ABOUT
STICS is launching an innovation ecosystem for a smarter Slovakia
The data of Slovakia’s municipalities, towns, and regions have been asleep—until now. The Smart Transformation and Innovation Consortium Slovakia (STICS) is waking them up. We are uniting 24 international partners from municipalities, academia, business, and the nonprofit sector and building an open ecosystem that will bring, test, scale, and implement innovations across local governments. Our motto is: “Short Project, Big Impact – STICS, join the progress.
Short Project → Big Impact
CHALLENGES
The STICS consortium accelerates innovation-led transformation through our own development, testing, and implementation of solutions, and through cross-sector collaboration. We remove barriers between demand and supply, lay the foundations of a functioning innovation market, and do so transparently—through co-creation and co-design with all relevant stakeholders. Innovation stalls most within municipalities; that’s why STICS turns the data jungle into a clear highway of innovation and opens it to anyone who wants to improve life in towns and cities and strengthen Slovakia’s competitiveness.
CONNECT
We are building an open innovation ecosystem that turns ideas into results and strengthens Slovakia’s prosperity and competitiveness. Whether you represent municipality (STICS Follower), business, academia, a nonprofit (STICS Collaborator), you’re a student or an active citizen (STICS Explorer) – with us you can act, not just watch. Participation is transparent and free – you invest only your time. In return, you gain new knowledge and experience and access to know-how, partners and opportunities that will move your vision, projects and impact forward.
Maros FINKA
Professor, Director of SPECTAR CE EU, Scientific Coordinator of STICSStrengthening cooperation within the innovative ecosystem that supports the efficiency of municipalities in ensuring the quality of life of residents and conditions for economic development, while at the same time improving the use of SPECTRA CE E...
prof. Ing. Anna Vaňová, PhD.
project coordinatorI expect that through research and knowledge dissemination, the STICS project will deliver solutions that will contribute to more efficient and purposeful implementation of relevant innovations in local territories, as well as to greater citizen p...
Tomáš Pavlík
Business Development Director BVR/ STICS Innovation managerFurther development of our product – the interoperable data platform – and its use in innovation ecosystems is a key priority. Our ambition is to connect the platform with other national institutions that support innovation and data utilization. T...
Raúl García-Castro
Principal Investigator from UPMMy expectations from the STICS project are focused on the practical application of semantic technologies to support real-world problems. I see STICS as a unique opportunity to demonstrate how semantic interoperability and data governance framework...
Dr. Stephanie Mittrach
Speaker for Sustainability / Head of Green OfficeI expect from STICS to drive sustainable change through cross-sector collaboration and smart technologies. I look forward to exchanging ideas that support green innovation, regional resilience and a sustainable transition of education, industry an...
Ing. Vladimír Jurík
Founder of the Smart Cities KlubWe expect STICS to primarily empower municipalities – giving them access to innovative solutions, data, and tools that will help them manage development more effectively, improve the quality of life for residents, and strengthen the competitivenes...
Michal Číž
Team LeadFrom the outputs of the STICS project, I expect the creation of innovative and sustainable business solutions in the field of implementing innovations in cities and municipalities. These solutions will contribute to higher-quality public services,...
Lucia Malová
Head of innovation Center /social inovation managerDevelopment of social innovations and innovative solutions within SILAB, with applications in the Welcome Hubs (UMB, TUZVO) and the BBSK Innovation Center. New digital and non-digital innovative solutions, establishment of new collaborations and c...
Thomas Dillinger
Associate Professor at Institute for Spatial PlanningThe STICS project gives us the unique opportunity to contribute to sustainable spatial development in our neighbouring country, Slovakia, through an integrated approach. I look forward to contributing our many years of experience in the field of s...
Mrs. Despoina Antypa
Research Associate of CERTH, Project ManagerTo support the smartification of municipalities and regions towards environmental and economic sustainability.
NETWORK
The STICS consortium brings together 24 international partners from all key sectors that shape and drive innovation forward. Together, we aim to build a vibrant innovation environment in Slovakia, make local governments more effective, and break down barriers between different needs and perspectives. This creates space for new solutions and entirely original opportunities.
