The foundation of the KIDA cluster was announced at a press conference in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The non-governmental organization is a cluster, mainly aimed at promoting cooperation between business, education and research service providers. Through this collaboration, the KIDA association strives to further develop the regional market for knowledge-intensive services. Its long-term strategy is to establish Bulgaria as a global leader in the knowledge-intensive services market. The first step in this direction is the steady increase in members.
The current members of the cluster include a number of regional leaders in the sector, including A Data Pro, Semantic Interactive, Intelday Solutions. We have invited Veliko Tarnovo University “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” to join us. KIDA seeks to attract other universities as well, as they have a key role in the fulfilment of the strategy that envisions stronger relationships between higher education institutions and regional business leaders. The result of such cooperation will be more skilled and well educated people, ready to work in an actual business environment.
The ultimate goal of KIDA is to turn the market for knowledge-intensive services into a major driver for Bulgaria’s economic development.