Over the last two weeks, Sofia Investment Agency (InvestSofia) and Innovative Sofia, together with the direct participation of the Sofia Deputy Mayor for Digitalization, Mr. Vladimir Danailov, have been organising online meetings with a number of industry clusters and associations in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The group e-met with the Bulgarian Startup Association (BESCO), the Association for Innovation, Business Excellence, Services and Technology (AIBEST), the Bulgarian Association of Software Companies (BASSCOM), the Bulgarian Employers’ Association Innovative Technologies (BRAIT), the Health and Life Sciences Cluster and the AI Cluster Bulgaria, the Digital Health and Innovation Cluster Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Convention Bureau, the Association of Commercial Building Owners in Bulgaria and others.

The key topics were the threats and opportunities for the local economy, the opportunities for business-to-city collaboration during and after COVID-19, as well as specific possible measures (at municipal and national level) to help rebuild the business ecosystem.

Further information on the results can be found here. 

To discuss this topic in the COVID-19 Forum, please follow this link.