REGION
“Smart Region” Makes Life Easier
Through Modern Technology
Jakub Unucka, MBA, businessman, and IT manager, studied mechanical engineering.
His professional career is connected with computer technology. He is, for example, the founder
of the international research laboratory RFID technologies. Today, he is the deputy governor of the
Moravian-Silesian Region.
What is the current form of the “smart
region” in relation to the public and, for
example, transport?
Let me rephrase the question a little--what
is the biggest problem of our region?
Mainly, it is the outflow of young and
productive people to other regions of
the Czech Republic. At the same time,
we know that the biggest reason for this
is the environment along with the wage
question and a shortage of lucrative work
opportunities.
We have decided to resolve the situation.
When it comes to the environment,
the biggest pollutant is transport, not
industrial enterprises or local fireboxes.
Furthermore, it is not immediately
apparent that the Tesla electric car has
emissions that are comparable to the old
Lada 2103, where about 10% of what the
exhaust produces are pollutants. A much
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