1. 1 Икономиката на познанието Световната банка и българските предизвикателства International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October 8-9 2003

2. 2 Why has Knowledge Economy become important? Knowledge Revolution Changing Business Environment Link between Knowledge and Growth

3. 3 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October 8-9 2003 Strong Correlation between KET and GDP/per capita

4. 4 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October 8-9 2003 Functional Areas of Knowledge- based Society Educated, creative and skilled people Effective national innovation system Dynamic information infrastructure and society Knowledge-friendly economic and institutional regime

5. 5 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October 8-9 2003 Players in the Knowledge-based economy Government Businesses Social Partners Research and Academia Civil Society and People

6. 6 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October 8-9 2003 Challenges Ahead Coherent Knowledge Economy Strategy Public-Private Partnership for Strategy Implementation Conditions for knowledge sharing and across sector cooperation

7. 7 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October 8-9 2003 Where is Bulgaria? WBI and the Knowledge Assessment Methodology (KAM) –set of 69 structural and qualitative variables –Benchmark on how an economy compares –helps to identify the problems and opportunities that a country faces –could be found at http://www1.worldbank.org/gdln/kam.htm

8. 8 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October 8-9 2003 Where is Bulgaria?

9. 9 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October 8-9 2003 Bulgaria in the Global Context

10. 10 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October 8-9 2003 How Can the World Bank help? Boosts awareness and keeps the dialogue at highest decision-making level (Paris and Helsinki KE Conferences) Analytical support (Lithuania, Turkey) Builds consensus among different stakeholders

11. 11 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October 8-9 2003 From Concept to Implementation KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY III. INFO SOCIETY II. INNOVATION SYSTEMS I. EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING A. Transforming Basic Educ. F. Enhancing Science & Technology in Formal Educ. C. Increase access, efficiency, quality & relevance in Tertiary D. Developing information and Counseling Systems E. Providing Qualification Assurance Systems A. Institutional Capacity Building B. R&D Capacity Upgrading D. Technology Commercialization E. Industrial Technology Upgrading A. Information Infrastructure E. ICT Industry Promotion C. e-Government D. Capacity Building/ HR IV. ECONOMIC & INSTITUTIONAL REGIME A. Competitiveness Policy B. Financial Sector C. Labor Markets D. Social Protection B. e-Leadership, Policy & Inst. Development B. Quality Improvement of Secondary Educ. F. Socio-Economic e-Dev Applications C. Technology Transfer

12. 12 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October 8-9 2003 А сега накъде?