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On the 14th and 15th of October, the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights (CC4DR) came together in Amsterdam where the Deputy Mayor for digitalization of Sofia Municipality Gencho Kerezov participated in the first-ever political meeting since the coalition was established back in 2018. One of the actions coming out of the meeting is a Digital Rights Governance Framework, of which a first version will be published on the 10th of December, International Human Rights Day.

The Deputy Mayor for Digitalization of Sofia Gencho Kerezov will have the honour of being part of the panel discussion “Cities exchange digital know-how”, organized by Digital Days of Vienna 2021. The event will be held in a hybrid format on October 18th and 19th. You can find a link for participation in the event in the article.

Innovative Sofia’s team will participate in this year’s edition of Startup Europe Week – Sofia, which will be held on October 14th in “Factory 126”. Our team will be part of the panel discussion “Regional Entrepreneurship Support Programs”. You will find a link to register for the event in the article.

From October 13th to 15th, the international conference “Major Cities of Europe” will take place, where the team of Innovative Sofia will present the PolicyCloud project, as well as the pilot case “Urban policy making through analysis of crowdsourced data.” The event is completely free, and you can register from the link in the article.

Innovative Sofia is an institutional partner of Career Days 2021, organized by JobTiger. The event will be held in Sofia, Varna, Gabrovo, as well as online on the platform of Brazen Technologies. You will find a link to register for the event in the article.

The kick-off meeting of the participating cities from Korea and Europe, which are approved under the Program for International and Regional Cooperation (IURC), was held on September 30th. The focus of the program is on areas that are of key interest for the development of Sofia and are directly related to the environmental transition and the Green Deal.

Innovative Sofia is an institutional partner of Global Goals Jam – a three-day hackathon, where participants will have the opportunity to share their ideas in the direction of sustainable innovation for the future of the capital. The event will take place between October 1st and 3rd, and you can save your spot from the link at the end of the article.

Sofia positions Bulgaria as a rising star in the Fintech world, participating in the international forum Global FinTech Festival, which will take place between September 28th and 30th. The Deputy Mayor for Digitalization, Innovation and Economic Development of Sofia Municipality Gencho Kerezov will present the digital and innovative development of Sofia to more than 250 speakers and 35,000 participants from around the world. You can register for the event from the link in the article.

The webinar “Mapping technologies and design thinking for smart cities” will be held on September 24, at the initiative of the Sofia City of Knowledge Cluster. The team of Innovative Sofia will have the opportunity to tell about their projects under the “Sandbox for Innovation” program. The webinar is completely free and you can register for it from the link in the article.