Regional Authority Kyustendil
Introduction to the region and the
current projects
by VLADISLAV STOIKOV
Governor
Who are we and what we do?
• Regional Authority Kyustendil is the governing
body for the Kyustendil Region located in
South-Western Bulgaria, home of 136,686
people (2011).
• The region’s economy depends mainly on the
electricity and pharmaceutical industries,
shoes, furniture and construction materials
manufacturing. Furthermore the fruit and
vegetable sector is highly developed.
• The Region of Kyustendil has been inhabited
as early as 5000 B.C., due to its nice climate,
fertility and mineral springs.
• There are numerous archeological, historical
and cultural monuments representing the
different cultures
Tourism
• All the abovementioned facts make Kyustendil
and its region a worth-visiting touristic
destination.
• There are opportunities for balneology, spa,
cultural, mountain, rural, hunting and winter
tourism
Ex-Military Units in Kyustendil
Area: 110 000 sq. m
Potential for future investments in the areas
of:
Education- Technology
And Science Park;
Business Incubator;
Recreation and Sports;
Multifunctional Halls;
Hotel areas and
Attractions;
Key Transport Role
Current projects
• SECOVIA
• SIVA
• GROW Mobile
The priority axis of the projects is the
improvement of the internet accessibility. The
Area of intervention: Developing strategies to
tackle the “digital divide”
SECOVIA: South East Europe jointly developed common advanced
virtual accessibility solutions to support public services
• Promotes experience exchange and cooperation among
territorial administrations on: setting up transnational
organisational structures to support common, cross-border
sharing and provision of cloud-based digital public services
and IT resources in SEE.
• Thus, sharing and re-using IT solutions and resources is more
cost-efficient, as it avoids duplication and waste of resources:
more services to citizens & businesses for the same investment
SIVA: South East Europe improved virtual accessibility
through joint initiatives facilitating the rollout of broadband networks
The project aims at tackling the accessibility gap represented by
the following:
 poor infrastructure:
• insufficient telecommunication infrastructures
 fragmentation :
• disparities in broadband penetration; several territories are underserved
or not covered
 market failure:
• in serving the needs of rural and remote areas
• GROW MOBILE, which is an action under the European
Mobile and Mobility Industries Alliance, aims to stimulate
the development of innovative services for sustainable
tourism through the use of mobile applications and integrated
tourism management systems in the Kyustendil and Varna
regions of Bulgaria, Medjimur in Croatia and Saxony in
Germany
Thank You
• Contacts:
Regional Authority Kyustendil
44 Demokratsia Str.
2500 Kyustendil
Bulgaria
E-mail: oblast@kn.government.bg
Phone: +35978 550670
Fax: +359 550690
web: www.kn.government.bg