Bulgaria in the Top 3 of EU Development in the IT Sector

Commissioner Mariya Gabriel: Making the digital single market a precondition for bringing Europe back as a leader in the global digital sector

The value of the information and communication technology sector for Europe's economy has grown almost fourfold over the past decade. The highest value-added growth in the sector among EU Member States is noted in three countries, one of them being Bulgaria along with Luxembourg and Poland. This was stated by the Bulgarian commissioner for digital economy and society Mariya Gabriel at the opening of the conference "Technology and Digital Single Market: Opportunities and Challenges". The event has provided a forum for exchanging views and ideas for enhancing Europe's digital leadership so that citizens and business can benefit from all the benefits of digitization.

Immediately after opening, Commissioner Gabriel outlined the dimensions of the Digital Single Market, what has been achieved so far and the remaining challenges for European leadership in digitization. She highlighted several key achievements with a positive impact on almost every sector of the economy, public services, businesses and everyday life of citizens.

"The EU has created the highest standards in the world for data protection and therefore we have the same ambition to protect electronic communications. The abolition of roaming tariffs has led to Europeans having more than five times more mobile data abroad and 2.5 times more in terms of calls, "the Bulgarian commissioner reports.

With regard to ongoing initiatives, Maria Gabriel emphasizes the impending elimination of the unjustified blocking of geography of online sales by the end of this year, the cyber security package, the European supercomputer initiative, measures against...