17 May 2012 | 17:05
President Rosen Plevneliev invited leading global IT companies to become partners in developing the concept and implementation of Sofia Tech Park. On the third day of his official visit to the United States, President Plevneliev visited the headquarters of Cisco, Google, HP, as well as a NASA research centre in Silicon Valley. The President received the support of American business, which will share its experience in creating the Bulgarian platform for entrepreneurship and innovation in information and communication technology.
17 May 2012 | 12:12
Bulgaria may use the expertise of NASA in the development of Technology Park Sofia. This was said by President Rosen Plevneliev, who visited the NASA Research Centre and Technology Park in Silicon Valley. Through the construction of Sofia Tech Park, Bulgaria can become a regional leader, he said. The operational concept for the project, which should become “truly innovative platform”, would be ready in a few months.
16 May 2012 | 18:06
Judge us by what we do, and if the results are good, spread the word, President Rosen Plevneliev told representatives of the Bulgarian community in Seattle in an address last night at the Pacific Institute. At a meeting with Bulgarians working in large US companies in the region, President Plevneliev urged them to promote Bulgaria’s success. Our compatriots abroad very clearly see the priorities and already know what to ask politicians in Bulgaria, he said, and declared “a new kind of politics, where promises are kept”. He said that this would stimulate civic energy and contribute to a stronger society, with institutions that work and are responsible.
16 May 2012 | 09:09
On the second day of his visit to the US, the President met in Seattle with a number of representatives of American business
In times of crisis, everyone in the world talks about growth, about cuts in public spending, but growth cannot be achieved without hard work and structural reform, and Bulgaria does just that. This was President Rosen Plevneliev’s message to representatives of American business, at a breakfast meeting in Seattle on the theme of “The US and Bulgaria: Building bridges through business”.
15 May 2012 | 19:07
The first official visit by President Rosen Plevneliev to the United States has begun
The first official visit by President Rosen Plevneliev to the United States began with a meeting in Seattle with Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. At the meeting, it was emphasised that innovation and development of industries with high added value is the future of Bulgaria, and the country is in a very good position with its macro-economic performance and research potential.
