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May, 2017

Plamen Zhechev Digital Working Group

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Contents

1. Mission

2. Priorities

3. Action Plan

4. Miscellaneous

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Digital Working Group Mission

1. Mission

Definition

To stimulate the development of the Digital Economy in Bulgaria, both in the Public and Private

sector, and to help improve the regulatory framework of the EU and Bulgaria, especially in

policies that are strategic for the development of the field and to transform the country through

well defined digitization initiatives that will accelerate competitiveness, growth, creation of jobs

and innovation. We shall aim to achieve this mission through:

� Influencing and accelerating the country’s own digital agenda and/or existing policies

� Leverage local existing initiatives and best practices from around the world

� Support developing a collaborative digitization ecosystem

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Digital Working Group Priorities Description

Digital Government

Transformation and

e-Government

1 ▪ Influence and accelerate Country Digital Agenda

▪ Advocacy for establishing conditions aiming at improving e-Government infrastructure

▪ Advocacy for implementation of digital technologies (government cloud, big/open data and etc.) by government

▪ Advocacy for implementation of government Cybersecurity policy

▪ Raising the awareness for the need of digital skills and working to support the transformation of the educational

system in that direction

▪ Partnership between IT companies, Ministry of Education, Universities and secondary schools in the training and

additional qualification of personnel from an early age

▪ Actively participate in the process of presentation of Bulgaria as better IT destination

▪ Advocacy for better pro-business legislation related to digital initiatives and working with institutions for proper

transposition of the EU Regulations with impact on the BG Digital Agenda, including support of the Commission‘s

free flow of data initiative, clear legal framework for the use of data, etc.

▪ Build a platform for collaboration within companies, partnering organisations and public institutions aiming at

better legislative framework in the field of Data protection, Cybersecurity, Digital Single Market and etc.

▪ Promotion of best practices in digital transformation in business and raising awareness about the competitive

need for entering an era of digital economy.

▪ Knowledge transfer and promotion of digital technologies and innovations, like:

▪ Cybersecurity

▪ Big data / Open data

▪ Cloud computing

▪ Internet of Things

▪ Smart Cities

Digital Education,

Skills and Jobs

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Regulatory

3

Digital technologies

and Innovations

4

Priority / Key initiative

2. Priorities

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Digital Government Transformation and e-Government

WHO WHAT HOW

ICT Companies

Ministries

Influence and accelerate of

Digital agenda and e-

Government

Promotion of digital

technologies

Increase the cybersecurity

awareness in government

Constant collaboration with

government institutions

Analyze current development

and documents in detail

Workshops and events

between members and

government on topics e-

Government, cybersecurity

and etc.

Propose amendments in

strategic documents

3. Action Plan

State Agency

e-Government

Law Companies

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Team

Name Position

▪ Plamen Zhechev ▪ AmCham BoD / Cisco

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3. Action Plan

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Action Plan

Action Accountable Deliverable or Milestone Due date

1 Analysis of current Digital Agenda and e-Gov strategy documents

2 Cybersecurity event

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3. Action Plan

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Digital Education, Skills and Jobs

WHO WHAT HOW

ICT Companies

Universities

Influence and accelerate

educational reform

Partnership with Educational

institutions

Position Bulgaria as a better

IT destination

Analyze current educational

infrastructure and learning

from digital perspective


between members and

Educational institutions

Survey on digital skills

needed in ICT/Outsourcing

3. Action Plan

Ministry of Education

Outsourcing Companies Advocating for more digital

technologies in education

Development of Digital skills Partnership with MoEdu and

Universities to address the

gaps in digital skills

Create a messaging about

being better IT destination

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Team

Name Position









3. Action Plan

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Action Plan


1 Survey about digital skills needed by business

2 Meeting with MoEdu about addressing digital skills gap

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3. Action Plan

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Regulatory

WHO WHAT HOW

ICT Companies

Ministries

Advocating for better

legislation regarding e-

Government

EU regulations

Increase awareness on Data

protection, cybersecurity,

Digital Single Market and etc.

Collaboration with

government institutions

Analyze current development

and documents in detail


between members and

government on topics data

protection, DSM,

cybersecurity and etc.

Propose amendments in

strategic documents

3. Action Plan

State Agency

e-Government

Law Companies

AmCham EU

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Team

Name Position

▪ Iva Todorova ▪ AmCham BoD / IBM








3. Action Plan

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Action Plan


1 Analysis of current legislation about e-Gov, DP, NIS, DSM and

etc.

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3. Action Plan

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Digital technologies and Innovations

WHO WHAT HOW

ICT Companies

Educate Public and Private

sector on digital

transformation

Digital technologies and

Innovations knowledge

transfer Share best practices and

innovations between

members

Workshops and events with

members and government on

topics:

• Digital transformation

• Cybersecurity

• Big data / Open data

• Cloud

• Internet of Things

• Smart city

3. Action Plan

Government

All members

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Team

Name Position









3. Action Plan

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Action Plan


1 Cybersecurity event for members

2 FinTech event

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3. Action Plan

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