fostering digital entrepreneurship, the bulgarian example 2 ju ly 2014, sofia
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Fostering Digital Entrepreneurship, the Bulgarian example
2 July 2014, Sofia
BAIT projects integrated with Watify
BAIT Awards http://bait-awards.bg/
National Technology Transfer Office in ICT http://www.tto-bait.bg
The BAIT Awards
BAIT’s Awards Ceremonyhttp://www.bait-awards.bg/
Under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev
“The Bulgarian IT Oscars”
by Mario Gavrilov, journalist from Bulgarian National Television, The News
BAIT’s Awards Ceremony
• The editions up to now: - 2012 – 34 applications - 2013 – 76 applications - 2014 – 129 applications
The awarded categories in 2014
Categories Number of applications
Business Innovation 21
Student Award 9
Educational Award 18
Journalist Award 6
State Administration 10
Municipal Administration 6
STARTUP Company 11
E-business 15
Mobile Solutions 15
Corporate and Social Responsibility 10
Special Award for significant contribution 8
Incentive Diplomas 47
STARTUP Company Award
2012 – 3 applications 2013 – 6 applications2014 – 11 applications
BAIT network – 20 startups In partnership with the accelerators:
http://www.openaxel.com/ Virtual one-stop-shop for Startups and Acceleratorshttp://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/dem/ https://www.facebook.com/TechnoStart2/info
The winners:STARTUP Company Award
• 2011 – Nimero http://www.nimero.com/
2 products: Envision – Interactive teaching platform
Jumpido - Mathematics made fun with Kinect for Windows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8VnBx7eqA
The winners:STARTUP Company Award
• 2012 - Eventyard https://eventyard.net/ Eventyard is like foursquare for free-minded artists, venues and their events
The winners:STARTUP Company Award
• 2013 - Farmhopping Ltd. http://farmhopping.com/bg Farmhopping – an online platform linking small farms around the world with end users
The National Technology Transfer Office in ICThttp://www.tto-bait.bg
Sonya Petkova, Head of the TTO-ICT
A 2 year project, with the financial support of the Operational Programme "Development of the Competitiveness of the Bulgarian Economy"
Who?
have an idea?
looking for a solution?
need a partner?
search of market?offer or look funding?
IDEA
EVALUATION
PROTECTION
LICENSINGSERVICES
/PRODUCTS
MARKETING
REVENUE
MONITORING
How?
And - or
TTO-ICT, BAITSofia 1040, Bulgaria36 “Dragan Tsankov" Blv.Interpred WTC Sofia, Office B339
t. +359 2 946 1513 f. +359 2 946 1451 [email protected]
Where?
The first registrations and requests
• Registered companies:- The Scottish company Gold Standard Simulations (GSS) offering complete solutions for Design
Technology Co-Optimisation;- The English company Status Insurance Management Ltd – offering online platform for golf
insurance ;- A Bulgarian startup with an invention relating to clothes and accessories for people and animals
with an SOS signal and GPS system to show their location.
• Startups with request for free TTO services :- AgroTech Variations – the Cloud Gardener – a Web-based (SaaS), controller for irrigation systems;- GT Kary – an Android application advising by phone and online how to deal with damage sustained
on the road.
Thank you
Vessela Kalacheva, Executive [email protected]
www.bait.bg
Sonya Petkova, Head of the TTO-ICT
[email protected] www.bait-tto.bg