Identrics is a technology partner contributing to the CoDE project, an initiative aimed at analysing Bulgaria’s information environment. This collaborative effort involves several prominent entities, including the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEBA) at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski,” which serves as the coordinating partner for the research endeavour.

Working alongside Identrics are esteemed collaborators such as:

  • the Faculty of Philosophy,
  • the Institute “Big Data for Smart Society” (GATE) at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski,”
  • the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (IICT) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
  • the “European Software Institute – Center for Eastern Europe,” and
  • additional technology companies like Webcentric and Contipso.

Representatives from various sectors of the public are also actively involved in this endeavour.

Funded by the America for Bulgaria Foundation*, the CoDE project spans a three-year period, running from 2023 to 2026. Its overarching objective is to consolidate and implement best practices in analysing the information environment and society, emphasising the development of tools, training programmes, and collaborative frameworks to foster an effective ecosystem.

Throughout its duration, the project will engage teams from the university and partner organisations to establish a network for collaboration and innovation in the realm of information analysis. Implementation will progress through various stages, encompassing analysis, conceptualisation, rationalisation, and demonstration of results.

Direct stakeholders in the CoDE project include media organisations, academic institutions, non-governmental organisations, representatives from the business sector, government institutions, and society at large.

For further information about the project or opportunities for collaboration, interested parties can reach out to the project manager, Ch. Ass. Irena Mladenova, Ph.D., via email at codenetwork@googlegroups.com. Additional details about the CoDE project can be found at https://iict.bas.bg/code/en.

The CoDE team anticipates that the project’s implementation will significantly contribute to fortifying society against harmful phenomena in the information environment, fostering a safer and more informed community. The activities undertaken within the project in Bulgaria hold paramount importance in safeguarding public opinion.

The support for the Funding Party and each project partner individually is provided by the America for Bulgaria Foundation. The statements and opinions expressed here are solely those of the Funding Party or the respective project partner and do not necessarily reflect the views of the America for Bulgaria Foundation or its partners.

The America for Bulgaria Foundation (ABF) is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonpolitical American grant-making foundation working in partnership with Bulgarians to strengthen the country’s private sector and related democratic institutions.

ABF builds on the success of the Bulgarian-American Enterprise Fund, an investment fund created in 1991 by the U.S. Congress with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development. For more information, please visit www.us4bg.org.