The STRATIN+ project convened its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) to present partner activities and discuss the key priorities that will shape the project’s analytical focus. These priorities include R&I financing, stakeholder engagement, thematic choices, and the role of networks and science diplomacy.
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Recommendations from the Panel Discussion: The Future of Open Science in the Czech Republic
A panel discussion held on November 12, 2025, at the Technology Center Prague showed that open science in the Czech Republic is not just a technical or administrative issue, but a fundamental question of values. It brings together the pragmatism of public administration, the everyday reality of researchers, and diverse needs across disciplines. The meeting made it possible to identify real obstacles and opportunities and offered a path to systemic changes that could influence the shape of Czech science in the coming years.
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Czechia needs a new model for financing R&D&I after 2027, and this will be crucial for the country’s future economic growth and development.
The current Czech system of financing research, development, and innovation is reaching its limits and is not prepared to face the challenges of the coming years. According to a new Policy Brief by the Technology Center Prague, which is based on the outcomes of the SCI-PO 2025 conference, minor adjustments to existing tools are not enough. In order for the Czech Republic to compete globally in technology and maintain its innovation potential, a structural transformation of the entire system is necessary.
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The Czech Scientific Community Seeks Ways to Enhance Security and Resilience
How can Czechia prepare for future social challenges in terms of security and resilience? Three new studies, conducted by the Technology Centre Prague for the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA ČR), seek to answer this question. Their conclusions will inform the upcoming call for proposals under sub-goal 3 of the SIGMA programme, which focuses on supporting the innovative potential of the social sciences, humanities and arts.
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Professional Workshop on the topics “Supporting Career Growth in Research Organizations”
The workshop served as a forum for discussing the main results of the qualitative survey conducted by the National Training Fund, which are presented in the study “Supporting career growth in research organisations: selected topics” (December 2024).
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International Reseachers Mobility 2024
The analysis focuses on the mobility of researchers from non-EU countries to the Czech Republic and reveals a fundamental paradox: while the Czech Republic strives to attract international talent, these experts face significant administrative obstacles, language barriers and overall uncertainty.
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Michal Pazour represents Czechia in the OECD project steering group
In April 2025, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports nominated Michal Pazour, head of the Strategic Studies Department at TC Prague, to the steering group of the OECD project „Strategic intelligence for critical and emerging technologies for transformative change.“ The purpose of the Strategic Intelligence Steering Group is to provide feedback and input to the OECD expert group on requirements for the provision of strategic intelligence in the field of transformative research and innovation policy.
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SCI-PO 2025 conference sparked a debate on the R&D&I funding system
On 29 May 2025, the sixth annual SCI-PO conference took place at the fully booked TC Prague conference centre. The event focused on the key issue of sustainable financing for research, development and innovation in the Czech Republic after 2027. The conference brought together representatives from academia, government, business and the non-profit sector. Their discussions highlighted the importance of linking science and politics. Participants concluded that future success requires a focus on selectivity and the prioritisation of areas in which the Czech Republic can truly excel. They also stressed the need to strengthen the motivation to transfer research results into practice.
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New Ergo is dedicated to knowledge transfer and digital technologies
The first article of the new issue of Ergo magazine analyzes the commercialization of research and development results in four sectors of research organizations and is based on publicly available data and the results of its own questionnaire survey. The second article names digital technologies, their use can solve major societal challenges. The results show in particular a significant increase in publication and patenting in the areas of artificial intelligence.
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