Business is a natural part of the life of a municipality, city and region

Objective: Sufficient infrastructure and facilities for the business of self-employed and small and medium-sized enterprises to be created in cities and municipalities
  • Creation of a city innovative center, a local (micro-regional) consultant for innovation, an innovation broker MAS, or innovation hubs; strengthening the role and capacity of CzechInvest’s regional offices for the development of business infrastructure and for OneStopShop service for entrepreneurs for the development of innovative projects.
  • Local business support on the basis of an elaborated strategy of citizens’ application in the place of residence and business support with the use of regional RIS3 strategies
  • Creating ITI concepts with respect to SMART solution criteria.
  • Support for coworking centers and the use of buildings and land owned by cities and municipalities to support small businesses, including the regeneration of small brownfields for start-ups.
  • Support for small and private agriculture, local production and food consumption (yard sales).

SMART solutions suppliers

Objective: Innovation and start-ups to be an essential factor in the development of the city / municipality
  • Cooperation of regions, cities and municipalities with universities and other academic workplaces on the creation of innovative solutions (eg research projects, regional hackathons for the public to solve local problems) with support from TA CR, CzechInvest and others bodies.
  • Establishment and implementation of an agreement on cooperation between local governments and local companies (local / regional business / innovation council; possibility of implementation through the Technology Incubation project and CzechInvest events).

SMART solutions suppliers

Objective: Conditions to be created for local business and work from home/place of residence
  • Support of baby sitting, motivation to start a mothers’ business on/after parental leave, creation of job opportunities in the local energy economy, support of tourism, support of starting a business for citizens 50+ and social entrepreneurship.
  • Customizing on-site services from home.

SMART solutions suppliers

Objective: Conditions to be created for the development of the local economy when a larger or global company enters a region/city/municipality
  • Ensuring the participation of global companies in the development of the region/city/municipality, typically in the field of infrastructure, but also SMART projects.
  • Targeted support for larger companies producing products with high added value.
  • Cooperation on the development of educational programs, but also the creation of new specialized companies.
  • Participation in sports, cultural and other leisure activities.

SMART solutions suppliers