Partners
Siemens
Siemens is a global leader in electronics and electrical engineering, operating in the energy and healthcare industry. For more than 160 years, Siemens has stood for technological excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality. The company is the largest global provider of environmental technologies, generating revenues from "green" products and solutions amounted to 28 billion euros.
Siemens has been on the Bulgarian market for more than 130 years and today employs more than 500 people. Besides the products, solutions and services, which Siemens offers on the Bulgarian market from its vast portfolio, the company provides outstanding value with a local manufacturing base in the field of high voltage in Botevgrad both two competent centres in the field of building automation and energy production from conventional sources that offer their services worldwide.
www.siemens.com/answers/cee/bg/index.htm
Alpha Light
Alpha Light Ltd. was founded in 2002. The company is an importer and distributor of products of OSRAM, OLYMPIA ELECTRONICS, LOMBARDO, etc. The team of Alpha Light Ltd. consists of young engineers with a high potential and expertise and produces unique designs and solutions according to customer requirements for:
- internal lighting: apartments, offices, hotels, office buildings, restaurants, clubs and shops.
- outdoor lighting: buildings, monuments and architectural monuments, churches and others.
- garden lighting
- industrial lighting
- street lighting
- strip lighting
- diode lighting
www.alfalightbg.com/
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Mobiltel
Mobiltel is leader on the telecommunication market in Bulgaria and one of the most successful telecom operators in Europe with 5,4 million clients and market share of 48.4%. In 2010 the company celebrated its 15th anniversary on the Bulgarian market. For 15 years Mobiltel has invested more than BGN 2,5 billion. The investments of the telecom as a percentage of the GDP are the highest within the EU. In Bulgaria the telecom sector forms revenues to the amount of 5,3% of the GDP, compared to 2,7% for EU. Mobiltel has a significant role for the development of the economy and the society in Bulgaria.
www.mtel.bg/
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Regional Urban Development Fund
The Regional Urban Development Fund AD provides opportunities for urban renewal in the six biggest Bulgarian cities - Bourgas, Varna, Pleven, Plovdiv, Rousse and Stara Zagora. The JESSICA initiative is a joint European initiative for sustainable investment in urban areas. In Bulgaria, the Regional Urban Development Fund operates under the JESSICA initiative and will provide long-term credit to sports, entertainement and leisure facilities, to educational and cultural institutions, for mobility enhancement measures and means and to a variety of other projects that improve life in the six cities. The Fund and its leading shareholder Société Générale Expressbank shall invest over 100 million leva in the six cities during the next four years.
jessicafund.bg
Sofia Development Association
The Sofia Development Association (Sofia – DA) was established to promote and encourage the constant dialogue between civil society, business, public institutions and municipal administration for creating social environment which supports the development of Sofia as a modern European city, aids the sustainable development, entrepreneurship and initiatives of Sofia and its citizens, and fosters the interconnectedness between education, science, and business.
Our main tasks are:
To encourage the establishment of partnerships, both at the national and international level, aiming at the development of modern, accessible, and secure city environment in Sofia;
To support the project activities of the Municipality of Sofia by providing information, organizing trainings, and consulting the process of project development and management;
To assist the collection and analysis of data on Sofia city development, the monitoring and assessment of the effectiveness of the planned and implemented municipal policies, the involvement and utilization of the expertise of scientific institutes and centers, universities, nongovernmental organizations, private companies and persons;
To collaborate with Sofia Municipality in carrying out public campaigns both at the national and international level.
The Sofia Development Association was established with Resolution 348/08.07.2010 of the Sofia Municipal Council and was registered as a not-for-profit legal entity with the Sofia City Court on 16.08.2010, company case No. 495/2010. Governing bodies of the Association are its Managing Board and Executive Director, appointed by the Sofia Municipal Council. Members of the Managing Board are municipal councilors from different political parties and representatives of the municipal administration.
The Sofia Development Association was appointed to coordinate the activities related with its candidature for European capital of culture with Resolution 677/2.12.2010 of the Sofia Municipal Council.
www.sofia-da.eu/en