Bulgarian R&D organisations Ms. Teodora Georgieva Applied Research and Communications fund Content: R&D status in Bulgaria R&D in the companies R &D in the ICT Sector Universities overview Research institutes overview R&D status in Bulgaria The Bulgarian R&D system has a peculiar public sector dominated structure. Nearly 60% of the personnel engaged in R&D is in the state sector R&D status in Bulgaria Publication activity: Patents R&D status in Bulgaria Publication activity: R&D status in Bulgaria State institutions included in the national innovation system of Bulgaria R&D status in Bulgaria Geography of Research and Innovation Activity in Bulgaria GDP per capita and the budget expenditures for R&D are 1.5 times higher than the average for the country R&D in the companies Innovation Networks and Information Sources Unstable and weak link between universities, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and business R&D in the companies Implementation of joint innovation projects Companies that appreciate the importance of universities, state research institutes and big international companies for the implementation of joint innovation projects is considerably decreasing R&D in the companies Innovative companies in Bulgaria Share of 7% of companies introducing new products R&D in the companies Innovations by sector R&D in the companies Barriers to be innovative R&D in the ICT Sector Expenditure for R&D in the ICT Significant progress since the percentage of expenditure for R&D Universities overview Universities and Higher Schools in Bulgaria State Private Totally – about 50 Universities working in ICT area Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" www.uni-sofia.bg Technical University of Sofia www.tu-sofia.bg University of National and World Economy ( Sofia) www.unwe.acad.bg New Bulgarian University Sofia www.nbu.bg Plovdiv University " Paisii Hilendarski" www.pu.acad.bg Technical University - Varna www.tu-varna.bg/tu-varna University of Economics - Varna www.ue-varna.bg Varna Free University " Chernorizetz Hrabar" www.vfu.bg Universities working in ICT area Technical University - Gabrovo www.tugab.bg University of Rousse " Angel Kanchev" www.ru.acad.bg St. Kiril and St. Metodious University of Veliko Turnovo" www.uni-vt.bg South-West University - Blagoevgrad www.swu.bg American University - Blagoevgrad www.aubg.bg College of Telecommunications and Posts-Sofia www.hctp.acad.bg Institute of Mathematics and Informatics www.math.bas.bg Universities working in energy efficiency Technical University of Sofia www.tu-sofia.bg Technical University - Varna www.tu-varna.bg/tu-varna Technical University - Gabrovo www.tugab.bg University of Rousse " Angel Kanchev" www.ru.acad.bg Universities working in Environmental area New Bulgarian University www.nbu.bg University of Mining and Geology http://www.mgu.bg/ University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy http://www.uctm.edu/ University of Forestry www.ltu.bg Research institutes overview Structure of the Bulgarian Academy of Science Institutes in ICT Regional Centre at the Central Laboratory for Parallel Processing Computer center CLPP Institute for Parallel Processing Institute of Mathematics and Informatics National Laboratory for Computer Virology Institute of Computer and Communication System Institute of Information Technologies Laboratory of Telematics Institutes in Energy Efficiency Solar terrestrial Influences Laboratory Institute of Optics Central Laboratory of Solar Energy Central Laboratory of Applied Physics, Plovdiv Institutes in Environmental area Geological Institute Geophysical Institute Central Laboratory for Seismic Mechanics National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology Institute of Geography Laboratory of General Ecology Central Laboratory of Mineralogy and Crystallography Institute of Oceanology - Varna Institute of Water Problems Institute for Nuclear Research Space Research Institute Thank you for attention! Ms Teodora Georgieva [email protected].