The Support of Enterprise, Innovation, Science and Research in Moravian-Silesian Region
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The support of enterprise, innovation,
science and research is the top priority of
the government of the Moravian-Silesian
Region. Our region has a great number of
talented young people whom we want to
support in order to develop their potential
here rather than watching them leave the
region to seek better opportunity and fortune
elsewhere. We want to introduce more
growing and export companies to the region,
to encourage investments in innovation,
industrial research and development, and to
provide for more intensive interconnection of
enterprise with education. This is the only way
to enhance the prosperity of the Moravian-
Silesian Region, and the happiness of the
people living here and working in interesting,
well-paid jobs.
Our region offers excellent opportunities to
develop the concept of Industry 4.0. There
is an outstanding background of industrial
know-how and innovative companies. The
universities are prepared as well: VŠB –
Technical University Ostrava has already
introduced fields of study to cover this
issue. Education needs to focus on the
professional training of interdisciplinary
engineers. However, a system-wide
perspective is necessary, so social disciplines
must cooperate.
The main task is to prepare the enterprise in
the region and have them ready for the new
economy based on digitization, automation,
and smart solutions generally. The Moravian-
Silesian Innovation Centre of Ostrava
(Moravskoslezské inovační centrum, MSIC,
established two years ago) plays a significant
role in that. Their primary activities involve
developing the region’s innovation
ecosystem, supporting the development of
new enterprise and entrepreneurs through
a tailored specialized advisory service, and
the development of shared labs and other
innovation infrastructures. Idea HUB, the
shared development centre in Ostrava,
may be their greatest achievement. It is
an operation providing full assistance
for the development and construction
of prototypes in mechanics, electronics
and mechatronics. I am happy that MSIC
Ostrava is planning the development
of international collaboration, which is
extremely significant.
Science and Research in Moravian-Silesian Region
in the View of Ivo Vondrák