Webit Foundation

Bulgaria’s Failure to Act Threatens Webit Event, Organizers Claim

Organizers of the Webit conference have expressed serious concerns about a potential international scandal due to the Bulgarian government's inaction, despite the country being designated as a partner for this year's event, reports OFFNews. In a letter addressed to Acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, Plamen Rusev, the executive chairman of the Webit Foundation, highlighted the problem.

Bulgaria Becomes Third Country to Appoint a Ambassador for Digital Affairs

Bulgaria has become only the third country in the world to appoint a Goodwill Ambassador for Digital Affairs. Following the likes of France and Denmark, the announcement of the ambassador came at an awards ceremony which was held on Monday at the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reports 150sec.com

Bulgaria to Host First Balkan Hackathon

They will spend a full 24 hours coding and prototyping software at Sofia Tech Park, where the EU-Western Balkans pre-summit dinner was held this month.

Organised by the European Commission in Bulgaria, the Sofia Development Association of the capital's municipality and the Webit Foundation, the event hopes to inspire programmers to seek solutions in a number of fields.