On 03.06.2019 at Sofia Tech Park in Sofia, in the framework of Smart Factory Hub project, Bulgaria, ICT Cluster organised and hosted a meeting with national authorities responsible for the RIS3 and the policy making for digitization of the SMEs in the country and business support organisations.

The meeting was attended by representatives of Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works of Bulgaria, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of Bulgaria, Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria, Bulgarian SME Promotion Agency and Automotive Cluster Bulgaria. The main focus of the meeting was to present the policy makers the key finding, lessons learned of the project implementation. Ms. Anna Naydenova – coordinator of the project for BICT, made presentation on which she presented the results of a survey, done among policy makers in 10 countries about the strategy and instruments for supporting the digital transformation.

The meeting ended with a discussion between the participants, about the recommendation that the partners of the project have given in order to make the tools and instruments for digital transformation better and easier to use by the SMEs

The presentation and the document with policy recommendations you can find here.