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Freitag, 22.11.2024
Transforming Government since 2001

BG: Bulgarien / Bulgaria

  • Bulgarian e-government portal starts - again

    Bulgaria has worked on its e-government portal since 2002 and spent 28 million leva since 2007, all of which resulted in a site which, even the Government had to admit it, hardly worked.

    As of February 1, a new e-government web portal went into public beta. The new URL is portal.e-gov.bg.

    For the time being, the new site offers 14 services, from filing a complaint with the Commission for the Protection of Consumers, to consultations with the National Agency for Vocational Training, and getting a statement of domicile.

  • Bulgarian E-Govt Minister: Computers Won't Destroy Jobs

    The implementation of an electronic government in Bulgaria will not have a harmful effect on jobs, newly appointed Minister Roman Vasilev has assured.

    Vasilev, who was appointed as Minister in charge of overseeing the development of electronic government in Bulgaria on Wednesday, has told Nova TV that the e-government will not result in layoffs.

  • Bulgarian govt adopts a strategy for the introduction of e-Justice

    Bulgarian government adopted a strategy for the introduction of e-governance in the judiciary system and e-Justice (2014-2020).

    Its main purpose is to increase efficiency in the field of justice through the use of electronic documents not only by the judicial authorities, but all the bodies in the sector, as well as their interaction with other administrations, organizations, and citizens or businesses.

  • Bulgarian IDs Will Be Carrying Electronic Information About Their Owners Starting 2019

    New changes to the Law for Bulgarian Identity Documents (LBID) are foreseeing the integration of Electronic Information Carriers(ENI) into ID Cards and international passports.

    A group of experts on IDs is currently discussing the successful practices in other EU-countries on implementing such technology. This working group has already approved materials fit for the production of the new ID-Cards that will be available starting January 1st, 2019. The thematic design of BIDs will remain the same - focused on the history of Bulgaria and the country's cultural heritage.

  • Bulgarian IT Firms Focus on Building E-Municipality

    More than 460 representatives of leading Bulgarians IT firms as well as municipal officials gathered Friday in Sofia to get familiar with the practical aspects of building e-municipality.

  • Bulgarian MPs Switch to Fingerprint Voting System

    Bulgarian Members of Parliament will use the biometric voting system starting Wednesday, according to Parliament Chair Mihail Mikov.

    At the beginning of Wednesday's sitting of Parliament, Mikov announced that the use of biometrics would put an end to the practice of voting with other MPs' cards.

    The use of biometrics was introduced in early 2010.

  • Bulgarian Parliament Votes to Set up E-Government State Agency

    Bulgaria’s Parliament gave the green light to the establishment of a state agency in charge of electronic government, public radio broadcaster BNR reported on Thursday.

    The Electronic Government State Agency will be responsible for the implementation of projects related to e-governance as well as coordination of national policies in the area with the EU requirements and practices.

  • Bulgarian PM launches system for electronic exchange of documents

    Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communication Ivaylo Moskovski have launched a system for electronic exchange of documents in the public administration, FOCUS News Agency reported.

    As of today the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communication, Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Road Infrastructure Agency and Air Traffic Department can send and receive their correspondence electronically.

  • Bulgarian Think-Tank Stresses e-Government as Anti-Crisis Measure

    Bulgaria must speed up the introduction of e-government services in order to reduce the spending on its cumbersome bureaucracy, according to the Sofia-based Institute for Market Economy (IME).

    The IME says in a statement Friday that Bulgaria’s budget difficulties have made the optimization and increasing the efficiency of the state administration an absolute priority.

  • Bulgarians in Seattle ask President Plevneliev about e-govt, education and lack of high tech experts

    or more than an hour the Bulgarians living in Seattle talked to Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, who is on an official work visit to the US, FOCUS News Agency special envoy reported.

    More than 40 people gathered at the Pacific Institute in Seattle to meet the Bulgarian president. The Bulgarians, who attended the meeting, asked many questions on issues that concern them most, such as the issuance of documents, the lack of experts in the field of high technologies, and education.

    The Bulgarians commented that in the USA one may register a company and start doing business in around half an hour. President Plevneliev, on the other hand, remarked that the electronic government was his top priority.

  • Bulgarians Slow to Take Up eGovernment

    The driving force behind eGov in Bulgaria is not the agreement the government signed with the European Union, but rather the belief that the project will help in the fight against corruption and bureaucracy. All preceding governments have failed in achieving significant improvements in the level of corruption and any positive development in this direction will receive a warm welcome from the people in the context of upcoming elections.

  • Bulgarians Stuck on 17% Internet Access

    Only about 15-17% of Bulgarians have personal access to the Internet, a survey has shown last year.

    Bulgaria's state administration minister underlined Friday that the percentage needs to reach at least 25 in order to have an efficient e-government.

  • Bulgarien startet Pilotprojekt zur elektronischen Gesundheitskarte

    Mit 1000 Versicherten in Slivnitza und Aldomirovzi starten die gesetzliche Krankenversicherung Bulgariens und das bulgarische Gesundheitsministerium im September ihr Pilotprojekt zur Einführung einer elektronischen Gesundheitskarte (eGK). Anders als bei den derzeit laufenden Offline-Tests der deutschen Gesundheitskarte sind die teilnehmenden sieben Hausärzte und vier Apotheken online miteinander verbunden. Auch bei der Auswahl der Versicherten gibt es einen Unterschied: Getestet wird mit chronisch Kranken, die regelmäßig zum Hausarzt müssen und von diesem für den Test vorgeschlagen wurden.

  • Bulgarien stoppt Erneuerung von Microsoft-Lizenzen

    Die bulgarische Regierung will ihren bestehende Vertrag über Software-Lizenzen von Microsoft vorerst nicht verlängern. Der bulgarische Staatsminister, Dimitar Kalchev, sagte laut einem Bericht der bulgarischen Tageszeitung Trud, man werde die Entscheidung dem nächsten im Juni gewählten Kabinett überlassen. Veni Markowski, Chef der Internet Society in Bulgarien und einer der Hauptkritiker der Microsoft-Geschäftspraktiken in dem osteuropäischen Land, begrüßte die Entscheidung.

  • Closing conference on e-govt project to be held in Bulgaria’s capital

    Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications Valeri Borisov will open the closing conference under project themed Building up Excising and Developing New Central Systems for Electronic Government with the Purpose to Improve the Information-Communication Environment for Better Administrative Services for the Citizens and the Business.

    The event will take place at the Sense Hotel in the Bulgarian capital city Sofia and is scheduled to start at 10 a.m.

  • E-Government at Bulgarians' Disposal from 2005

    Completing the administrative reforms and launching the e-government into operation, in compliance with EU standards, are top priority tasks for working out in 2004, State Administration Minister Dimitar Kalchev said on Wednesday after a meeting with Mongolian State Minister and Government Administration Chairman Olziisaiichan Enchtuvshin.

  • E-Government needed to counter corruption in Bulgaria

    The introduction of e-government was among the measures needed to counter corruption practices in Bulgaria, Bulgarian International Business Organisation (BIBA) president Sasha Bezuhanova said.

    On July 26 Bezuhanova would take part in a summit, during which representatives of Bulgarian business organisations would propose collective measures against corruption and the introduction of monitoring mechanisms.

  • E-government one of possible ways out of crisis, says Bulgarian Industrial Association

    The electronic government is one of the possible ways out of the crisis, the Bulgarian Industrial Association thinks, FOCUS News Agency reporter informs.

    According to the Association, the implementation of the e-government could provide transparency and efficiency of the public expenses, as well as of the EU money. It will seriously increase investors’ trust and will improve the business environment.

  • E-Government Strategy of Bulgaria

    The Council of Ministers of Bulgaria adopted documents with founding importance for the development of e-Government in Bulgaria

  • E-government to help Bulgaria out of crisis

    Electronic administration to reduce bureaucracy, improve efficiency

    The development of electronic government in Bulgaria is crucial for overcoming the crisis, the chairman of the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA), Bozhidar Danev, said. Making the state administration electronic can help solve many problems, e.g. staff optimisation and efficiency, fast servicing etc.

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