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On May 10, 2016 the Council of Ministers hosted the conference "Data inviting - a year later".

During the event  the progress of Bulgaria on the Open Data Platform (https://opendata.government.bg) was presented. Bulgaria's Open Data Portal where state institutions publish sets of statistics and data. 177 sets of data as public information available to be used for commercial and non-commercial purposes could be found on the portal.

"Information Services" AD made a profit amounting to over 4 million levs in the first quarter of 2016. The Company revenues from sales grew to 176 thousand levs, which is 5 % over the planned in the Business Plan for the same period. The increase was a result of new contracts and increased sales of electronic signatures by 40 % compared to the planned. Reported profit before taxation was 440 thousand levs, which is 7 times more than the envisaged in the Business Plan.

At the premises of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications was held today an evacuation training for all present individuals. Nearly 500 employees and citizens fulfilled all planned actions on the safe exit of the buildings, panic and incidents were not allowed.

The Fifty-fifth anniversary of the test flight of the first primate in space was marked by a postal-philatelic edition.

The artist Tahsin Ahmed has depicted the chimpanzee Ham also as a personification of the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese horoscope.

"Years after the first flight of a primate the world continues to be staring at space", said during the ceremony Deputy Minister Valery Borissov. In his words, Bulgaria is a part of the cosmic family with its two astronauts, a number of elaborations of devices for space research and the production of space food.

The Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications ranked second in a research, via evaluation of the websites and electronic submission of applications to the administrative structures within the system of the executive power, carried out by the "Access to Information" Programme.

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski and the Mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova opened the fully modernized Central Railway Station in Sofia.

Minister Moskovski commented that the railway station is now a unique facility. "In every European capital this building is a landmark. I believe that it will continue to be so." In his words, all efforts this and next year are focused on regaining stability and success of railway transport, thus ensuring its sustainability.

There are no findings for unlicensed pilots in the Bulgarian aviation. This became clear during today's meeting between Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Anton Ginev, the Director General of Directorate General "Civil Aviation Administration" (CAA) Ivan Ivanov and representatives of the Bulgarian Airlines Association (ABA).

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski still a month ago decided to propose the replacement of the Director General of Civil Aviation Administration /CAA/ Mincho Tsvetkov. The reason for this were signals received in connection with the work of DG "CAA" and the poor administrative management of the Directorate.

On April 21, Minister Moskovski has made a proposal to the Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on the release of the Director of CAA. On April 22 the ordinance has been given to Mincho Tsvetkov.

The preparation of the Trio Presidency of the EU Council in 2017-2018 is discussed at a two-day meeting in Sofia between representatives of the United Kingdom, Estonia and the Bulgarian administration. The meeting was attended by experts as well as by heads of departments and units in the the UK, Estonia and Bulgaria, which are directly responsible for the preparation of the forthcoming Presidency. The event is under the initiative of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications. Today the participants were welcomed by the Chief Secretary of the Ministry - Mr.

The Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications and personally Minister Ivaylo Moskovski  support the righterous demands of the carriers addressed to the competent authorities – the Ministry of Interior, for control over the gray sector. During the ongoing public discussion on ridesharing Minister Moskovski has not spoken in favour of the ban of the websites for this type of travelling, at least because it is not within his competence.

The project of Rousse Regional Library "Lyuben Karavelov" was declared by the International Telecommunication Union a champion by number of online votes in its favor. The project is among the winners in category "Building capacity" of the prestigious awards of Information Society WSIS 2016. The Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications thanked all Internet users who responded to the call for online support of the Bulgarian participant in the race, published in February 2016.

Representatives of the bus industry discussed with the Minister of Transport, Information technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski the pressing problems in the sector. Minister Moskovski undertook immediate actions to resolve two of the issues falling within the competence of the Ministry.

Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Valery Borissov validated the first Bulgarian philatelic  edition dedicated to cartography. The illustrated postcard celebrates the International Year of the map.

The Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications organized an ICT Career Day on May 17, 2016 in Sofia. The initiative is dedicated to the International Day of Telecommunications and Information Society. The theme of the celebrations this year is "ICT entrepreneurship for social change."

The ICT career day is an event at which companies will present their expectations of job applicants, as well as the recommendations on what should focus young people. This is a place where professionalism and competence may encounter enthusiasm.

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski announced today the measures undertaken to end the malpractice in EA "Road Transport Administration".

Minister Ivaylo Moskovski pointed out that one of the important steps to reform the training and the examinations of the applicants for driving licenses is related to the split of the Law on Road Traffic into three laws:

Transport, telecommunications and information technology are sectors in which young people have serious prospects for development. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Valery Borissov during a public lecture before students and professors at the University of Transport “Todor Kableshkov”.

Valery Borisсov commented that the share of the transport sector in the gross domestic product exceeds 6 % and that of the information technology - over 5%. More than 29 000 are the vacancies in the technology sector.

Upon disposition of the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski the Executive Director of Executive Agency "Road Transport Administration" Krasimir Kalaidjiev released Vladimir Kolev from the post of Director General of DG "Road Transport Inspection".

The reason for the release was due to fact that the former Director General did not execute sufficient control over the subordinated heads of district departments of "Road Transport Administration" which has led to flaws of the work and illegal practices.

On April 7, 2016 were carried out the first two e-tenders of the platform of electronic sale of wood, elaborated by "Information Services" AD. The presentation of the platform took place in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in front of journalists, at the presence of Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Valery Borissov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Assoc. Prof. Georgi Kostov and the Director of the Southwest State Enterprise – Forestry Eng. Damyan Damyanov .

By a postal-philatelic edition we celebrate a quarter century since the establishment of the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Valery Borissov today in Sofia Hotel Balkan (Sheraton) during the ceremony of validation an illustrated envelope dedicated to the anniversary of the club.

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski still on March 30, 2016 submitted a report to the Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on the reselase from the post of Executive Director of Executive Agency "Road Transport Administration" Tsvetelin Tsvetanov.

For acting Executive Director of Executive Agency "Road Transport Administration" is proposed the Deputy Executive Director of the Agency Krassimir Kalaidjiev.