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  MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES – A PREREQUISITE FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF STUDENTS` TEACHING PROCESS

  The main purpose of this study is to assess the degree of effectiveness of using new and innovative training methods and to outline the opportunities for turning them into an instrument for manifesting students’ activity and initiative in acquiring new knowledge. The objective set is achieved by: theoretically studying modern innovative teaching ... The main purpose of this study is to assess the degree of effectiveness of using new and innovative training methods and to outline the opportunities for turning them into an instrument for manifesting students’ activity and initiative in acquiring new knowledge. The objective set is achieved by: theoretically studying modern innovative teaching methods; approving multimedia products in the training process; measuring the impact of multimedia technologies on the acquiring of the material taught by conducting a survey; assessing the need for implementing multimedia technology in the training process in order to enhance the effectiveness and the degree of acquiring specific knowledge. The working thesis of the present study is formulated as follows: “The use of multimedia technologies in the training process helps increase its effectiveness by achieving a synergistic effect between the different methods and techniques of teaching and creating conditions for turning students into equal participants in the learning process”. The analysis of the results enabled us to assess the degree of effectiveness of training and acquiring new knowledge through the use of multimedia technologies. The conclusions of the survey prove that the thesis set by our team has practically-applied significance and are aimed at improving the quality of the learning process

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  INCLUSIVE BUSINESS – A TOOL FOR POVERTY REDUCTION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

  At the beginning of the 21st century in search of innovative solutions relating to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, particular attention is paid to the vulnerable layers of population with low incomes as a source of growth. Two expressions are in the focus of attention of researchers in search of synergy – inclusive business and bottom of ... At the beginning of the 21st century in search of innovative solutions relating to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, particular attention is paid to the vulnerable layers of population with low incomes as a source of growth. Two expressions are in the focus of attention of researchers in search of synergy – inclusive business and bottom of the pyramid. The purpose of this study is to reveal opportunities for implementing international best practices in the field of inclusive business as a tool for poverty reduction and social inclusion. The realization of the goal set involves performing the main tasks: studying the level and factors of poverty; presenting models and best practices of inclusive business; specifying the fields of interaction between global goals for sustainable development, sustainable growth and inclusive business. The object of this study is inclusive business as a tool for poverty reduction and social inclusion. The subject of the study are business models for the implementation of inclusive business. The thesis argued is that: inclusive business is an innovative tool to tackle poverty and social inclusion. Through its implementation it is possible to achieve sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth. The sustainability of the topic of poverty is linked to the fact that poverty puts a lot of dominants in the world development. In search of solutions to overcome this the inclusive business appears to be a business model that has potentialities for application. Inclusive business is an innovative tool to tackle poverty and social inclusion

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  EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF CSP’S INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN TODAY’S HIGHLY COMPETITIVE MARKET

  The telecommunications sector has been developing rapidly in the last few years. Under the conditions of growing competition and imposing new regulatory frameworks by institutions, telecom operators are increasingly implementing innovative approaches to attract new users. The purpose of this study is to present the Operations Support System and ... The telecommunications sector has been developing rapidly in the last few years. Under the conditions of growing competition and imposing new regulatory frameworks by institutions, telecom operators are increasingly implementing innovative approaches to attract new users. The purpose of this study is to present the Operations Support System and Business Support Systems (BSS/BSS) as one of the most important components of the modern telecommunications business in an information and connected society. In order to achieve this goal, the author considered the following tasks: defining the ‘networked’ or ‘connected’ society and the factors for its emergence; briefly analyzing the telecom business in Bulgaria; presenting the main functions of the OSS/BSS systems and the business processes they automate; revealing the major problems and challenges to OSS/BSS systems when launching new services on the market and introducing new technological solutions. The research thesis can be defined as follows: modern telecom business could not have competitive advantages without well-functioning and market-adapted OSS/BSS systems