Boyan Yurukov - a Bulgarian blogger, software developer and opendata activist. Works in information and system integration, as well as in several data mining, crowd-sourcing and mapping initiatives in Bulgaria. Currently based in Frankfurt, Germany. Links: blog : http://yurukov.net/blog Twitter @yurukov Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boyan.yurukov
During a recent visit to Bulgaria, the European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes commented on the digital development in Bulgaria – both the good and the bad. The conference she attended, Digital Agenda for Europe: Reality or still a Challenge,- outlined quite well the duality of the situation one of the EU’s newest
A month ago the Bulgarian cabinet voted in a 33 point action plan for achieving open governance. The main goals of this plan are financial transparency, public registry improvement, public consultation and corporate social responsibility. One of the most important measures is publishing daily budget spending reports with a breakdown of payment reason and target.