Zoya Damianova
Programme Director
Applied Research and Communications Fund
Sofia, Bulgaria
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Experienced in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects.
My organisation
The Applied Research and Communications Fund, ARC Fund was founded in 1991 in Sofia. Its mission is:
To support international and inter-regional cooperation and enhance the capacity of NGOs and public-private agencies, building on the opportunities offered by new media and information technologies;, To contribute to the development of knowledge-based society in the countries of South-East Europe;, To support competitiveness and economic growth in South-East Europe by promoting innovative solutions and facilitating the transfer of new technologies and know-how.
In pursuit of these objectives, ARC Fund designs and implements strategies for capacity building of NGOs, information society development and technological innovation.
About me
I joined ARC Fund in 1996, thus far I have more than 25 years of experience in developing and managing projects in research and innovation, as well as foresight and technology assessment studies. I have directly coordinated or contributed in an expert capacity to more than 70 EU-supported projects during my tenure with ARC Fund.