Industry - B2B event in the framework of GIVE Project. A unique opportunity for everyone coming from SMART GREEN TECHNOLOGIES, AUTOMOTIVE and ICT SECTOR to network and launch a joint product and/or service for the third markets.

Smart Factory HUB Final conference: The Future of Manufacturing Importance of Digital Innovation Hubs for Digital Transformation in Manufacturing Industry
Maribor, Slovenia was the center of digital innovation for manufacturing during the final conference of Smart Factory HUB. The event bought renowned experts and representatives of European Commission, Priority Area Coordinators, Horizon2020 Programme, Danube Transnational Programme, and various research organisations, policymakers, universities, business support organizations and other, who gave valuable presentations to topics, such as: Success stories in numbers and achievements from Danube countries in the frame of Smart Factory domain, Capitalization activities, Lessons learned in establishing DIHs, Importance of DIHs at the European and regional level, Regional and/or cascade funding opportunities and many other.

Call for selection of strategy consultant
GIVE ESCP is seeking to assign strategy consultant for GIVE internationalization strategy. All project partners will contribute to the development of the GIVE internationalization strategy. The tasks and responsibilities of each partner are explained below. The external advisor will support the document development in all parts and will prepare the final version.

European Opportunities for the Young Entrepreneurs
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs was presented on a meeting organized by the European parliament in Bulgaria in SOHO, Sofia and brought together more than 30 people interested to start or develop their business.

Peter Statev was a speaker at European Cluster Conference 2019, Bucharest, Romania
ICT Cluster’s team had the unique chance to hear and discuss about recent and future priorities for cluster policies and developments to support an innovative, sustainable industrial modernization and interregional cooperation.

EU - South MED Cluster Matchmaking Event & TechDays 2019
ICT Cluster was presented at EU - South MED Cluster Matchmaking Event & TechDays in Casablanca, Morocco, 9-11 April 2019.

Round table "Industrial and Digital Transformation - Update of RIS3"
ICT Cluster organized a meeting with representatives of the policy makers responsible for the creation and implementation of the Research and innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) and other instruments for the support of digital transformation of the production oriented SMEs.

National Cluster Conference 2019
Anna Naydenova and Krasimira Shindarova were speakers at the National Cluster Conference 2019, Bulgaria part of the European Cluster Weeks 2018 – 2019.

Green Industry and Digitalization Conference and Matchmaking event, Oslo, Norway
Ms. Anna Naydenova represented ICT Cluster Bulgaria at Green Industry and Digitalization Conference and Matchmaking event, Oslo, Norway