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In 2020, there will be “smart” cities in Bulgaria with fifth generation mobile networks. This was stated by  the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov during a discussion on “5G: Intelligent Transformation and Growth”. Representatives of the management of the Communications Regulation Commission, the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, the Ministry of Health, telecom operators and experts participated in the forum.

The 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child was marked today with the validation of a postal-philatelic edition. The validation seal was put by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Andreana Atanasova, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy Zornitsa Rusinova and the chairperson of the State Agency for Child Protection Eleonora Lilova.

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov and his Greek counterpart Konstantin Karamanlis have declared mutual interest in the continuation of the project for the creation of the Thessaloniki-Kavala-Alexandroupolis-Burgas-Varna-Rousse railway corridor. The two ministers participate in the Fourth Summit in Thessaloniki. The forum brings together representatives of governments and industry from the region and the world.

Geographic information systems are a tool for making responsible, important policy decisions at the state and local level. This was stated by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov during the opening of a conference dedicated to the World GIS Day'2019. "I cannot imagine road, rail, maritime and river infrastructure without modern geographical data based applications," he said.

Bilateral relations between Bulgaria and the US were the basis of the talks between Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov and the new US Ambassador to Bulgaria, Herro Mustafa. "We have been working very well with the United States for years, especially in the field of high technology, high value-added services and shared services," said Rossen Jeliazkov. Digital transformation and new technologies pose challenges for all countries to cope with cyber threats.

We have no ambition to turn Bulgarian Posts EAD into a monopoly in the market for distribution and sale of print media. This was announced by Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov during a press briefing. 

Fifth generation 5G mobile networking services are the basis of smart cities, where technologies are implemented for the benefit of residents, of environmentally friendly and sustainable solutions. This was stated by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov during the presentation of the new technology capabilities.

"5G operates at 100 times the speed, at least 1 million devices per square kilometer can be connected, there is almost no delay in data transmission speed," the minister said during a presentation organized by Vivacom.

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Rossen Jeliazkov, ordered the inspectors of Road Transport Administration Executive Agency to take part in the Winter Specialized Action. The campaign takes place annually from November 1 to November 30 throughout the country.

The state recommends the logistics sector with the construction of modern transport infrastructure and the development of fifth generation mobile networks. This implies that the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Andreana Atanasova opens the Logistics Conference in 2019. The organizers of the forum with the Bulgarian Transport Press and Logistics Magazine.

Of the 45 Bulgarian municipalities that applied for the third WiFi4EU competition, 41 municipalities received 615,000 euros in funding. This was made clear by the results announced today by the European Commission.

Bulgarian Posts EAD will distribute and sell print periodicals across the country. The purpose of the Council of Ministers decision is creating prerequisites for better conditions for distribution and sale of printed periodicals across the territory of the country. In this way, the existing competition on the market will be improved by the participation of a state-owned company holding an individual universal postal operator license. The state provides publishers the opportunity for access to the end user under pre-announced, clear and precise conditions for each of them.

Bulgaria is making the necessary efforts for the construction of a modern railway and road infrastructure along the East-West Axis. This was stated by Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov during the Silk Road Forum, which takes place from 21 to 23 October 2019 in Tbilisi, Georgia. In his words, this creates the necessary conditions for the rapid transportation of people and goods, given the increasing transport traffic between Asia and Europe.

Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov and the Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia discussed the transport and digital connectivity development across the Black Sea. The meeting was held within the Silk Road Forum - 21-23 October 2019 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Insufficient IT staffing capacity is one of the most common challenges to guaranteeing cybersecurity, according to 64 percent of those surveyed. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Andreana Atanasova at a roundtable on Information Security Issues. Next, 48 percent of organizations say cybersecurity is not sufficient, and 45 percent say there are some gaps in the regulatory framework and the practice of outsourcing IT services, in some cases leading to poor quality.

A controlled environment will be created in order to avoid all possible corrupt practices in the practical driving tests. This was stated by Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov at a working meeting organized by the Bulgarian Drivers’ Qualification Association. The event was initiated with regard to the announced measures for improving the Road Transport Agency’s activities, which include arranging and conducting of driving tests.

A postal card dedicated to the 140th anniversary of signing of the Constantinople Peace Treaty was validated today during the European Philatelic Exhibition "Plovdiv Fila 2019" and the International Fair "Bulcollecto". The card was launch by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Andreana Atanasova, the Bulgarian Philatelists Union’s Honorary President Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Nikita Lobanov-Rostovsky who is Prince Alexei Lobanov – Rostovsky’s grandson. Prince Alexei Lobanov – Rostovsky is the one who signed the Treaty on behalf of Russia.

Sofia will host the World Philatelic Exhibition in 2020. This was announced by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov during the opening of the European Philatelic Exhibition "Plovdiv Fila 2019" and the International Fair "Bulkolekto".

He recalled that the word "philately" means "friends forever." "It combines both the collector's spirit and the historical memory with the works of art, which are postage stamps," the minister said.

Sofia Motor Show 2019 will be the most significant event in the automotive industry in Europe. This was stated by Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov during his inauguration. He stressed that the exhibition was no longer merely commercial in nature, but had become an event of international rank.

The impact analysis of the Mobility Package I confirmed our concerns about the negative impact on the transport sector and the environment. This was stated by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Rossen Jeliazkov, in the frames of the presentation of the market research and the impact assessment of the current version of the Mobility Package I on the Bulgarian international freight transport by land.

The Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Andreana Atanasova has been elected Vice-Chair of the European Commission's Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG). This post is being held for the first time by a representative from Eastern Europe.