Czech Republic

A 5G corridor will be created between the Czech Republic and Germany which will digitally interconnect Munich and Prague. This strategic European cross-border project is  a result of a declaration signed today in Brussels by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Trade and Transport Karel Havlíček and Bavarian Minister for Federal and European Affairs Florian Herrmann. Representatives of the European Commission also attended the ceremony. Thanks to modern information and communication technologies, it will improve not only the transport of people and goods, but also the digital services in Europe as such.

On December 5, 2019, a roundtable of international public sector innovation and procurement leaders met in Westminster London to discuss how governments can innovate by accelerating the adoption of emerging technologies.

Prague, together with the Czech Republic, have the ambition and great potential to become a leader in the field of artificial intelligence. The common goal is intensively pursued by the representatives of the capital and the government. On Tuesday, 3 December, the Capital City of Prague held a discussion at the Prague House in Brussels on the role of cities and regions in the European ecosystem of artificial intelligence. The co-organisers were the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU. The Mayor of Prague, Zdeněk Hřib, Vice-President of the European Commission, Věra Jourová, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, Karel Havlíček, attended the debate. One of the key objectives is to build a European Centre of Excellence and attract world scientists to Prague.