Development of е-democracy in Bulgaria by Savina Ivanova Goleminova. #CeDEM12

1. Development of e-Democracy in Bulgaria
Savina Goleminova
Faculty of Law Sofia University, Bulgaria
 According to the Bulgarian Constitution, Art. 8.: ”The power of the
State is divided between legislative, executive and judicial branches.”
 Bulgaria is striving to develop e-Democracy in all three branches of
power and at all levels of governance: national, regional and local
authorities
 All those activities and measures are aimed at benefiting citizens and
businesses and improvement and increased efficiency of state
administration
 The country is applying the most up-to-date Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT) as a tool for further social and
economic development, strengthening of democracy and market
economy

2. Current developments in e-Parliament, e-
Government and e-Justice in Bulgaria
 The aims are formulated by the National Reform Program, the
National Strategic Reference Framework and need to be faced in the
next few years
 Bulgarian institutions are trying to solve the challenges with the
support of national, European and International funds
 By observing European quality standards and best practices,
Bulgarian institutions strive to produce best practices, which can be
shared with other European member states, candidate-member states
and other countries
 The establishment of an International Regional Centre for promotion
and development of e-Democracy and e-Governance in Bulgaria is
yet another challenge which will further development and will serve
as a positive incentive for other countries in the region and in the
world
 Bulgarian institutions constantly exchange best practices with other
states and institutions

3. Future developments of e-Democracy
in Bulgaria
 To continue the efforts for establishment of an International
Regional Centre for e-Democracy in Bulgaria in partnership
with other countries
 To propose new solutions based on cutting-edge ICT for the
development of real democracy in the country
 All efforts for development of e-Democracy in Bulgaria must
be kept in line with the efforts for achieving the objectives of
the Strategy Europe 2020/Bulgaria 2020 which are crucial for
all European Member states