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Bulgaria is a country in the South-Eastern part of the European continent, on the Balkan Peninsula. The eastern part of the country borders is on the Black Sea. Bulgaria borders are with Romania to the north, with Turkey and Greece to the south and with Serbia and North Macedonia to the west. Bulgaria is a member of the European Union since 2007, a member of NATO since 2004 and a member of the Council of Europe since 1991.

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    Data is mainly from A brief history of Bulgaria. http://bulgariatravel.org/data/doc/ENG_49-Istoria_na_Bulgaria.pdf. Accessed April 2, 2019.

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    Data is mainly from 32. 2011 Population Census—main results, Nazionalen statisticheski institut, Republika Balgaria (National Statistic Institute. Republic of Bulgaria). http://www.nsi.bg/census2011/PDOCS2/Census2011final_en.pdf. Accessed April 3, 2019.

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    CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA PROM. SG 56/13 JUL 1991, AMEND. SG 85/26 SEP 2003, SG 18/25 FEB 2005, SG 27/31 MAR 2006, SG 78/26 SEP 2006—CONSTITUTIONAL COURT JUDGMENT NO.7/2006, SG 12/6 FEB 2007, National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria. https://www.parliament.bg/en/const. Accessed 3 Apr 2019

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    Mission and goals, Ministry of Economy, Republic of Bulgaria. https://www.mi.government.bg/en/pages/mission-6.html. Accessed April 4, 2019.

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    Gross domestic product for the fourth quarter of 2018 and 2018 (preliminary data). National Statistical Institute. http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/pressreleases/GDP2018q4_en_HDRSIJD.pdf. Accessed April 21, 2019.

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    https://neaa.government.bg/images/Legislation/Decrees/DECREE-No_125-of-the-Council-of-inisters-of-24-June-2002.pdf. Accessed April 3, 2019.

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    Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, The Republic of Bulgaria. https://www.mlsp.government.bg/index.php?section=HOMEN2&lang=_eng. Accessed April 2019.

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    Labour force survey 2018, Main results. National Statistical Institute. http://nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/pressreleases/LFS2018_en_TN8WI1W.pdf. Accessed April 21, 2019.

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    Sreshta na varha “16+1” v Sofia. DarikNews. (Summit meeting ‘16+1” in Sofia) https://dariknews.bg/novini/bylgariia/sreshta-na-vyrha-161-v-sofiia-2107973. Accessed April 4, 2019.

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    For the first semester of 2018 the trade with China has increased by 22% in comparison to the same period of 2017 and exceeds 1.135 billion USD, Ministry of Economy, Republic of Bulgaria. https://www.mi.government.bg/en/news/for-the-first-semester-of-2018-the-trade-with-china-has-increased-by-22-in-comparison-to-the-same-p-3573.html. Accessed April 4, 2019.

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    Zakon za preduchilishtnoto I uchiishtnoto obrazovanie. (Preschool and school education Act.) http://www.mon.bg/upload/12190/zkn/PUO/br_180717. Accessed April 3, 2019.

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    National Evaluation and Accreditation agency. https://neaa.government.bg/en/homeen. Accessed April 3, 2019.

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    Fond Nauchni Izsledcvania (Research Fund). https://www.fni.bg/?q=node/18. Accessed April 5, 2019.

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    National Evaluation and Accreditation agency. https://neaa.government.bg/en/homeen. Accessed April 3, 2019.

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    Naredba za darjavnite iziskvania za pridobivane na profesionalna kvalifikazia “uchitel”. (Ordinance for State Requirements for the Acquisition of professional qualification “teacher”). https://mon.bg/bg/59. Accessed April 7, 2019.

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    Ministar Balchev: Uchitelite triabva da spodeliat electronni urozi (Minister Valchev: Teachers should share electronic lessons). http://www.mon.bg/bg/news/3503. Accessed March 20, 2019.

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    Strategy for Effective Implementation of Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Science in the Republic of Bulgaria (2014–2020). http://www.strategy.bg/StrategicDocuments/view.aspx?Id=904. Accessed March 31, 2019.

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    Nazionalna programa “Obuchenie za IT kariera” Ministerstvo na obrazovanieto i naukata (National program “Training for IT Career”. Ministry of education and Science). http://www.mon.bg/upload/15056/NP6_ITKariera-200418.pdf. Accessed April 1, 2019.

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    Strategy for Effective Implementation of Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Science in the Republic of Bulgaria (2014–2020). http://www.strategy.bg/StrategicDocuments/view.aspx?Id=904. Accessed March 31, 2019.

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    Ministar Balchev: Uchitelite triabva da spodeliat electronni urozi (Minister Valchev: Teachers should share electronic lessons). http://www.mon.bg/bg/news/3503. Accessed March 20, 2019.

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    Otchet po Nazionalnite programi za razvitieto na obrazovanieto—2017. Ministerstvo na obrazovanieto i naukata. (Report on National Programs for Development of Education—2017. Ministry of Education and Science.). http://www.mon.bg/bg/1375. Accessed 18 Mar 2019

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    Nazionalna programa “Obuchenie za IT kariera” Ministerstvo na obrazovanieto i naukata (National program “Training for IT Career”. Ministry of education and Science). http://www.mon.bg/upload/15056/NP6_ITKariera-200418.pdf. Accessed 1 Apr 2019

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    Strategy for Effective Implementation of Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Science in the Republic of Bulgaria (2014–2020). http://www.strategy.bg/StrategicDocuments/view.aspx?Id=904. Accessed March 31, 2019.

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    Nazionalna programa “Obuchenie za IT kariera” Ministerstvo na obrazovanieto i naukata (National program “Training for IT Career”. Ministry of education and Science). http://www.mon.bg/upload/15056/NP6_ITKariera-200418.pdf. Accessed April 1, 2019.

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    Proekt na SU specheli parva nagrada v 11-a konkurs “IT proekt na godinata” (Project of SU won first prize in the 11th competition “IT project of the year”). https://www.uni-sofia.bg/index.php/bul/novini/arhiv/arhiv_na_goreschi_novini/proekt_na_su_specheli_p_rva_nagrada_v_11_iya_konkurs_it_proekt_na_godinata. Accessed April 7, 2019.

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    Otchet po Nazionalnite programi za razvitieto na obrazovanieto—2017. Ministerstvo na obrazovanieto i naukata. (Report on National Programs for Development of Education—2017. Ministry of Education and Science.). http://www.mon.bg/bg/1375. Accessed March 18, 2019.

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    Strategy for Effective Implementation of Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Science in the Republic of Bulgaria (2014–2020). http://www.strategy.bg/StrategicDocuments/view.aspx?Id=904. Accessed 31 March 2019.

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    Strategy for Effective Implementation of Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Science in the Republic of Bulgaria (2014–2020). http://www.strategy.bg/StrategicDocuments/view.aspx?Id=904. Accessed March 31, 2019.

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    Direkzia “Informazionni I komunikazionni tehnologii”, Ministerstvo na obrazovanieto i naukata (Directorate “Information and communication technologies”, Ministry of Education and Science.). http://www.mon.bg/bg/100165. Accessed March 31, 2019.

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    Otchet po Nazionalnite programi za razvitieto na obrazovanieto—2017. Ministerstvo na obrazovanieto i naukata. (Report on National Programs for Development of Education—2017. Ministry of Education and Science.). http://www.mon.bg/bg/1375. Accessed March 18, 2019.

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    Nazionalna programa “Obuchenie za IT kariera” Ministerstvo na obrazovanieto i naukata (National program “Training for IT Career”. Ministry of education and Science). http://www.mon.bg/upload/15056/NP6_ITKariera-200418.pdf. Accessed April 1, 2019.

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    Nationalna programa “Informazionni I komunikazionni tehnologii (IKT) v sistemata na preduchilishtnoto I uchilishtnoto obrazovanie. Ministerastvo na obrazovanieto I naukata (National program “Information and communication technologies (ICT) in the system of the preschool and school education” 2018. Ministry of education and science). http://www.mon.bg/upload/14521/pr_NacProg-7-IKT-070318.pdf. Accessed April 7, 2019.

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    Strategy for Effective Implementation of Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Science in the Republic of Bulgaria (2014–2020). http://www.strategy.bg/StrategicDocuments/view.aspx?Id=904. Accessed March 31, 2019.

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Chavarova-Kostova, S. (2020). Report on ICT in Education in the Republic of Bulgaria. In: Liu, D., Huang, R., Lalic, B., Zeng, H., Zivlak, N. (eds) Comparative Analysis of ICT in Education Between China and Central and Eastern European Countries. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6879-4_4

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