On December 3, 2020, the first online meeting of the DTP730 project advisory group in Bulgaria was held to present the Joint Danube Macro-Regional Strategy.

The aim was to involve key stakeholders from each participating territory in Bulgaria to the eDigiStars initiative in a review of the joint strategic position at the level of the Danube macro-region. Bulgarian Industrial Association – Union of the Bulgarian Business, Employment Agency, and Business Agency organized the meeting.
Expert Silvia Stumpf opened the meeting by presenting the project, its mission, partners and goals. She explained about the modules (POWERYOU, CAMPUS and LABEL tool)  that are going to be built, their application and method of implementation. Then more information on the strategy was provided, which sets out a clear path for the partnership during the implementation of the project, in order to contribute for generation of new knowledge and good practices. The strategy includes three main specific objectives, which Silvia Stumpf presented together with the measures that will be taken to achieve them:
1. Increasing the employability of the elderly
2.Application of the adapted eDigiStars innovative system to the retraining of adults
3. Tackling the shortage of human resources in the field of digital employment
Finally, a discussion  with the participants was held and using the site menti.com, they voted on the following issues:

1. Do you agree to require entry level of digital competences?
85% voted yes 
15% voted no

2. Do you want to organise additional meeting for european framework for entrepreneurial comptences?

60% voted yes
40% voted no

The AG participants find the aims of the project for timely and adequate, thus they expressed their devotion for continuos support of the project activities!