Innovation , Business , Education – Regional , National and European Policies 2020

This report examines the choice of innovation strategy, which is based on an analysis of the innovation capacity of the region in: innovation, business and education. Set is a set of features that facilitate and support innovation. The purpose of the analysis is to identify the main features and to what extent they have

Analysis of SMEs in Bulgaria – Assessment of Their Innovation Activities

The main thesis of the report is that the vast choice of planned innovation is given by combining traditional financial and economic assessment approaches innovation, namely through the net present value (NPV). The aim is to analyze the situation of SMEs in Bulgaria, to identify the problems facing their development and to formulate recommendations to address them

INTELLIGENT, INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY IN BULGARIA – PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES

The report analyzes industrial transfor-mation through smart and sustainable growth, as well as building a culture of innovation in a new digital age. Innovative enterprises from Bulgaria are presented with their respective modern organizational structures and forms of innovative cooperation between them - Sofia Techpark, Trakia Economic Zone, Technological Park at the Technical University of Gabrovo. The barriers to innovation development of SMEs in Bulgaria are outlined. An example of a high technology center funded under the EU Operational Programs is presented. Answers to questions such as: what are the role of the innovation centers in the innovation ecosystem in Bulgaria; how to stimulate the transfer of talent between university and business; how the market for innovation of the future changes; why de-literacy is a factor of success; how to support innovation and digitization; what are the European policies in the field of innovation and digitization

AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO REDUCING AGING OF INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS IN TERMS OF INDUSTRY 4.0

The rapid progress in the field of industrial and information-communication techno-logies and their impact on production systems are putting increasing pressure on the engineering structure. That is why modern technological deve-lopment has created conditions in which innova-tive obsolescence already takes precedence over physical. A particularly important point in this direction is the correct determination of the degree of influence of innovative aging on products and processes in order to establish its impact on the technical, economic and social results of industrial activity. In addition, the impact of this process is globalizing, resulting in innovative obsolescence of technology and lagging behind the level of advan-ced technologies from modern ones world-wide. The further use of innovatively obsolete equipment and technological processes leads to certain losses, the amount of which will depend on the degree of this lag. This report proposes an alternative approach to reducing the innovative obsolescence of industrial products by modernizing and creating sustainability in the engineering space. At the same time, innovative progress in the future will put increasing pressure on the technological structure and on the distinctive features of this process. A theoretical attempt has been made to calculate mathematically innovative aging, and the impact of destructive innovations is difficult to capture with this model

AN APPROACH TO MODELING INNOVATION OBSOLESCENCE

Currently, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR) has a very strong impact on innovation activity and innovation obsolescence. In order to formulate a methodology for the selection of alternative solutions, it is necessary not only to take into account the impacts of FIR, but also to choose an approach for modeling innovation obsolescence. The aim is to propose a new approach for modeling innovation obsolescence, in which the influencing factors will already be present in the innovation development methodology.

HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA AT THE CROSSROAD - PROBLEMS AND MEASURES TO PREVENT THEM

This report identifies some of the problems of higher education in the Republic of Bulgaria related to the demographic crisis in the transition process and measures to overcome them. Emphasis is placed on the legislative framework, the rating system, the financing of higher education institutions and the science in them, the quality of training, the demand for staff from business and the supply of staff from universities, the admission of students and the offered forms of training. The analysis made by the authors is based on summarized data, which has been officially published, on the actual state of higher education in Bulgaria. Measures are proposed to overcome the problems, some of which are based on experience at the Technical University of Gabrovo.

Europe 2020 – The New Strategy For Smart , Susinable And Inclusive Growth And Bulgarian Industrial Competitiveness

This paper present one decision on innovation European industry contributes to output, jobs, innovation and exports and is interrelated with service industries. Indeed, many service industries such as transport, health and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) depend on competitive industry to produce the equipment and hardware which they use [1, 2]

AUTOMATED CREATION OF EDUCATIONAL QUESTIONS: ANALYSIS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR ROLE IN EDUCATION

This study explores the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in education, focusing on its potential benefits and challenges. Through an in-depth analysis of contemporary AI platforms and software technologies, it examines their suitability for educational environments. The study highlights AI\u27s capacity to enhance personalized learning experiences, facilitate educational gaming and simulations, and support teachers in various tasks. However, ethical considerations regarding data privacy and algorithmic bias, as well as technical challenges related to software reliability, require careful attention. By providing insights into the transformative potential of AI in education, this research aims to inform stakeholders about the opportunities and risks associated with its implementation

TECHNOLOGICAL ASSURANCE OF THE MILLING PROCESS OF PRISMATIC CHANNELS IN HEAT EXCHANGE ALUMINUM ALLOYS

When milling prismatic grooves in aluminum alloy products, the technological parameters of the process must ensure the specified accuracy and processing performance. This guarantees the maximum heat exchange properties of the surfaces of the processed parts, critical for applications where efficient thermal management is essential. Enhancing these properties can significantly impact the operational efficiency of systems in aerospace, automotive, and electronics industries. Articles on the interrelationship of cutting modes and technological and energy parameters of the milling process of prismatic channels in aluminum alloys is an actual task. Its practical implementation will guarantee the improvement of various facilities for transferring and releasing thermal energy. This research could lead to advancements in heat sink design and more effective cooling strategies in high-performance engineering applications, where optimal heat dissipation is vital for maintaining system stability and prolonging lifespan.

On the dynamical mechanisms explaining the western Pacific subsurface temperature buildup leading to ENSO events

Despite steady progress in the understanding of El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the past decades, questions remain on the exact mechanisms explaining the heat buildup leading to the onset of El Niño (EN) events. Here we use an ensemble of ocean and atmosphere assimilation products to identify mechanisms that are consistently identified by all the data sets and that contribute to the heat buildup in the western Pacific 18 to 24 months before the onset of EN events. Meridional and eastward heat advection due to equatorward subsurface mass convergence and transport along the equatorial undercurrent are found to contribute to the subsurface warming at 170°E–150°W. In the warm pool, instead, surface horizontal convergence and downwelling motion have a leading role in subsurface warming. The picture emerging from our results highlights a sharp dynamical transition at 170°E near the level of the thermocline