EU Missions 1 & 4 - Brokerage event and workshop

11–13 Jun 2025 | Ljubljana, Slovenia

Applied Research and Communications Fund

NGO

Sofia, Bulgaria
1 profile visit

About

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.

EU MIssion 4: 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030

HORIZON-MISS-2025-04-CIT-01: Coupling circularity and climate mitigation in industrial sites and their cities and regionsHORIZON-MISS-2025-04-CIT-02: Innovative, AI-based solutions for urban planning and managementHORIZON-MISS-2025-04-CIT-03: Boosting the transformation towards climate- neutral cities, the net-zero economy and open strategic autonomy through Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP)

EU Mission 1: Adaptation to Climate Change

HORIZON-MISS-2025-CLIMA-01-04: Development and financing of the development of innovative adaptation solutions by the private sectorHORIZON-MISS-2025-CLIMA-01-05: Testing and demonstration innovative solutions to improve resilience to extreme heat, including addressing health impactsHORIZON-MISS-2025-CLIMA-01-06: Pre-commercial procurement of breakthrough solutions for climate proofing of public buildings

Representatives

Myrto Ispyridou

Junior Project Expert

Applied Research and Communications Fund

Zoya Damianova

Programme Director

Applied Research and Communications Fund