On Tuesday, December 6, the CzechInno Association announced the winners of the Visionaries for 2022 project, in which a number of interesting ideas, projects and innovations from the fields of saving natural resources, energy, the environment, economy, technology and the circular economy were presented.

In a very competitive environment, awards were given to innovations of Czech companies with a significant contribution in the technological, social or economic fields. 

Companies HELP SERVICE – REMOTE SENSING s.r.o. and Lesprojekt služby s.r.o. were also included among them this year. The expert jury evaluated not only the innovations, but also the societal contribution and usefulness.

Both companies are currently collaborating on research and development with a number of organizations here and abroad as part of the Plan4all Digital Innovation Hub. 

The company HELP SERVICE – REMOTE SENSING s.r.o. (HSRS) won the title of Visionary of 2022 with its application HsOptika, which facilitates the registration and management of optical networks.

Passive optical networks (PON) represent one of the most progressive trends in the development of optical networks today. The main advantage in their construction and operation is lower costs compared to active networks. With this trend in mind, HSRS offers a new HsOptika database application based on GIS principles for the management of information about optical networks (PON). Its basis is the full functionality of our HSLayers GIS web map solution, which is supplemented with various options for the needs of PON optical network records.

Lesprojekt – služby s.r.o. received an honorable mention from an expert jury for its technological, economic and social contribution in the field of precision agriculture with its FarmInsight application.

FarmInsight is a web-based application designed to prepare VRA application maps for fields selected by the farm agronomist or advisor. The application offers field data management, several different ways of importing field boundaries including a continuously updated Land-parcel identification system (LPIS) database, and field boundary editing options including manual plotting, merging and splitting of fields. Another feature is map layers management, including the ability to connect layers from a variety of sources.

Information about the event from the website businessinfo.cz – https://1url.cz/Kr4OC
More about the Visionaries project – https://czechinno.cz/vizionari/

the SIEUSOIL project is in its final stage and you are all cordially invited to the final event presenting the key results.

Friday 25 November 2022 at 09:00 CET

More details at https://www.sieusoil.eu/sieusoil-final-event/

Hromadí se ve vašem počítači různé digitální mapy? Například výsledky studentských prací, pocitové mapy lokalit, výsledky terénních průzkumů nebo vědeckých experimentů? Chcete výsledky vašich aktivit zveřejnit, propagovat nebo je diskutovat napříč různými cílovými skupinami?

Připravili jsme pro vás tematický seminář, kde představíme platformu a technologické možnosti zpracování a využití digitálních map, práci s informacemi, znalostmi a tvorbou inovačního hubu / geoportálu.

Novotného Lávka 5, Praha, místnost 318

7. 11. 2022, čas 13:00 – 16:00

Program semináře:

• 13:00 – 14:40
  • Hub4Everybody
  • Co je to Hub a proč ho děláme?
  • Ukázky reálných použití
  • Na čem Hub stojí?
  • Mapový atlas  Libereckého kraje
• 14:40 – 15:00
  • přestávka 
• 15:00 – 16:00
  • Map WhiteBoard
  • Kolaborativní tvorba map
  • Živá mezinárodní ukázka

Registrace Pozvánka ke stažení

Účast na semináři je bezplatná po předchozí registraci, občerstvení je zajištěno.

In the third call, with a total budget of 1.080K €, EUHubs4Data wants to select and finance 18 innovative experiments carried out by SMEs and entrepreneurs, making full use of the potential of the EUHubs4Data datasets and data driven services catalogue.

An info session in the form of a webinar will take place on October 25 at 11 AM CEST

Registration at: https://bit.ly/3q5nEO7
More on the open call: https://euhubs4data.eu/3rd-open-call/

It’s our honour to welcome on board three new members including:

• RoadTwin (Czech Republic)
• Web2Learn (Greece)
• Socialinnolabs (Spain)

These oraganisations have become Associated Members of Plan4all.

The call for new members is active all the time and you can apply at: https://www.plan4all.eu/call-for-members/.

The University of West Bohemia is hosting the annual Joint Conference in Pilsen on 12 and 13 October 2022. The conference is held predominantly in Czech language. Selected presentations might be presented in English.

The programme, registration and other details can be found at: https://kgm.zcu.cz/geomatics-in-projects-2022/

During the conference a multiplier event of the LOTUS project will be held. The aim of the event is to introduce the audience with the LOTUS results including the curriculum, use cases, serious game and the LOTUS textbook.

The conference is supported by the project LOTUS project – KA2 Strategic Partnerships, Project No. 2019-1-DE01-KA203-004973 which is financed by the ERASMUS+ Programme of the European Union.

S4AllCities is a European Commission-funded H2020 project aiming to enhance the safety and security of public spaces by integrating advanced technological and organizational solutions in a market oriented unified Cyber-Physical Security Management framework. All action was performed in a controlled environment fully respecting the “Do No Harm” principle of the European Commission. For more information on our project please visit our website: https://www.s4allcities.eu/

Calling on SMEs, start-ups, and web entrepreneurs! The EUHubs4Data project launches its final open call for experiments that will run until 9 November 2022.

Funding, expertise, and support: all of this is now available for cross-border collaborative experiments.

The project is inviting all interested parties to propose experiments that make use of the EUHubs4Data federated catalogue of data-driven services and datasets for the development of innovative products or advanced services. 

The call will grant funding to 18 experiments. To guide you through the process of the call and answer your questions, EUH4D offers you two information sessions. These webinars will inform on the open call, its eligibility, how to participate, and more. Make sure not to miss this opportunity, register now:

• First info session – 19 September, 11:00 AM CEST. Register here
• Second information session – 25 October, 11:00 AM CET. Register here

Deadline for applications: 9 November 2022

In the past two editions, the calls for experiments funded 24 projects that, leveraging on the EUH4D catalogue and the expertise provided by DIH, fostered innovation in different areas of research.

If you have any questions, please contact: opencall@euhubs4data.eu

Hosted by the Government of South Africa through the Department of Science and Innovation and Supported by the European Commission (EC) and African Union Commission (AUC), IST-Africa 2023 (May) is the eighteenth in an annual series of Ministerial Level Technology Research and Innovation Conferences.

The IST-Africa Conference Series provides a world-class strategic platform rotating around Africa to strengthen technology-enabled Innovation, Science and Technology and Entrepreneurship related policy dialogues within Africa and between Africa, Europe and the rest of the world, Global Development, Research and Innovation Cooperation and Community Building. It also provides an opportunity to identify potential partners for future research cooperation under Horizon Europe and other international funding programs. IST-Africa is a unique community that brings together cross-disciplinary stakeholders from public, private, education and research, societal, funding and international donor sectors with end user communities focused on ICT and STI Research and Innovation and Technology-enabled Entrepreneurship.

IST-Africa 2023 Call for Papers invites full papers (8 pages in length) using the paper guidelines and IST-Africa template (which will be available online) for blind peer review by 31 October.

Thematic areas addressing achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include:

• Technology-enabled Healthcare (mHealth /eHealth)
• Technology-enhanced Learning and eSkills
• Technology-enabled Agriculture (mAgriculture /eAgriculture) & Environmental Sustainability
• Energy – ICT for Power Delivery, Micro-grids
• eInfrastructures and NRENs (National Research and Education Networks)
• Next Generation Computing: Big Data, Cloud Computing, Future Internet, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT)
• eGovernment and Public Service Delivery
• Content Technologies: Languages; Digital Preservation
• Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust
• Collaborative Open Innovation and Technology-enabled Entrepreneurship (including Social Entrepreneurship)
• Content Technologies: Languages; Digital Preservation
• Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust
• Global Development (including ICT4D)
• Societal and Ethical Implications of Technology

Papers must present analysis of policy, initial or final research results or a case study. It is important to highlight actual or expected impact as well as the level of innovation. General project descriptions or descriptions of proposed research will not be reviewed.

It is necessary for the paper submitted to include a unique element that has not previously been published and any previous published materials to be clearly referenced (including material previously published by the authors).

Each presenter can present ONE paper in the Programme. It is necessary for papers to be presented by an author / co-author and answer questions based on the presentation during the event to ensure inclusion in the Proceedings.

Please only submit papers for review where there are authors/co-authors who will complete registration. Please do not submit multiple papers for which there is only one author who can register.

IST-Africa Institute 

• E-mail: secretariat@IST-Africa.org     
• Web: www.IST-Africa.org
• Twitter: http://twitter.com/ISTAfricaNews  

This year’s edition of the European Big Data Value Forum will take place in Prague, 21 – 23 November 2022.

In addition to the Big Data Value Association (BDVA), the event is co-organised by the BDVA members from the Czech Republic including Plan4all, the Charles University in Prague, the Technical University of Ostrava and IT4Innovations.

The organisers offer possibilities for booths, talks and sessions, and all packages include branding visibility in brochures, social media and our other digital and print materials. With the central theme “At the Heart of the Ecosystem for Data and AI” and a high-level programme we expect the event to gather around 500 attendees on-site and wide reach in our online channels. The packages are designed to maximise visibility and we can tailor them to suit your needs better if needed. See the details here. 

EBDVF 2022 will take place between the 21^st – 23^rd of November in Prague, CZ and the event has been granted the CZ EU Presidency Auspice. Registration to the event will be opened shortly! 

There is only a limited number of booths and sponsored sessions available! The booths and the slots will be filled on a “first–come, first–served” basis, so be sure not to miss your chance to partner with the EBDVF 2022 and to gain visibility among the community. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please fill in the EoI template here!

For more details, please contact info@core.bdva.eu.