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13. 2. 2025

Innovating the City Conceptually and Thoughtfully: A Year of the Innovation Management Project in Prague

An overview of global innovation trends, insights into the city's needs, and a list of key challenges in line with its strategic goals—this was presented on Wednesday by the municipal company Operátor ICT (OICT) to Prague's Innovation Board, composed of representatives from the city administration. The collaboration will result in concrete project concepts with the potential to contribute to sustainable development and a higher quality of life in the metropolis.

Innovating the City Conceptually and Thoughtfully: A Year of the Innovation Management Project in Prague

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PRAGUE CITIZENS ENGAGE IN CITY DEVELOPMENT VIA DIGITAL FEEDBACK BOXES

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NAKOPNI PRAHU 2024 INNOVATION MARATHON KNOWS ITS FINALISTS

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PRAGUE HAS BECOME PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROJECT COMMUNICITY FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION

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NEARLY FIFTY TEAMS WANT TO IMPROVE LIFE IN PRAGUE THROUGH INNOVATION. NAKOPNI PRAHU 2024 MOVES ON TO THE NEXT PHASE

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WHERE DID THE IDEA OF NAKOPNI PRAHU ORIGINATE?

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HOW ARE ENERGY SUSTAINABLE CITIES CREATED? SMART PRAGUE REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDED THE SPARCS CONFERENCE

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REGISTRATION FOR THE PRAGUE INNOVATION MARATHON #NAKOPNIPRAHU 2024 IS IN FULL SWING!

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WHAT THE NEW SMART PRAGUE SHOULD LOOK LIKE – WE ARE UPDATING THE SMART PRAGUE 2030 CONCEPT

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Smart City Expo World Congress 2023

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OICT presented the expected news in PID Lítačka app at the conference on public transport

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REPRESENTATIVES OF PRAGUE ORGANISATIONS MET AT THE 28TH MEETING OF THE SMART PRAGUE WORK GROUP

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THE PROJECT "COMPREHENSIVE TOOL FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT IN PRAGUE" WON THE FIRST PRIZE IN THE MUNICIPAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR 2023 COMPETITION

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PRAGUE JOINED THE INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION PROJECT COMMUNICITY

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How smart and innovative is Prague? The Smart Prague Index 2022 yearbook will answer

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Data platorm golemio and smart prague were part of this year s hacker camp

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Prague residents can newly value containers for sorted waste and send the city suggestions for improvement

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Nakopni Prahu 2023 continues. Winning teams are supported by project managers from OICT

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Prague monitoring the microclimate, the data are newly available on the golemio platform

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Representatives of OICT and other city organizations competed together at the UniCredit Prague Relay 2023

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The Smart Prague work group met for the 27th time

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Prague will have better control over the management of sorted waste

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AI sensor for street cleaning wins the Innovation Marathon Nakopni Prahu

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The highest intensity of cycling in Prague was during COVID, in 2022 its growth was revived

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We were part of the ISSS Conference in Hradec Králové

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Nakopni Prahu Innovation Marathon knows the names of the finalists. The winner will be decided in May

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We held the 26th meeting of the Smart Prague work group

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Prague can use the building assessment methodology and the building energy atlas to help plan and manage energy saving measures

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Prague launched its new local open data catalog and also published the source codes

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Nakopni Prahu 2023 competition has been officially launched

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The ice surface and the skate park in the Gutovka complex is illuminated by energy-saving LED technology

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How to easily pay for parking in Prague? One click directly in the PID Lítačka application

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We have launched registrations for those interested in testing the PID Lítačka APP extension

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Competing in Nakopni Prague makes sense. Read the testimonials of last year's winning teams

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We participated in the opening of the international project ASCEND in Lyon, France

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OICT Smart Prague introduces innovative projects into everyday life in Prague. It was no different during 2022

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We welcomed students from the University of Texas

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This year's Nakopni Prahu Innovation marathon is in full swing. Prague will award the winning project with a financial prize of up to 250,000 CZK

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We checked the cyclocounters

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The Central Bohemian Region will publish open data on the OICT Golemio platform

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Six dozen representatives of European cities came to Prague for the first meeting of the CRAFT Cities platform

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The fourth year of Nakopni Prahu is now kicking off

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The Smart Prague Working Group met for the last time this year

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The City of Prague presented the future of urban innovation at the Smart City Expo in Barcelona

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The Smart Prague Index impressed experts of the United Nations Human Settlements Program

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Air quality in classrooms is monitored by sensors. They help protect health and monitor energy consumption at the same time

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How do alternative drives in the form of electric buses calssify among the latest innovations in the offer of Czech bus manufacturers? We found out at the #CzechBus fair

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The expert jury of the eGovernment The Best 2022 competition awarded projects implemented by OICT

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OICT is a transparent city company and has received a unique certificate

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Looking back at this year's Prague City Data Congress: day two

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Looking back at this year's Prague City Data Congress: Day one

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The Electromobility Forum 2022 has become a place for networking and presenting novelties

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OICT is the first company in the Czech Republic to publish a list of invoices

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A smart cycle path Under the Vítkov Hill

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OICT successfully completed the certification audit of the anti-corruption management system

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OICT has significantly contributed to the update of the concept of development and operation of the capital city of Prague's CCTV system.

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OICT and CTU signed a Cooperation Memorandum

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How is the City of Prague's Smart Cities strategy being implemented? The annual Smart Prague Index 2021 will answer

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Prague has taken another step in the development of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles on its territory

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News in the field of Smart Cities, innovations in the capital city and evaluation of five years since the Smart Prague Concept was on the agenda of the Smart Prague Council

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Remote meter data keep an eye on Prague's energy costs

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Five years of the Smart Prague Concept. This was the main topic of the 24th meeting of the Smart Prague Work Group

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The first municipal company to publish procurement data. ICT Operátor enables public scrutiny of management

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The PID Lítačka application will be able to provide shared mobility services. Prague launches pilot project for single registration and payment - MaaS APP

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Prague prepares an overview for drivers of available spaces in P+R car parks and car parks in the districts adjacent to the metropolis

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A new generation safe crossing operates in the Prague 5 district.

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Smart technology will monitor the width of rescue lanes or vehicles blocking waste collection in the streets of Prague

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How to change cities for the better with the use of data? Find out at the Prague City Data Congress in September

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Prague will test a new method of obtaining statistical traffic data in order to better manage the traffic situation in the city and be able to plan it more easily

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The PID Lítačka e-shop was launched in a new design

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The installation of sensors to monitor microclimatic parameters has started

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Prague, the city of film. Get to know the metropolis in a different way with our game

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How did the winning teams of last year's #NakopniPrahu progress? The results are visible

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Do you have an idea for innovation? Feel free and send it to us via the new form

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The Prague innovation marathon #NAKOPNIPRAHU 2022 was successfully concluded with a barbecue on the terrace. Project support for the winning teams awaits us

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Meeting of the Working Group for Smart Prague in the context of the developing innovative projects in Prague

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Where is the greatest movement of pedestrians and cyclists? The Municipal District Office of Prague 7 has an overview of this.

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The 3rd year of the innovation marathon #NAKOPNIPRAHU awarded a tool for communication and tram routing, the recycling of coffee grounds from cafes and a fitness application for children

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Thanks to the new tourist card Prague Visitor Pass, Prague will also attract tourists to other parts of the city

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The Smart Cities Symposium was once again a success. Operator ICT introduced city management based on data

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The "Complex Energy Ecosystem in Prague" project will compete for a wild card in the E.ON Energy Globe competition. Advancement to the final is decided by the public

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Cooperation with representatives of the metropolis and city companies continues. This time on the subject of data-controlled parking

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Smart technology will monitor the state of the public space, including the width of the rescue lane. The project won 3rd place in the Zlatý erb competition

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Smart Cities concept projects in Prague are very successful. The Municipal District Ofiice of Prague 7 succeeded

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Get-to-know-Smart-Prague. The capital presents modern technology to children

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TOP 12 IDEAS PROCEED TO THE FINAL #NAKOPNIPRAHU

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REMOTE TRAFFIC SIGN MANAGEMENT WINS SMART CITY COMPETITION 2021

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A SMART SOLUTION IN WASTE COLLECTION WILL BE EXTENDED TO MORE THAN 6,000 PRAGUE SORTED WASTE CONTAINERS, THE CITY WANTS TO OPTIMIZE THEIR COLLECTION

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THE ELECTRONIC FORM OF THE SMART PRAGUE INDEX 2020 YEARBOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE OICT PROJECT OFFICE WEBSITE

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What is your experience with the sorted waste management services in Prague?

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We continue in cooperation with Prague state-funded institutions in the area of electromobility support

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Prague improved its position in the Smart Cities ranking by 8 ranks

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EVEN THE „COVID YEAR“ 2020 WAS SMART VIEWED FROM OICT

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Prague Introduced an Information Web about Vaccination to the Public

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Prague City Council authorized distress and health care system eHealth final report

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Prague Council approved Digital Energy Measuring project endreport

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Prague received new Nissan electromobiles, they will serve to state-funded organisations of the capital city

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Construction analysis tool for city districts will be acquired by The Capital City

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Smart Prague Index has been published in English for the first time

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OICT IS GOING TO TEST A NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR MEASURING THE LEVEL OF FULLNESS IN WASTE CONTAINERS

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OICT’s PROJECT THAT ALLOWS FOR ‘’SMART PARKING’’ SUCCEEDED IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE YEAR COMPETITION

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PRAGUE WILL TEST INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES OF ROAD SIGNS

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THE CAPITAL CITY DEPLOYS THE PORTÁL PRAŽANA

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Innovative Technology for Managing Traffic Signs

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Operátor ICT Will Prepare a Strategy for Developing the Charging Infrastructure in Prague

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Smart Prague’s “Smart Waste Collection” Project Has Won the Award for First Place in the 2019 Smart Cities Competition

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Keeping track of fullness level of separate waste collection containers with Moje Praha application

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A retrospective of the second year of the Prague City Data Congress

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Golemio published data about street parking

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Prague joined world's innovative urban leaders at 20-20 Cities meeting

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Prague is preparing simpler payment options for the city public and integrated transportation services

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The Prague Smart Energy Hackaton has its winner: the winner of the international programming marathon is the Czech-German team

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Prague is launching an electromobile sharing program

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Cast your vote for the public award and pick the best smart solution

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Data platform experts from Chicago visited Prague

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Sensory data from smart benches

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87 Smart Street lamps to appear in Prague. Pilot project to start in Karlín

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Prague will test the smart waste bins system in the city center

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Mayor baptizes new smart bench in Prague 6

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Leading the way

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Installation has begun of smart benches

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Development of smart city projects strategically managed by Vladimír Zadina since April

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Students put forward proposal to speed up metro by three seconds per station

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Pilot project launched for contactless payments on public transport