StivaSoft co-founder of ICT Cluster Burgas

This year, the Day of the Bulgarian IT professionals, October 4 was symbolically marked by the official establishment of ICT Cluster Burgas. The birthdate of John Atanasoff (American physicist and inventor of Bulgarian descent, widely known as the "Father of computer") brought representatives of the local business community, academic and administrative bodies together and gave a start to their common initiative. The main goals of the Cluster will be the reinforcement of the cooperation between all companies, universities, and institutions in the ICT field, the creation of favorable conditions for their development, and the improvement of their competitiveness both on a national and international level.

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Ivan Stoilov,
Financial Manager StivaSoft As one of the co-founders of ICT Cluster Burgas, StivaSoft was represented at the event by Ivan Stoilov, Financial Manager: "Over the last few years, Burgas has gained ground as one of the leading IT centers in Bulgaria. The two universities educating computer and software specialists, the opportunities for international student exchange, as well as the internship programs in major IT companies, are a good precondition for the young people to stay and contribute to the economic development of the city. StivaSoft is a good example that you can run a successful and internationally recognized business outside of the capital Sofia, which traditionally attracts the young experts from all cities. Thanks to our decade-long experience and know-how in the development and sales of in-house software products to clients from all corners of the world, we will be able to conduce to the improvement of the IT sector in Burgas and the establishment of a wider partnership between all stakeholders."

Here are some of the strategic objectives of ICT Cluster Burgas:

• To create an IT Business-educational hub;


• To develop the IT outsourcing sector in Burgas;


• To create an online register of the alumni databases of Burgas universities;


• To work for the improvement of the access and use of ICT in the Burgas region;


• To conduct initiatives aiming at the enhanced participation Burgas-based companies in the world ITC markets;


• To realize projects connected with the promotion and utilization of ICT by the small and medium-sized enterprises from other sectors of the economy;


• To foster the development and popularization of the human capital in the ICT field located in Burgas; etc.

List of co-founders:

• Burgas District Administration


• Burgas Free University


• University "Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov"


• Bulgarian Internet Entrepreneurs Association (BAIP)


• Municipality of Kameno


• Sutherland Global Services Bulgaria


• CALYPS Data Intelligence


• StivaSoft Ltd.


• Innovative


• StudioWeb.bg, and others.

Similar cluster organizations already exist in Varna (2008) (where our branch office is based), Plovdiv (2012) and Blagoevgrad (2016). On a national level, the ICT industry is represented by the ICT Cluster Bulgaria (2005), which is a member of the Balkan and Black Sea ICT Clusters Network  (2014).

If you would like to join ICT Cluster Burgas, please, send your application to: office@ictc-burgas.org.