Last update: 2011-06-26

ICT Markets ™ Bulgaria 1992 – 2012F

Main data sources

Sources	Description	Number
INFO SOURCES	Internet web sites app.	2,500 sites
	IT specialized press	10 issues
	Daily press	3 issues
	Weekly press	12 issues
	Monthly press	10 issues
	Catalogues & reference books	18 issues
	Exhibitions - IT specialized	6 issues
	National marketing surveys	10 issues
	National public and B2B data bases	5 issues
	National institutes	3 issues
	International institutes	1 issues
DATA PROCESSING	Annual Volume of used data sources	380 000 pages
	Total hours, invested in preparation	27 500 hours
	Information Model & Methodology	100% CBN developed
	Reference list of some information sources
BG SPECIALIZED IT PRESS	Computer world Bulgaria, newspaper, weekly, published by IDG Bulgaria Ltd.	1991 – 2011
	Computer, magazine, monthly, published by New Technique Publishing GmbH	1991 – 2008
	PC WORLD Bulgaria, magazine, monthly, published by IDG Bulgaria Ltd.	1992 – 2006
	PC Magazine Bulgaria, magazine, monthly, published by Saga Technology Ltd.	1994 – 2001
	PC WEEK [E-WEEK] Bulgaria, newspaper, weekly, published by Saga Technology Ltd.	1998 – 2005
	Computer News, newspaper, weekly, published by Top Team Ltd.	1993 – 2000
	Byte Bulgaria, magazine, monthly, published by Top Team Ltd.	1995 – 1996
	Info Week, newspaper, weekly, published by BBP Ltd.	1999 – 2008
	Internet, newspaper, weekly, published by Top Team Co.	1999 – 2002
	The World of Internet, newspaper, weekly, published by Future Vision	2001 – 2004
INTERNET SITES	WEB sites of BG main portals	12
	WEB sites of BG banks	35
	WEB sites of BG ins companies	20
	WEB sites of Top BG companies	~ 500
	WEB sites of BG official institutions	~ 25
	WEB sites of the international institutions	~ 15
	WEB sites of international portals	~ 15
	WEB sites of international banks	~ 10
	WEB sites of multinational corporations	~ 30
PERIODICALS	24 hours, newspaper, daily	1992 – 2007
	Banker, newspaper, weekly	1996–2004, 2007-2008
	Bulgarian Business, newspaper, weekly	1996 – 1997
	Capital, newspaper, weekly	1996 – 2010
	Cash, newspaper, weekly	1996 – 2001
	Dnevnik, newspaper, daily	2007 – 2010
	Economic Life, newspaper, weekly	1996 – 2008
	PARI, newspaper, daily	1995 – 2009
	STANDART, newspaper, daily	1995 – 1997
	State Gazette, official publication of The Republic Of Bulgaria	1991 – 2010
GENERAL CATALOGUES AND REFERENCE BOOKS	Who is who on the Bulgarian Computer Market, New Technik Publishing GmbH	2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12 – 35 editions
	The WORLD ALMANAC And Book Of Facts U.S.A., Newspaper Enterprise Assoc., Inc.	1987
	Information Industry in Bulgaria, BAII, Sofia	1996
FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS	International Technical Fair Plovdiv, Bulgaria	48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 56, 57 editions
	American Tech, Sofia, Hotel Intercontinental	1994, 1995, 1996 1997, 1998, 1999 2000, 2001, 2002
	BAIT EXPO	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
	INTERNET EXPO	1999, 2000, 2001 2002
OTHER SOURCES	National Statistics Institute of the Republic of Bulgaria, Statistical Yearbooks	1996 – 2009
	National Statistics Institute of the Republic of Bulgaria, Statistical Reference books	1996 – 2009
	National Statistics Institute of the Republic of Bulgaria, Information society in Bulgaria annual researches	2005 – 2009
	Bulgarian National Bank, Annual account	1991 – 1998
	EUROSTAT - European Unit official statistical institute	2000 – 2009
	ICT Trade™ Bulgaria - own data base with processed results of IT import/export operations	1992 – 2010
	VIP Business™ Bulgaria: own B2B data base - ICT companies, operated in Bulgaria	1995 – 2010
	VIP Business™ Bulgaria: own B2B data base – Large sized and SMB businesses in Bulgaria	1995 – 2010
	Customs Tariff of the Republic of Bulgaria, Sofia	1992, 1996, 1998 1999, 2000, 2001 2003, 2004, 2005 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
	HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE of the United States	1991
	Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Economic Institute, Bulgarian Economy until 1998 - published by team of authors	1998
	Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Economic Institute, Bulgarian Economy until 2004 - published by team of authors	2004
	Agency of Economic Programming and Development, Bulgarian Economy, report	1995
	Privatization Agency of the Republic of Bulgaria	1996, 1997, 1998 1999, 2000, 2001 2002, 2003, 2004 2005, 2006, 2007
	Foreign Investments Agency	1995, 1996, 1997 1998, 1999, 2000 2001, 2002, 2003 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
	National Research Project - MAP & CBN - Inter companies IT Market in Bulgaria	1997
	National Research Project - MAP & CBN - IT and the corporate business in Bulgaria	1997, 1998
	National Research Project - Saga Tech. - Force Direct & CBN: IT Distributors Market in Bulgaria	1998, 1999
	National Research Project - Force Direct & CBN: IT Distributors Market in Bulgaria	2000
	National Research Project - CBN: IT Distributor-dealers’ market in Bulgaria	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 2009, 2010
	Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Secretary General	1996
	Technical University, Educational and Methodological dept.	1996
	Financial times, UK, newspaper	1997, 1998, 1999
	FORTUNE, USA, magazine (Internet)	1998, 1999, 2000 2001, 2002, 2003 2004
	Communication Regulation Commission - Annual reports	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 2006
	Authors
	Ludmil Stoytcheff (21 years experience) - analysis, methodology and final results Bisser Pannoff (21 years experience) - methodology, data processing, figures and administration Veselka Todorova (18 years experience) - data entry, marketing and data processing	1991 – 2011

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