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Bulgaria is top destination and leader in field of new technologies: Commissioner for Digital Economy Mariya Gabriel

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Bulgaria has become a top destination and a leader in the field of the new technologies, the EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel said on Friday. According to data of one of the leading IT companies Cisco, Bulgaria ranks 3rd in Europe and 10th in the world in terms of the number of certified IT experts per capita. Ten years after Bulgaria’s accession to the European Union that industry grew with 600%. From a regional leader Bulgaria can become a global leader thanks to its young people, Commissioner Gabriel further pointed out.




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