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  Towards a New Paradigm for Social Life

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  Electronic Identification in the European Union and Bulgaria - Current State, Technological Features and Opportunities for Development

  Electronic identification is a means of authentication of individuals using electronic services. The successful application of e-Government is inconceivable without the use of a single method for proving the identity of the participants. The article aims to clarify the nature of electronic identification and to outline its application in the ... Electronic identification is a means of authentication of individuals using electronic services. The successful application of e-Government is inconceivable without the use of a single method for proving the identity of the participants. The article aims to clarify the nature of electronic identification and to outline its application in the European Union and Bulgaria. The following tasks are solved: the concept of the e-identification has been defined, the main benefits of its implementation have been outlined, the technical specifications of the electronic identification scheme have been examined, the methods of electronic identification in the European Union and Bulgaria have been described. At the end of the article a SWOT analysis is made, comparing the e-identification options used by Bulgarian citizens.

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  Social and Economic Significance of Bulgarian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: SWOT Analysis

  Bulgarian economy remains within the periphery of more prominent economic processes. The country significantly lags not only behind leading European economies but also behind Central European economies, which used to have similar economic development in the early 1990s. In this respect, without a doubt, the emphasis should be put on the role of ... Bulgarian economy remains within the periphery of more prominent economic processes. The country significantly lags not only behind leading European economies but also behind Central European economies, which used to have similar economic development in the early 1990s. In this respect, without a doubt, the emphasis should be put on the role of small and medium-sized enterprises, which form a fundamental part of the employment rate within the country and generate a major revenue part of the republican and local budgets. The purpose of this study is to focus on the main advantages and disadvantages of Bulgarian small and medium-sized enterprises and based on them to propose working measures for improving their market performance.