The 6th International Telecommunications Conference and Exhibition TELCO TRENDS 2016 will be held from August 17 to August 19 in Jurmala, which is the largest one in the Baltic States. It will bring together the best industry experts, who will talk about the situation and trends in the European telecommunications market: including the subject of copyrights, the development of OTT services and payment technologies, as well as tell about the new technical solutions. Details: http://www.telcotrends.eu/

We invite representatives of your company to participate at Telco Trends, as well as to become a partner or sponsor of the event.

Traditionally, this significant event will gather experts from both the European Union and the CIS countries to discuss urgent problems and find areas of common interest. Every year the number of visitors is growing. Nearly 400 experts from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Germany, Sweden, the UK, France, Denmark, the Netherlands, Poland, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other countries are expected this time as well.

The organizers prepared a rich and interesting program, which covers the most topical issues of concern of the participants of the market of electronic communications. You can get acquainted with it here:
http://www.telcotrends.eu/en/conference/conference-2016

Key topics:

- A single digital market of the EU;

- The impact of the geopolitical situation on the distribution of content and business environment: a forum of broadcasting organizations;

- Analysis of the dynamics of the international market of TV and OTT services;

- Modern development of payment technologies: impact points with the telecommunications operators;

- Technical television and multimedia solutions from leading worldwide manufacturers;

- Protection of intellectual property. Effective tools and methods of dealing with pirated resources.

Now the European Union is implementing a strategy of a single digital market. It is designed to be a powerful impetus for economic development and the eradication of the digital inequality: broadband infrastructure is creates, legislative environment and the rules of the game are changed. Operators need to adapt to the new working conditions and be prepared for further metamorphosis. Deputy State Secretary at Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia Edmunds Belskis will share the latest news from Brussels: how the program “Digital Europe” has been implemented and what priorities are identified for the coming years.

In his turn, the president of the Polish Chamber for Electronic Communications (PIKE) Jerzy Strashevski will tell what impact on the business environment in Poland have new rules of the game. The Lithuanian Cable Television Association and the largest Latvian operator Lattelecom will share their impressions as well.

Hot debates are expected at the Forum of broadcasting organizations. The complex geopolitical situation and information wars hurt the business. And TV has appeared on the front line: channels are switched off; the severe political decisions are made. How all this affects the business of operators and what's next? After all, modern technologies are not standing still: all bans can be easily gone around connecting to the desired content via the Internet. The debate will be attended by representatives of government agencies and operators.

Organizers of Telco Trends have taken care about interesting analytics. The Director of the Department of TV and Content J 'son & Partners Consulting Dmitry Kolesov will perform with a report: “The Operators of Pay TV and OTT Services. Analysis of International Market Dynamics”.

Special guest of the Forum is President of the Association „Electronic money” Viktor Dostov. He will tell about the development and evolution of payment systems and new solutions that can help operators to quickly, conveniently and securely receive payments from their customers.

Acute topic of concern to all law-abiding operators: the fight against piracy resources. Market participants will discuss effective tools to combat illegal operators, as well as find out what new regulations are being developed in Brussels during the panel discussion.

Other technical, legal and economic issues associated with the development and convergence of technologies will be discussed as well. Traditionally, an exhibition of content and technical innovations will take part in the framework of the forum: television and multimedia solutions from leading manufacturers.

The event is widely covered in the media: the partners of Telco Trends are leading telecommunications publications – ComNews, “Cableman”, “Telesputnik”, Mediasat, ICT-Online.ru. The EU and CIS heads of industry associations, editors and journalists of specialized media will come to the Forum.

Time for the individual meetings and negotiations will be allocated: pleasant atmosphere, pine fragrance, a light breeze and calm landscapes contribute to tying useful contacts and concluding agreements.

At evening, traditionally, the guests of TELCO TRENDS will have a rich entertainment program: a party on the beach, funny beach tournament and other unforgettable events.

Working languages: Russian, English. Simultaneous interpreting will be ensured.

You can register and get more detailed information on the official website of TelcoTrends www.telcotrends.eu

На 4ти юли 2016 на Семинар "Програма Еразъм за млади предприемачи. Програма Еразъм+. За неправителствени организации и образователни институции." проведен в Сандански от Таня Илиева - водещ консултант в разработване и управление на европейски проекти за бизнеса и администрацията, беше представена програмата "ЕРАЗЪМ ЗА МЛАДИ ПРЕДПРИЕМАЧИ".

Семинарът беше предназначен за представители на бизнеса, желаещи да се възползват от възможностите, които предлага програма "ЕРАЗЪМ ЗА МЛАДИ ПРЕДПРИЕМАЧИ", за организации от неправителствения сектор и образователни институции, които се интересуват от условията за кандидатстване с проектни предложения по програма ЕРАЗЪМ+.

Видео: Еразъм за млади предприемачи

На 11 юни 2016 на Кариерен форум в Плевен, представител на ИКТ Клъстер представи програмата "Еразъм за млади предприемачи". Тя дава възможност на млади предприемачи или скоро стартирали своя бизнес хора, да получат добри практически съвети и опит. Идеята е желаещите младежи да отидат в чужбина за период от 1 до 6 месеца и да погостуват на успели мениджъри на компании от другите 37 държави, включени в програмата. Начинаещите предприемачи получават финансова подкрепа за осъществяване на обмена на опит.

Събитието беше организирано от Уебрика ИТ академия и беше насочено към ученици от 9, 10 и 11 клас и всички млади хора. Форумът беше открит от Георги Прусийски след което продължи с 30-минутни презентации професионалисти от различни сектори – лекари, архитекти, финансисти, програмисти, адвокати, дизайнери, предприемачи ще разкажат за своето кариерно развитие.

На 10 юни 2016 г., в залата на Безистена, гр. Ямбол се проведе регионална конференция на тема "Мобилен ли си? Не, глобален. Бизнесът е глобален, скоро и Eразъм."
Събитието бе организирано от Андрей Новаков, евродепутат от групата на ЕНП и Областен информационен център - град Ямбол.
Целта на събитието бе да съдейства за повишаване на информираността по програмите „Еразъм+“ и „Еразъм за млади предприемачи“, да спомогне за обмяна на идеи и добри практики между ръководители на програмите на европейско и национално ниво и участници в тях, да даде тласък на положителни промени, чиято движеща сила ще са имено младите хора в България.
Над 200 талантливи младежи от региона участваха в конференцията. Те имаха възможността да зададат своите въпроси и да получат ценни съвети за кандидатстване и участие в програмата „Еразъм за млади предприемачи" от г-н Андрей Новаков и Красимира Шиндарова, ИКТ Клъстер.

Mr. Peter Statev chairman of ICT Cluster and Mr. Filip Stoyanovic have participated in the EU ICT Clusters Delegation to Taiwan for the European Innovation Week at the Taipei Computex where they met many European and Asian Clusters and companies.

ICT Cluster became partner of the 6th International Telecommunications Conference and Exhibition TELCO TRENDS 2016 will be held from August 17 to August 19 in a resort city of Jurmala (Latvia).

Leading experts of the sector of electronic communications in the EU and CIS countries will meet in the beautiful hotel Baltic Beach Hotel & SPA, located in a picturesque location directly on the shore of the Baltic Sea to discuss topical issues and communicate with colleagues accompanied by rote.

This largest event in the Baltic States is unique because it is playing the role of a bridge between the West and the East: it gathers industry experts from both the European Union and the CIS, discussing urgent problems and find areas of common interest. Every year, the number of visitors is growing. This time, we expect around 400 experts from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Germany, Sweden, the UK, France, Denmark, the Netherlands, Poland, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other countries.

The event is widely covered in the media: the partners of Telco Trends are leading telecommunications publications – “Cableman”, “Telesputnik”, Mediasat, ICT-Online.ru. We are working with industry associations of the CIS and the EU countries - their leaders every year come to the conference, gladly communicate with the Telco Trends participants and help them to find partners in their own country.

The forum will address the hottest industry topics. How a single digital market in Europe develops, how is changing the regulatory basis and the regulatory system? How ОТТ services affect the business environment and how to resolve the interaction issues between participants of the market and compliance with copyright in a civilized manner? Experts will discuss the trends of the telecommunications industry, technical and legal issues, new trends related to the development and convergence of technologies.

The representatives of the EU regulatory agencies, heads of industry associations, leading operators and suppliers of equipment and solutions, such as SES and Astro Strobel will perform before audience.

An exhibition of content and technical innovations will take part in the framework of TELCO TRENDS: television and multimedia solutions from leading manufacturers. It will be possible to get acquainted with new channels, to learn about the development plans and evaluate the latest technologies.

The Association “Electronic money” has become our partner this year. Its leader Viktor Dostov will perform before an audience telling the representatives of the telecommunications industry about the development and evolution of payment systems and new solutions that can help operators to quickly, conveniently and securely receive payments from their customers.

Time for the individual meetings and negotiations will be allocated: pleasant atmosphere, pine fragrance, a light breeze and calm landscapes contribute to tying useful contacts and concluding agreements.

At evening, traditionally, the guests of TELCO TRENDS will have a rich entertainment program: a cocktail party on the beach, funny beach tournament and other unforgettable events you will remember with pleasure the whole year.

Working languages: Russian, English. Simultaneous interpreting will be ensured.

You can register and get more detailed information on the official website of TelcoTrends www.telcotrends.eu

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Here you can see the list of last year's participants:
http://www.telcotrends.eu/ru/arhiv/2015?view=all

We look forward to seeing you in Jurmala at TELCO TRENDS 2016!

According to the conclusions of the Strategic ICT Clusters’ Meeting for Danube ICT Clusters’ sustainable cooperation for smart and inclusive growth project which was held on February 18th and-19th 2016, in Belgrade, Regional Surveys have been implemented.
The surveys has been conducted under the framework of the DANUBE ICT Project and gave an opportunity to regional ICT clusters, business organizations, ICT SME’s as well as cross industry clusters to express their opinion about current business conditions and prospective for cross-border  and cross industry collaboration in the region.
As a main result of thorough questionnaires, responded from almost all regional countries, there is very high scale of recognition of cross-border and cross-industry cooperation as business opportunity.
The Strategic Action Plan for regional cross-cluster collaboration was elaborated based on the surveys’ results. The two potential projects on which the project partners will be focused in their future collaboration are:  Comprehensive value chain mapping for smart agriculture in the Balkans region and Entrepreneurial discovery for cross-cluster development of business models and smart technology-service solutions for precision agriculture. The project ends on 31th May 2016.

In the framework of the Danube ICT project implementation, two surveys were prepared and shared with regional partners – members of the Balkan and Black Sea ICT Clusters Network.  The first was devoted to clusters and business organizations and the second for SMEs from the region. The surveys are part of the Action 2 of the project which aims is to support the development of sustainable collaboration among ICT Clusters through the elaboration of a strategic action plan for transnational cross-industry and cross -cluster collaboration, including industries of common interest, in order to propose future projects. We have received 85 responses from all member countries. The final results from the surveys you could find there:
Danube ICT - Survey Clusters
Danube ICT - Survey SMEs

The kick-off meeting of Ventures8 partnership of the ERASMUS for YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS programme took place in Sabadell (Spain) on April 21st 2016. The 11-member consortium made its initial planning and set its 6-month targets.

On 23th April 2016 at Park Hotel Kyustendil was held BizzIT Kyustendil 2016 conference. More than 150 people attended the event, including 8th - 12th grade students from the local schools. The conference was held around the country. The idea of the conference is to bring attention to the general public with the opportunities and the developments in the IT sector. At the event it was discus are the steps to a career in the IT industry and the creation of successful IT business globally.
The topics of the forum were digital marketing, programming, robotics, home automation, e-commerce and business creation.
At the conference, Todor Mitov, Project Assistant ICT Cluster, presented the program "Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs" and the opportunities that it provides.
Ivo Vasilev told his successful story as a young entrepreneur in the “Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs" and the development of own business. Ivo Vasilev was a participant in the program in 2012 with the support of ICT Cluster as intermediary organization.

On April 12th at 10:00 in the morning the team of the ICT Cluster organized a meeting of morning coffee with journalists bar "Memento".

At the meeting, journalists were introduced to the objectives of the programme "Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs" as well as the opportunities that provide and the steps for applying.

On April 12th 2016 at 10:00 in bar “Memento” ICT Cluster held a morning coffee meeting with journalists. The aim of the meeting was so to present the ICT Cluster’s position on the successes achieved in recent years of European cluster scene, trends in the development of clusters in Europe and Bulgaria's policy in this regard. Press release from the event can be found here.