Deliverable D 4.1: MAPPING REPORT FOR CZECH REPUBLIC

Project no.015942Project acronymCEEC IST NETProject titleSUPPORT TO ORGANISATIONS FROM THE CENTRAL AND EASTERNEUROPEAN COUNTRIESInstrumentThematic PrioritySpecific Support ActionInformation Society TechnologiesDeliverable D 4.1: MAPPING REPORT FOR CZECH REPUBLICDue date of deliverable: 31 December 2005Actual submission date: 31 January 2006Start date of project: 01.02.2005Duration: 24 monthsOrganisation name of lead contractor for this deliverable : EFP ConsultingStatus: v1.1Authors:Cross Czech a.s; Jakub Heller, Michael RemesProject co-funded by the European Commission within the Sixth Framework Programme (2002-2006)Dissemination LevelPU PublicPP Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services)RE Restricted to a group specified by the consortium (including the CommissionServices)CO Confidential, only for members of the consortium (including the CommissionServices)X

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportCHANGE CONTROLDOCUMENT HISTORYVersion Date Change History Author Organisation0.1 28.08.05 Draft Jakub Heller Cross Czech a.s.0.2 12.09.05 Draft Jakub Heller Cross Czech a.s.0.3 02.11.05 Draft Jakub Heller Cross Czech a.s.0.4 21.12.05 Draft Jakub Heller Cross Czech a.s.0.5 16.01.06 Draft Jakub Heller Cross Czech a.s.0.6 18.01.06 Draft Michael Remes EFPConsulting1.0 22.01.06 Final Michael Remes EFPConsulting1.1 12.04.06 Final Jakub Heller Cross Czech a.s.1.1v1 30.04.06 Final QA’d Michael Remes EFPConsultingFinal Page 2 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportContentIntroduction: ......................................................................................................................................... 5Executive Summary.............................................................................................................................. 6A1 – General Information regarding ICT in Czech Republic............................................................... 9A1.1 Summary of key country facts and figures............................................................................... 9A1.1.1 The importance of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in CzechRepublic......................................................................................................................................... 9A1.1.2 The influence of ICT on Czech’s economy ..................................................................... 12A1.1.2.1 Situation in Sub-sectors ............................................................................................ 14A1.1.2.2 The most active IST Czech Sectors (with descriptions) ........................................... 16Other services........................................................................................................................... 22A1.1.3 Czech ICT relevant statistics ........................................................................................... 23A1.2 The Government Policy in the Czech Republic ..................................................................... 25A1.2.1 ICT Funding Schemes in the Czech Republic ................................................................. 27A1.2.2 FP6 Support Schemes in the Czech Republic.................................................................. 28A1.3 ICT Education facilities ......................................................................................................... 30A1.4 Status of research and development activities........................................................................ 32A 1.4.1 Characteristics of R&D key players ............................................................................... 34A1.5 Country SWOT Analysis (ICT oriented) ............................................................................... 36A1.6 Structure of Knowledge Map for National Mapping Reports ................................................ 37A2 Themes.......................................................................................................................................... 39A2.1 Technology Pillars.................................................................................................................. 39A2.2 Multi-technology, Multi.-disciplinary Integration ................................................................. 42A2.3 Application Poles ................................................................................................................... 43A3 Activities....................................................................................................................................... 46A3.1 Technology Pillars.................................................................................................................. 46A3.1.1 – Nano-electronics, photonics and integrated micro/nano-systems................................. 46A3.1.1.1 – Micro/Nano Systems.............................................................................................. 46A3.1.1.2 – Nano-Electronics.................................................................................................... 50A3.1.1.3 – Photonics................................................................................................................ 51A3.1.2 – Unbiquitous and unlimited capacity communication networks.................................... 54A3.1.2.1 – Broadband .............................................................................................................. 54A3.1.2.2 – Mobile & Wireless........................................................................................... 59A3.1.2.3 – NW Testbeds.......................................................................................................... 64A3.1.3 – Embedded systems, computing and control ................................................................. 67A3.1.4 – Software, Grids, trust and dependability ...................................................................... 69A3.1.4.1 – Software & Services............................................................................................... 69A3.1.4.2 – Grid ........................................................................................................................ 74A3.1.4.3 – Dependability & Security................................................................................ 75A3.1.5 – Knowledge, Learning and Cognitive Systems.............................................................. 78A3.1.5.1 – Cognitive Systems.................................................................................................. 78A3.1.5.2 – Semantic Systems .................................................................................................. 79A3.1.6 – Interaction, visualization, simulation and mixed realities ............................................ 80A3.2 Multi-technology, Multi-disciplinary Integration .................................................................. 83A3.2.1 - Personal environments .................................................................................................. 83A3.2.2 – Home environments...................................................................................................... 85A3.2.3 - Robotic Systems............................................................................................................ 87A3.2.4 - Intelligent infrastructures .............................................................................................. 89A3.3 Application Poles ................................................................................................................... 91A3.3.1 – ICT for health ............................................................................................................... 91A3.3.2 – ICT for inclusion........................................................................................................... 94A3.3.3 – ICT for Mobility ........................................................................................................... 96A3.3.4 – ICT for the environment ............................................................................................... 99A3.3.5 – ICT for organizations and 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CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportA3.3.6 – ICT for manufacturing................................................................................................ 104A3.3.7 – ICT for media, culture and entertainment................................................................... 104A3.3.8 – ICT for learning .......................................................................................................... 105A3.3.8 – e-Government ............................................................................................................. 109Comparative Analysis with IST-Mentor Report............................................................................... 117References......................................................................................................................................... 118Final Page 4 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportIntroduction:This report is one in a series of country reports that makes up deliverable D4.1 of the CEEC-IST-NET Project. All the country reports have been produced as separate documents as indicated by thetable below:CountryReport NumberBulgaria 4.1.1Czech Republic 4.1.2Estonia 4.1.3Hungary 4.1.4Latvia 4.1.5Lithuania 4.1.6Poland 4.1.7Romania 4.1.8Slovakia 4.1.9Turkey 4.1.10This report is restricted for review by the consortium and the commission. The report will beconverted to HTML format and will be published for use by the general public in a formatwhich will be user friendly and can be accessed from a user’s browser.Final Page 5 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportExecutive SummaryIn the global market, the Czech Republic needs above all its unique skills, knowledge and creativityas a main source of competitiveness. These are the most important advantages in knowledgeeconomy, which enable creation of high-quality products and provision of value-added services andkey improvement of corporate processes. They are equally important in traditional industries, in thetertiary market, as well as in completely new high-end technology companies and entities in general.Czech companies should make use of their unique skills, which can be hardly imitated by theirglobal competitors. Not only the businesses, but also public sector has to undergo profound reorganisationand create new mechanisms for sharing of knowledge and best practices. The CzechRepublic needs not only more real entrepreneurs, but also new generation of innovations in thepublic sector.In order to make this vision happen, more Czech companies have to belong to the circle of superiorglobal businesses. Objective of the Czech Government is that Czech business sector matches with itsglobal competition not only in terms of productivity and efficiency, but also capability to createinnovative products and provide value-added services. The Czech Republic has to be not only acompetitive country on a global scale, but also a base for efficient domestic business sector.Generally, it can be stated about the Czech ICT sector, that it is over the average in CEE, althoughthe field of research and development (R&D) lags behind the average of the EU 25. On the otherhand, the employment in high-tech manufacturing and services is average or higher than average ofthe EU 25 (100% respectively 132% EU 25 average according to document Innovation Policy inEurope 2004), however most of the manufacturing companies are of foreign capital and importconstantly exceeds export (in overall numbers). ICT is a part of sector of electronics which shareseight per cent of overall Czech Industry. The Czech ICT expenditure is one of the highest in the EU25, yet the technological diffusion in households is beyond the EU 15 average (around 30 per centaccording to the Czech Statistical Office). The ICT market is a fast growing market with over 10 percent per. According to Eurostat and Czech Statistical Office the investments of the Czech Republicin ICT in relation to GDP is beyond the average rate of the EU, it is the third highest (Sweden andGreat Britain are ahead), which is caused by the investment of foreign business enterprises intechnological upgrades, while domestic companies fall short. Thus the Czech Republic became anoutsourcing place number four in the world. In consequence, the Czech Republic has growingnumber of companies who participate in the customization of programme solutions frominternational and domestic software companies, mounting demand for services in ICT field andincreased investment in modernization of the telecommunications infrastructure. Its most dynamicsectors are software, services and telecommunications. The sector of hardware has a decreasingtendency.Czech Republic is a location of the biggest ICT projects in Europe, such as Operations Centre ofDHL, the world’s largest logistic company; LogicaCMG, the leading global provider of consultancyand software solutions expanded in Prague its Development Centre and opened new SoftwareDevelopment Centre in Brno.Liberalization of logistics and telecommunications (Czech telecom market was opened toliberalization at the beginning of 2001) services provided relatively stable competitive landscape,which supports gradual further development of quality and territorial availability of services. Thegrowth in mobile services over the last few years is set to continue moderately over the next severalyears, but the expansion in fixed-line penetration has all but stopped. The Czech Republic leads theCEE region in terms of mobile penetration, exceeding 84 % in 2002.On the other hand, telecommunications services still show certain characters of monopoly landscapeowing to the historical dominant position of main national telecommunications operator, investmentFinal Page 6 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportand time resource needs, associated with building of telecommunications infrastructure by otheroperators. Price of services and their availability in the entire area of the Czech Republic still remainthe worst problem of telecommunications infrastructure.Broadband in the Czech Republic had a very late start: by July 2004, the Czech Republic was 22ndin the EU, including significantly behind most other new member states. Prices are still one of thehighest in Europe. However, given the very low penetration to start with, it is unclear whether thesedevelopments alone will be sufficient to allow the Czech Republic to catch up with the others. Manyusers are using mobile broadband, where the operators keep more in touch with world trends.The number of software service providers increases accordingly to the interest and along grows thecompetition. As long as Czechs can offer lower costs at the at least same standard, they have a greatopportunity of getting major foreign commissions. Opposed to western countries, Czechprogrammers have an outstanding ability to improvise. The nature of software industry also helpsdistant companies to become global without the need of setting up foreign offices. Several Czech ITfirms are making stable worldwide breakthrough. Their strength is mostly original solution, not thelow price as many would think.In contrast, domestic ICT services market is stagnating. Two reasons are most often mentioned:simplifying of export after joining EU and outsourcing of domestic capacities. According to thestudy of ICT Magazine Inside, the biggest moving force for ICT sector are small and mediumenterprises and they often use outdated information systems.Manufacture of electrical machinery, apparatuses and electrical equipment demonstrates a permanentgrowth and development. Production assortment comprises products, equipment and parts, electroassemblingand reparation works. However, the production often consists of assembling productsfrom imported parts. The main causes of the Czech lagged position in this area are especially theassortment structure where the products with lower value added still prevail, and the decline inscientific and research working places, which resulted in the lower innovation dynamics.The foundation for successful ICT sector is the number of university graduates educated in thissector. The portion of ICT students in the Czech Republic is again the highest amongst CEE andmakes 10,8%. Quality of the pipeline for sustaining the flow of IT skills according to the OECD´sPISA study (Students Engagement at School), the Czech Republic has the highest quality ofMathematics and Science education in CEE representing the bedrock for future growth. Veryimportant factor of attractiveness of Czech IT sector is prevention of “brain drain” as one of the fewin CEE region. For a positive impulse of good direction of ITC research and development activitiesis considered mutual cooperation between academic and private sector, even if there is a room forfurther growth.The Czech Republic shows outstanding results as for basic computer literacy among school pupils,which is undoubtedly the credit of governmental educational policy.On the contrary to above mentioned positive indicators of computer literacy and ICT education in theCzech Republic, the country suffers from inadequate supply of human and financial resources forinnovation. Czech Republic lags behind other EU25 states in life-long learning as well (60 % of EUaverage). The field of academic research and development are leaving especially young educatedpeople because of evanescent financial perspectives and the private sector of research anddevelopment in ICT is about to be established and explored.Decreasing expenditures on research and development represented one of the austerity measures ofenterprises in the course of restructuring. Research and development working places suffered fromthe lack of financial means, which resulted in the loss of their original purposes; some even ceased toexist. At present reverse development takes place. Firms contact research working places asking fordevelopment of new products that they are not able to ensure by their own capacities.In 2000, the Czech Government approved the National S&T and R&D policy. which contains also aproposal of establishment of national programmes especially in the field of oriented research.Final Page 7 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportHowever, the results of policy in R&D sector are not convincing ; country is falling further behindthe EU25 average. One of the reasons might be the brain drain from the state-run research institutesto the private (especially foreign) development facilities. Despite the grants from the Czech ScienceFoundation devoted to research at universities, students of ICT fields prefer working part time with asoftware/hardware developer on a profit basis. Addressing the inadequate supply of human resourcesfor innovation and creating greater incentives for SMEs to innovate are major challenges. Low levelof exploitation of R&D and innovation potential this country has can be observed.Starting point for anchoring R&D as the key issue into the governmental policy a document called‘National Innovation Strategy of the Czech Republic’ was adopted in March 2004. Based on thelatter, National Innovation Policy 2005-2010 was approved in consequence. Decentralization ofpublic administration and transfer of a number of competencies to the regional level is anotherpositive development – local priorities may be formulated and acted upon. One of the key issues is toachieve closer co-operation between the R&D sector and industry. National Research Programme II(for 2006-2011) reflects issues to achieve closer co-operation between the R&D sector and industry -which is to focus on applied research (research to be co-financed by industry).As for the existing activities, which may fall under the category of innovation policy, there is numberof programmes run by ministries – such as support to SMEs, operational sector programmes, andprogrammes of industrial co-operation. ICT and innovation are also priorities of running OperationalProgrammes distributing money from EU Structural funds, as well as of prepared programmes forthe period 2007 – 2013.Final Page 8 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportA1 – General Information regarding ICT in Czech RepublicBack to Technology Sector MapA1.1 Summary of key country facts and figuresThe Czech Republic was created as an independent country on 1.1.1993 when formerCzechoslovakia divided into two countries (Czech Republic and Slovakia). The area of CzechRepublic is 78 866 km2 and population 10 235 365 (30.6.2005). The Czech Republic is one of themost successful transition economies in attracting FDI. The introduction of investment incentives in1998 has stimulated a massive inflow of FDI into both greenfield and brownfield projects and since1993 more than EUR 40 billion in FDI has been recorded. The privatization of remaininggovernment stakes in state-owned enterprises is expected to attract significant amounts of FDI andthe major inflow of greenfield projects is expected to continue.Development of Czech Republic expressed in basic socio-economic indicators:Indicators 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005GDP (constant prices 1995, %) 2.6 1.5 3.7 4.0a) 4.0b)GDP per capita (USD, PPP) 15,500 16,600 17,200 18,500 19,500c)b)General government balance (% GDP) excluding -2.4 -3.7 -3.9 -2.8a) -3.9c)net lending and subsidies to TIGross foreign debt (% GDP) 35.0 33.7 35.1 39.6 35c)Consolidated general government debt (%GDP) 17.5 18.4 21.7 24.0a) 26.0c)Long term interest rates (gov’t bonds) 6.35 4.94 4.12 4.75 3.6c)Trade balance (% GDP) -5.0 -3.0 -2.7 -0.8 0.0c)Average inflation rate (%) 4.7 1.8 0.1 2.8 1.8c)Unemployment (av., thous. persons) 443.8 477.5 521.6 537.4 522c)Rate of unemployment (av., %) 8.54 9.16 9.90 10.24c) 10.0c)Average nominal gross wages (prev. year = 100) 106.6 108.8 107.8 105.2b) 105.6c)Average real gross wages (prev. year = 100) 101.9 106.9 107.7 102.3b) 103.8c)Average monthly gross wages (CZK) 14,793 15,857 16,917 18,042b 19,200c))Average monthly gross wages (USD) 388.9 484.3 599.3 702.0 857.1Labour productivity (prev. year = 100) 102.2 100.7 104.4 104.6 103.8c)Exchange rates CZK/USD (av.) 38.04 32.74 28.23 25.70 22.4c)Exchange rates CZK/EUR (av.) 34.08 30.81 31.84 31.90 29.7c)Source: Ministry of Finance, April 2005Prelim. a)Estimate b)Forecast c)A1.1.1 The importance of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in CzechRepublicA production of ICT technology has its roots in early 1960, when Research Institute of MathematicalMachines developed the first mainframe computer EPOS. Until 1989 research and production ofcomputing technologies continued in its own pace and within the frame of given territory. After the1989, dynamic import and to lesser extend export caused diminishing of uncompetitive companies.Turbulent era of economic transformation postponed the genuine development of ICT technologies,Final Page 9 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportwhere one of the reasons could have been brain drain. Moreover, Czech ICT companies in vastmajority of cases failed to accommodate to the changed demand pattern and soon they wentbankrupt. Major part of the Czech economy changed substantially and switched from extensive tointensive industry and services. However, due to path dependence and engineering tradition,machinery, metal processing and personal vehicle production still remain the most importantindustries.Nowadays, Czech companies are radically changing their profile from low-cost producers andexporters of services, technologies, and items to high-quality and competitive players of ICT market.Generous share of direct foreign investments (FDI) caused transfer of new technologies, which werefurther developed in a new environment. Nevertheless, the development of this sector is still notcomparable to Western Europe, USA and Japan. Position of the Czech Republic as for the otherCentral and Eastern European (CEE) countries is constantly among the first three researchers,developers, producers or supporters according to the project SIBIS (comparing in compliance withsettled indicators the situation of ICT in new member states) released in spring 2004. Mostly, itwould be overleapt by Slovenia or Estonia. One of the most important factors is that after thestabilization of transformation, the Czech Republic has been the most dynamic developing market inthe domain of information and communications technologies in Central and Eastern Europe. Yet,when examining the Czech ICT sector, the numbers seem to be confusing, the evaluationscontradictory.Table 1 Key ICT Indicators* Data 2004 /users at least once a month,** Data 2002, *** GSM, UMTS; (1) Providers with ownnetworkGSM and internet penetration defined as: number of subscribers /100 inhabitantsSource: IT and Telecommunications in Central and Eastern Europe, FinPro CSEE ICT Team, 2004.According to the survey carried out by the Czech Statistical Office, OECD and Eurostat, CzechRepublic was included among the states with low intensity of ICT. The survey was based on fourindicators (share of employment, value added, research and development and international trade) andonly the turnover of foreign trade approaches’ average numbers (these numbers are related to theyears 1997 – 2000, but the situation is predicted to be very similar in present with some differencesmentioned below). The dynamics of an ICT sector shows that the potential of this sector was notexploited (See Table 1).Final Page 10 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportGenerally, it can be stated about the Czech ICT sector, that it is over the average in CEE, althoughthe field of research and development (R&D) lags behind the average of the EU 25. On the otherhand, the employment in high-tech manufacturing and services is average or higher than average ofthe EU 25 (100% respectively 132% EU 25 average according to document Innovation Policy inEurope 2004), however the most of the manufacturing companies are of foreign capital and importconstantly exceeds export (in overall numbers). The Czech ICT expenditure is one of the highest inthe EU 25, yet the technological diffusion in households is beyond the EU 15 average (around 30 percent according to the Czech Statistical Office). The ICT market is a fast growing market with over10 per cent per year (World Employment Report International Labor Organization, 2001). Accordingto Eurostat and Czech Statistical Office the investments of the Czech Republic in ICT in relation toGDP is beyond the average rate of the EU, it is the third highest (Sweden and Great Britain areahead). An explanation could be the investment of foreign business enterprises in technologicalupgrades, while domestic companies fall short.The result of massive foreign direct investment is the Czech Republic being an outsourcing placenumber four in the world. In consequence, the Czech Republic has growing number of companieswho participate in the customization of programme solutions from international and domesticsoftware companies, mounting demand for services in ICT field and increased investment inmodernization of the telecommunications infrastructure. Its most dynamic sectors are software,services and telecommunications. The sector of hardware has a decreasing tendency.Table 2: Overall Numbers of ICT in the Czech RepublicIT Market Numbers Interannual growthVolume of ICT market 6,8 bn 14%Volume of IT market 2,8 bn 8,5%Installed base3,3 mil pcsSale of PC 400.000 5 %Internet Users 1,5 mil 25 %Penetration of mobile phones 94 % theoret. 76 % practical.Source: Association of Information Society, 2004.The Czech Republic has showed the most stable economic growth among all the countries of theOrganization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in recent years according to theorganization’s survey. The Czech economy now expands by more than four percent a year. GDP rateis approximately 63 per cent of EU average, but as usual, there are also big regional disparities, whenPrague has 135 per cent of the EU average and the economically weakest region of the country has48 per cent of EU average GDP. On account of mentioned disparities and due to relatively lowdynamics of the Czech economics as the whole, the ICT economy makes slow progress in somebranches and steep headway in others. Even though, the Czech economy posts a stable growth basedin particular on investment and recently also on excellent foreign trade results (See Table 2), themacroeconomic outcome is not staggering. Economists say Central European countries are takingadvantage of the wave of popularity among foreign investors and offer high-skilled workforce at arelatively low price of labor and good infrastructure. This fact influences also ICT sector, whichremains predominantly in hands of foreign investors.Activity of domestic producers in the field of computing technology is often closely interconnectedwith installations and assemblies of computers and data processors. There is also very close relationto hardware assembly services and deliveries, services related to deliveries of software items andservices related to data processing. ICT is a very complex market including many activities such ascompleting, implementing, servicing, testing, maintenance and supervision. Therefore the baseline ofsuccesses is to provide the widest range of products and services possible.Final Page 11 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportWith respect to the regional structure of industrial production the main regions are Central Bohemia,Moravia-Silesia and Prague. Central Bohemia is specialized to car manufacturing and automotiveparts production. Moravia Silesia is strong in metallurgy and heavy engineering and in Prague andthe surroundings companies focusing on knowledge-based ICT are located. One of the first impulsesin development of ICT came in 1997 with the entry of Taiwanese First International Computer (FIC)company to AAC Ceske Budejovice. FIC has been the biggest Taiwanese investment in the CzechRepublic, its plant in Rudná u Prahy produces 50 thousand PCs a day. Moravia, especially SouthMoravia (Brno surroundings) hosts Flextronics, Alps, Tyco and Celestica. An important portion ofinvestment is carried out as “green field” investments.A1.1.2 The influence of ICT on Czech’s economyICT is a part of sector of electronics which shares eight per cent of overall Czech Industry. Thebiggest investors are Philips, Siemens and Matsushita. Important investments are brought also fromthe field of Contract Manufacturing (Foxconn, Celestica and Flextronics). As for the domestic capital– part of the Czech IT firms are making stable worldwide breakthrough. Their strength is mostlyoriginal solution, not the low price as many would think. The target market is Central and EasternEurope, European Union and East. Domestic telecommunication companies such as 2N or Strom areone of the biggest exporters and are depending on foreign markets. Software companies export lessas for the range of products, but sell in bigger quantities to other countries (such as Grisoft, Unicorn).The solution to growth of Czech companies is gradual organic growth. According to the indicationsof Eurostat the overall exports of computer technology products were at the amount of 9.8% ofexports of the commodity as per NACE 30 of CEFTA countries (See Table 3 and Table 4). Indicator00/99 documents the growth of exports of computer technology products at the rate of 31.8%.In contrast, domestic ICT services market is stagnating. Two reasons are most often mentioned:simplifying of export after joining EU and outsourcing of domestic capacities. According to thestudy of ICT Magazine Inside, the biggest moving force for ICT sector are small and mediumenterprises and they often use outdated information systems. Among the most successful providersof services are included Hewlett-Packard, LogicaCMG, IBM, SAP and PVT. Customers mostly seekfor consultations, projecting work and system integration. Previous expansion of the Czech ITservices market was being driven by (1) the proliferation of IT in businesses, (2) the need for highavailability and always-on infrastructure, (3) the widespread use of packaged office automationapplications (particularly ERP applications at larger sites), (4) the proliferation of Internet, and (5) acontinuous need for networking.Final Page 12 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportTable 3: External Trade in High-tech Products, 20032 000 0001 500 0001 000 000High-tech products,totalGoods, total500 0000Imports ExportsImports Exports Imports Exports2000 2002 2003High-techproducts, total17752689 523 212534155637228717170621Goods , total 1 241 1 121 1 325 1 254 1 441 1 371Source: Czech Statistical Office, Statistical Yearbook, 2004.Table 4: External Trade in High-tech products - Composition (CZK mil)Products (goods) 2000 2002 2003Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports ExportsGoods, total 1 241 924 1 121 099 1 325 671 1 254 860 441 202 1 371810High-tech products, total 177 526 89 523 212 534 155 637 228 717 170 621Product groups (SITC):Aviation and astronautics 9 424 2 462 6 742 3 727 10 689 4 702Computers and office 41 825 18 718 68 748 76 970 67 066 86 045machinesElectronics and telecom 69 221 20 652 83 187 40 221 91 979 45 761equipmentPharmaceuticals 8 662 2 067 9 862 2 152 11 059 2 043Scientific devices 16 147 5 919 19 003 8 400 20 953 10 169Electric machines 10 284 22 334 6 817 9 599 5 900 8 162Chemicals 8 204 3 824 8 997 3 014 9 796 2 988Non-electric machines 13 198 9 784 8 617 9 129 10 054 8 541Weapons 560 3 764 560 2 425 1 222 2210Source: Czech Statistical Office, Statistical Yearbook, 2004.Czech Republic's strong position is in the field of strategic IT services delivery to foreign countries.The biggest centers, serving customers in Western Europe are operated inland by Accenture(Prague), and TietoEnator (Ostrava).The other are established without any popularization, because their operators do not want to bepublicly known. This issue is related to down wind of jobs in Western Europe and US. There is aslight rise of service centers operated directly by customer companies. One of the biggest isinvestment of DHL (5 billions Czk).Final Page 13 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportThe overall trade balance of ICT (See Table 5) is adverse in all years under investigation, howeversince 2001 it is slowly improving. The major item of the trade statistics is Components, whichbasically includes parts of electronic devices. PC-manufacturing plants using imported parts are themain reason for the negative trade balance in Components. The item Consumer has reached positivenumbers. This reflects strong foreign investment in Consumer electronics plants in recent years.Important items (whether in export or import) are mainly TV sets, devices for reproduction of music,radio receivers, cameras and musical instruments.Similar positive changes can be seen in the item of electronic data processing, where the change waseven more sudden than in Consumer electronics. After several years of more than EUR one billiondeficit the surplus in 2002 reached EUR 527 million. A large negative item was the item Radio,including radio telecommunication devices (e.g. mobile phones). Item software seems to beunimportant one, but it is obvious that the low level of imported software was not caused by lowimports but by accounting standards or a customs error.Table 5: Trade Balance of the ICT Sector (mil EUR).A1.1.2.1 Situation in Sub-sectorsThe Czech telecom market was opened to liberalization at the beginning of 2001. The growth inmobile services over the last few years is set to continue moderately over the next several years, butthe expansion in fixed-line penetration has all but stopped. The Czech Republic leads the CEE regionin terms of mobile penetration, exceeding 84 % in 2002.In the software market, domestic enterprise application suite (EAS) vendors are slowly beingsqueezed out of the market, with only one local firm among the top ten players. In the past year, thediscrete and process manufacturing industries have been the number one and two sources of ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning software) spending in the Czech Republic. Accounting remained themost popular functional area of EAS software, followed by industry-specific modules.Manufacture of electrical machinery, apparatuses and electrical equipment demonstrates a permanentgrowth and development. Production assortment comprises products, equipment and parts, electroassemblingand reparation works. The majority of the branch’s production is directed into fixedcapital as machinery. Most enterprises of the branch have been already privatized, prevailingly byforeign capital. Foreign capital has already entered all sectors of the branch. As a result of foreigncapital entry, production programmes have been modernized and new products introduced intomanufacturing, being able to compete at foreign markets. It is often the case of products assembledfrom imported parts. The main causes of the Czech lagged position are especially the assortmentstructure where the products with lower value added still prevail, and in the decline in scientific andresearch working places, which resulted in the lower innovation dynamics.In Manufacturing of radio, television and communication equipment data from Eurostat show that in2000 export production from the Czech Republic to the EU countries made 18% of exports ofCEFTA countries. Index 00/99 documents an impressive growth of exports production from the CRFinal Page 14 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportby 76%. Share of export of electronic components from the Czech Republic to the EU countries in2000 made 61.5% of exports production. Business subjects in the Czech Republic passed through adramatic transformation in the second half of 90s. Restructuring did not only mean property,financial or organizational rearrangements; it was a transition to the client-orientated approach.TESLA SEZAM, which succeeded to attain top parameters of the production economy, is anexample of this approach. A continuous operation process has been introduced. MOTOROLA QSR(quality system review) became a basic system of management. The TESLA SEZAM division ofquality assurance takes care of methodical management of the processes, in harmony with standardsISO 9002, QS 9000, ISO 14001. Besides certification auditors, the TESLA SEZAM production isalso being audited by consumers (world producers of computers and electronics, i.e. IBM,MOTOROLA, THOMSON, SIEMENS, PHILIPS, CANON, NOKIA) and clients from automotiveindustry (VALEO, DELCO, VISTEON). (See Map 1)The domestic market for measuring instruments, process control, medical and optical instruments,watches and clocks is fully comparable with foreign markets. In the majority of product rangessupply exceeds demand. With strong international competition such as Siemens, Philips, SchneiderElectric, Asea Brown Boveri and others, domestic producers are competitive only in manufacturingof selected assortment of regulation technology, instruments and components and in final productionof sterilizers, dental X-ray apparatuses, furniture and surgical instruments and optical elements withhigher share of mechanical work. For competitiveness of Czech producers on foreign market thegrowth of added value is the fundamental issue. This depends mostly on application of science andresearch in product innovation and on higher share of software equipment. As compared withCEFTA countries the total share of the branch in exports into EU has increased by more than 39% ascompared with 1997 with 8% advance in 2000 as compared with 1999.Map 1: Electronic Industry in the Czech RepublicSource: www.stech.cz, Czech Electronic IndustryFinal Page 15 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportA1.1.2.2 The most active IST Czech Sectors (with descriptions)The Czech Republic's economy and industry is mirroring the global situation in ICT sector.Production and related activities of hardware decline for the past ten years, whereas the potential ofcommunication services seem to be unpredictable. Communication services such as connection toInternet, mobile telephony etc. are dominant activities on the market.TelecommunicationsBefore we get to the numbers and description of telecom market in The Czech Republic, it isimportant to mention one important process – liberalization of telecom market. Czech telecommarket is open since 2001, yet we cannot assume the liberalization has been finished. Various subnormsare being issued and the tasks of many relevant institutions are being reconsidered. The stateis trying to promote equal conditions of market competition. The state majority in Český Telecomwas sould to Spanish Telefónica in March 2005. Few months ago, state had a very ambiguousrelation to the all three mobile operators on the market. It was a majority owner (Eurotel), as areferee in case of dispute and regulations issuer (Czech Telecommunication Authority) and as abiggest customer of Czech Telecom, operator of own data and information systems.With about EUR 2.1 billion, the Czech telecommunication market is the fourth biggest market (afterTurkey, Poland and Hungary) among the New Member and candidate countries (EITO 2002). Thestructure of the market (seeFinal Page 16 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportTable 6) shows a highly developed mobile market (54% share); the data market is also welldeveloped with a 6% share (EITO 2002). Although the fixed line penetration rate is relatively high(about 36% inhabitant penetrations and about 69% household penetrations) the share of the fixedmarket has been gradually decreasing since 1996 when the first digital mobile license was issued.The latest data state the seventh place among the CEE countries as for the use of fixed line.Final Page 17 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportTable 6 Basic infrastructure of information and communication technologiesIndicators 2000 2001 2002 2003TelecommunicationsMain telephone lines in public 8 217 660 10 807 994 12 285 647 13 334 977network, totalMain telephone lines in public 3 871 651 3 860 843 3 675 470 3 626 294fixed network, totalFrom that:Residential 2 662 790 2 631 613 2 516 035 2 455 880Business 983 551 1 193 958 1 127 287 1 142 270Public payphones, total 30 085 28 351 26 421 21 123Other ( in public payphones195 225 6 921 5 727 2 021at post offices, etc.)Mobile subscribers, total 4 346 009 6 947 151 8 610 177 9 708 683Cable TV and radio (CTVR)CTVR subscribers, total 536 267 478 786 656 166 719 583In households 523 460 474 787 652 038 715 002PC and InternetNumber of PCs, total 1) 1 250 000 1 400 000 1 800 000Internet users 1 000 000 1 400 000 2 600 000 3 100 000Internet subscribers, total 418 448 1 256 664 1 644 429 2 148 563From that:Dial up connection . 1 169 025 1 505 281 2 044 520Fixed connection . 21 666 . 33 325CTVR connection . . . 34 680Other . . . 36 028PCs directly connected to Internet 159 300 215 500 228 400 .(internet host) 2)WebsiteRegistered domains, total 3) 83 304 126 293 171 100 156 676Domains in zone .cz 3) 80 704 117 383 128 546 153 518Source: Eurostat, New Cronos, OECDCommunication Outlook, www.nic.cz Other data: CzechTelecommunication Office, Statistical Yearbook of the Czech Republic 2004Fixed line and mobilesThe Czech Republic has a very high usage of mobile telephony with a penetration rate ofapproximately 105%, far above EU average, but a very low number of fixed lines, equivalent to only35.5%207 of the population, far below average, and decreasing at a rate comparable to most othermember states. Penetration of mobile phones is one of the highest among CEE countries; the CzechRepublic shares the first place with Slovenia. While the high figure for mobiles is unusually high fora new member state, the low figure for fixed lines is a feature it shares with almost all the other newmember states like Cyprus and Malta.The main reason of mobile telephony boom in the Czech Republic is the parallel start of mobilephones and building of fixed digital telephone network, whereas in Western Europe fixed digitaltelephone network was modernized earlier. Therefore the volume of voice telephony in fixed lines isnot enough to finance development of broadband fixed data network. The other consequence ofinflexibility of Český Telecom and a long waiting list for a fixed phone was that mobiletelecommunications became direct substitute of fixed telecommunication. These factors togetherFinal Page 18 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportwith mobile phone as a device complementing image of success and mass implementation of prepaidcards led to a dramatic increase of the mobile market (88% penetration as of June 2003). There is noexpectation of fixed communication to ever become a threat to mobile operators in the voicetransmission business.The fixed line network is still 99% dominated by the incumbent telecom operator Český Telecom,but the mobile telephony market is very competitive. Český Telecom’s Eurotel subsidiary has a 42%market share, while T-Mobile has 40.8% and Vodafone (formerly Oskar) 17.2%. The overall numberof customers of all national mobile phone operators at the end of 2002 year is estimated to be around8.60 – 8.63 million.Internet and BroadbandInternet is relatively well developed in terms of relatively favorable Internet penetration, number ofInternet Service Providers – ISP (8 national out of 140 total, many of them providing Internet accesswithout a fixed charge paid by end user to ISP) and number of hosts per inhabitant (21 hosts per1000 inhabitants, which is the third highest rate among candidate countries, after Estonia and Malta).According to the survey of Factum Invenio carried out in October 2004 several facts has beenrevealed (at the same time these are the latest information available):• 50 % of Czech citizens older than 15 years use PC or notebook• 40 % of population older than 15 years are Internet users (higher age, income and educationmeans higher usage)• almost all active Internet users (using Internet once a week at least) use also e-mailAfter year 2003 there is a massive boom of ISP. The leader of the market is IOL (Internet On Line)operated by Český Telecom. It dominates the market with almost 20 per cent of the share. Tiscaliand COL (Czech On Line) occupy the second and the third position. They hold between 10 to 15 percent of the market (See Table 7). A specific case is CESNET connecting domestic research andacademic community. Its share is about 10 per cent and is slowly decreasing. A dynamic leap hasbeen noticed with Contactel “An Internet for Free” provider. Similar situation appears with ISPAliatel and Nextra.Final Page 19 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportTable 7 Top 20 Internet Providers in Spring 2004Source: iAudit, www.iaudit.info, 2005However, broadband in the Czech Republic had a very late start: by July 2004, the Czech Republicwas 22nd in the EU, including significantly behind most other new member states. From 2004,penetration has started growing considerably, probably at least doubling in the second half of theyear. From the timing, it appears that two factors have caused that take-off: firstly, that theincumbent is now offering and actively promoting ADSL, and secondly, that local loop unbundlingis now available. It would appear in particular that retail prices, which were above EU average, havedecreased somewhat, although prices for unbundled local loop and shared access are still the highestin Europe. However, given the very low penetration to start with, it is unclear whether thesedevelopments alone will be sufficient to allow the Czech Republic to catch up with the others – evenif it doubles again in 2005, penetration will still be at the bottom of the EU.As it was already mentioned, ADSL has been available from the incumbent only since March 2003.Český Telecom now offers ADSL services on approximately 3 million fixed lines, corresponding to88% of its customers, but has so far only signed up 100 000 broadband customers. Local loopunbundling equally started late, only in December 2003. Alternative operator Aliatel also offersADSL in all urban areas, but subscription figures are not available. Cable companies had 60 000broadband customers at the end of 2004. With 1.2 mil existing cable TV connections, of whichroughly 800,000 are currently used (UPC 370 000, Karneval 280 000, and the rest by 95 mostlyregional operators), they still have large room to grow in broadband, too.Concerning mobile broadband, Eurotel has launched a 3G network in August 2004 and had 35 000subscriptions by the end of 2004, while both T-Mobile and Oskar offer GPRS/EDGE services forwhich subscriber numbers are not available. Another 40 000 users are using other technologies,mostly Fixed Wireless Access. Broadband satellite is equally available. Adjusting for growth of thecable operators in the second half, it should be estimated that there were overall around 230 000broadband (fixed and mobile) subscriptions in the Czech Republic at 1 January 2005, whichtranslates into a penetration rate of about 2.3%.Final Page 20 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportInternet access costs are relatively high, especially in peak time but the charges are decreasing, it isexpected that higher competition from new operators which have started to provide their servicesusing carrier selection will lead to further price reductions. The principle of sharing revenues isapplied when the telecom operator passes part of the Internet access revenues to ISPs. The fixedincumbent operator is offering several Internet packages for more frequent Internet users. The stateauthorities do not regulate Internet. The allocation of the domain names was performed by the Czechtop-level domain administrator (TLD) NIC, since September 2003 competition in this field has beenintroduced and domains are offered by several domain administrators.Table 8 Type of internet connection used by households - in the 4th quarter 2004HouseholdsSoftwareType of connectionin thous%*%**Standard telephone line (dial-up)547,168,70%13,30%ISDN line57,67,20%1,40%(GPRS, HSCSD) Narrowband mobile connection24,93,10%0,60%Broadband connection182,923,00%4,50%* As a % of number of households with internet access.** As a % of total number of households.Source: Czech Statistical Office, 2004.The Czech software market is constantly maturing. There exist facts validating such a statement.Software and software services create continuously growing part of the overall investments intotechnologies in any field. Current volume of the Czech IT sector is about 2.2 billion USD. Ifsoftware piracy would lower by ten per cent points from present 43 per cent, the volume for 2006could be up to 3.5 billion USD. Czech IT sector produces 3, 7 % of the overall GDP what makes itthe best result of the region (See Table 9.).Final Page 21 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportTable 9 Production of IT sector in 1996 – 2006 (estimation)YearProduction in mil$1996 2002 2006 2001-2006Hardware 760 985 1294 6,60%Software 198 418 692 13,70%IT Services 470 811 1302 12,90%TOTAL 1428 2214 3288 10,40%Source: www.myslenka.czThe number of software service providers increases accordingly to the interest and along grows thecompetition. On the other hand, domestic enterprise application suite (EAS) vendors are slowlybeing squeezed out of the market, with only one local firm among the top ten players. In the pastyear, the discrete and process manufacturing industries have been the number one and two sources ofERP (Enterprise Resource Planning software) spending in the Czech Republic. Accounting remainedthe most popular functional area of EAS software, followed by industry-specific modules. Othertrend supporting grow of the software companies is called outsourcing. Czech IT companies have agreat chance while especially Western European enterprises seek to outsource among former EastBlock countries.As long as Czechs can offer lower costs at the at least same standard, they have a great opportunityof getting major foreign commissions. Opposed to western countries, Czech programmers have anoutstanding ability to improvise. It helps them to find less common solutions, what can bring a greatcompetitive advantage. The nature of software industry also helps distant companies to becomeglobal without the need of setting up foreign offices. They can serve to their foreign customersthroughout the Internet. Such a practice is especially fitting the B2B marketing.Other servicesEven though recession of the ICT industry already hit most of the western countries it did not affectCzech Republic. However, the far eastern countries bring still tougher competition throughout highexpertise and low labor costs. Therefore the Czech Republic is being considered as the ideal solutionfor placing offshore services, outsourcing services respectively. According to the analyses carriedout by CzechInvest, the Czech Republic was ranked number four in the world and number one inCentral and Eastern Europe for E-readiness, business support services and technology centerscontinue to encourage foreign direct investment in Prague and throughout the Czech Republic.Consequently, the Czech Republic is a location of the biggest ICT projects in Europe, such asOperations Centre of DHL, the world’s largest logistic company; LogicaCMG, the leading globalprovider of consultancy and software solutions expanded in Prague its Development Centre andopened new Software Development Centre in Brno. To mention the other multinationals seated inthe Czech Republic – TietoEnator, SAP, EDS, Hewlett-Packard, etc. In October 2003, ITOutsourcing Centre was established at the University of Economics in Prague with the aim tointerconnect the knowledge and interests of all participating of all parties (supply side, demand side,theoretical side) and to conducts and present IT outsourcing research and surveys to the public.Final Page 22 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportFigure 1 Location Number for the Czech Republic for Offshoring ServicesSource: A. T. Kearney offshore location attractivness index 2004As for inland outsourcing, the situation is different. Most of the outsourcing providers work inPrague – 65% (System Online 4/2005, www.systemonline.cz), the second most important region isMoravia and Silesia. Most of the providers are recruited from the small and medium enterprises;companies employing over 250 employees have slightly over 10 per cent share of the Czechoutsourcing market. The smaller is the company, the more specialized tasks and tailor-madesolutions would be offered. The most frequent is personal outsourcing such as occasional help,helpdesks or professional consultations, system integration, data security, application managementetc.A1.1.3 Czech ICT relevant statisticsDivision of ICT sectorThe Czech Republic remains the most dynamic ICT market in CEE, with the highest ratio of ITspending in relation to GDP (3.8 %) in the region: a figure that is comparable to many WesternEuropean countries. In 2001, ICT expenditure rose to EUR 5.0 billion, up by 9.0 % year on year(Report on the Czech Republic, Institute of Perspective Technological Studies, 2003; see also Table10). Market growth is being driven partially by higher spending on communication technology. Thegrowth was primarily due to increased spending on software and services; country’s hardwaremarket has taken a moderate recovery only recently.Final Page 23 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportTable 10 Average Number of Information Sector Enterprises in Years 1995-20022000 2001 2002 Index Index02/01 02/95ICT manufacturing sector 7698 8723 8792 100,79 162,42Manufacturing sector total - 148 904 159 546 156 411 98,04 147,47OKEČ/NACE-CZ 15 - 37ICT service sector 28411 31334 28356 90,50 106,01Services total - 684 605 683 651 687 112 100,51 152,93OKEČ/NACE-CZ 50 - 99ICT total 36109 40057 37148 92,74 115,51Content sector production 136314 141604 140282 99,07 166,62Information sector 172423 181661 177430 97,67 152,49Business sector total 1013895 1025824 992292 96,73 144,88Source: Czech Statistical Office, 2005The Czech Republic and its Human resourcesOn the contrary to below mentioned positive indicators of computer literacy and ICT education inthe Czech Republic, the country suffers from inadequate supply of human resources for innovation.With the 5,7 per cent of the 20 – 29 age group holding a third level qualification in the fields ofscience and engineering (according to the report about Innovation Policy in Europe 2004 carried outby DG Enterprise and Industry of EU; see also Table 11). Czech Republic lags behind other EU25states in life-long learning as well (60 % of average). The field of academic research anddevelopment are leaving especially young educated people because of evanescent financialperspectives and the private sector of research and development in ICT is about to be established andexplored.The Czech Republic shows outstanding results as for basic computer literacy among school pupils,which is undoubtedly the credit of governmental educational policy. It leads the computerpenetration on primary schools in CEE (8,9 computers per 100 pupils), followed by Hungary, Latviaand Slovenia. In the secondary schools category is the leader Hungary, followed by Romania and theCzech Republic (all from CEE Information Society Benchmarks Survey Results 2004 carried out byEuropean Commision). In tertiary education the leader of computer penetration stays Hungaryfollowed by the Czech Republic.The foundation for successful ICT sector is the number of university graduates educated in thissector. The portion of ICT students in the Czech Republic is again the highest amongst CEE andmakes 10,8%. The problem is a gender gap; there are 86% of male students and 14% of femalestudents (more detailed information see in Innovation Policy Report in Europe 2004). Quality of thepipeline for sustaining the flow of IT skills according to the OECD´s PISA study (StudentsEngagement at School), the Czech Republic has the highest quality of Mathematics and Scienceeducation in CEE representing the bedrock for future growth. Capacity of the pipeline for sustainingthe flow of IT skills is from a national IT students is reaching 25 000 on average. Very importantfactor of attractiveness of Czech IT sector is prevention of “brain drain” as one of the few in CEEregion. For a positive impulse of good direction of ITC research and development activities isconsidered mutual cooperation between academic and private sector, even if there is a room forfurther growth.Czech Republic’s workforce with basic IT skills creates 71% of individuals in work or seeking work,this is the highest percentage among the CEE countries. 50% of employees has IT skill with commonICT applications (broken down to gender 28 % are male and 22 % are female). Ability to use wordFinal Page 24 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportprocessing software, presentation software and spreadsheet software is among the employeesdeclining gradually, as for Czech Republic it oscillates around 50%. In addition to that, the CzechRepublic is a leader in usage of e-learning applications for training and education of employeesamong the CEE countries.Table 11 Human Resources in Science and Technology: Students and Graduates from TertiaryEducation in Science, Engineering, Manufacturing and ConstructionIndicator 2002 2003 From that:TotalStudents Graduates Students Graduates PhDPhDGradsTotal 271 349 38 542 300 375 38 627 153 761 21 758Science and engineering, 85 463 9 850 93 026 10 286 23 595 2 963manufacturingScience 26 189 2 979 28 559 3 167 10 397 1 268Life sciences 5 737 686 6 207 736 4 106 468Physical sciences 6 309 666 6 707 783 2 838 350Mathematics and statistics 2 935 361 3 146 324 1 420 163Computing 11 208 1 266 12 499 1 324 2 033 287Engineering, manufacturing 59 274 6 871 64 467 7 119 13 198 1 695andconstructionEngineering and engineering 38 055 4 354 41 799 4 542 5 143 697tradesManufacturing and processing 5 699 885 6 329 854 3 567 523Architecture and building 15 520 1 632 16 339 1 723 4 488 475Source: based on Czech Statistical Office InformationA1.2 The Government Policy in the Czech RepublicICT has been in focus of governmental bodies since 1999. Concerning the bodies relevant more forIST sector, much more important are executive bodies. In the government these departments are ofkey importance:• Ministry of Informatics (established 2002),• Ministry of Transport and Telecommunication,• Ministry of Industry and Trade.Also other ministries have some importance as policies related to IST are being compiled almost byeach department:• Ministry of Education (coordinates diffusion of IST in education etc.),• Ministry of Interior (protection of personal data, ID card development, unification of allpublic information systems),• Ministry of Regional Development (regional IST policies),• Ministry of Finance (tax returns over Internet etc.).Outside the government there are other state authorities relevant for IST:• Czech Telecommunication Office,• The Office for Protection of Economic Competition (“Anti-monopoly office”).Final Page 25 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportOne of the most conceptual documents of the Czech government concerning ICT policy is “StateInformation Policy – the Way to an Information Society” adopted in 1999 and in 2000 Action Planfor the State Information Policy was approved. This plan is outlining practical steps and budgetaryrequirements to implement the policy. The plan identifies seven priority areas of governmentalaction and societal development: Information literacy that includes connecting of all types of schools to theinformation infrastructure, general “computer literacy, lifelong learning and systemof retraining Supporting eDemocracy and eGovernment (to fulfill the right for direct access toinformation for every citizen, to improve quality of public services) Development of information systems for public administration Growth of competitive environment in the telecommunication area Dependability and security of information systems and data privacy protection Support of e-business especially for small and medium enterprises Transparent economic environment and better utilization of public funds underpublic controlIn effort to make maximum use of the potential of modern ICT, the Czech government decided in2004 to reformulate its objectives related to the Information Society and telecommunications, and todevise a new national strategy for the period to 2006. Unlike the previous approach consisting indeveloping separate policies for the two areas (Information Society and Telecommunications), thegovernment opted for developing one joint strategic and policy document entitled State Informationand Communications Policy (e-Czech 2006 amended as government decree No. 265 on 24.3.2004“State Information and Communication Policy” = strategic document in the field of e-society up to2006.). This choice results from the close relation and increasing convergence between the two areas.National Telecommunication PolicyIn 1999 was approved document National Telecommunication Policy, which included liberalizationof telecommunication policy. The Czech Republic ratified the Agreement on BasicTelecommunication Services to implement liberal telecommunication principles and open all itstelecommunication markets by 1st January 1998, except voice telephony (by 1st January 2001).Individual licenses are required for public infrastructure provision, broadcasting, transport servicesand public voice telephony. All other services are required to meet the provisions of the commerciallicensing law and general licenses issued by the regulator. The main goals are liberalization oftelecom market, provision of universal service, establishing of an autonomous nationaltelecommunication regulatory authority, opening network provision, to facilitate entry of newbusinesses into the market and expose the incumbent Český Telecom under competition pressure.National Broadband Strategy for the Czech RepublicBroadband Strategy for the Czech Republic leads on from the "State Information andCommunications Policy" approved by Government Decree No. 265 of the 24th March 2004. TheStrategy describes in both domestic and international terms the significance of broadband Internetaccess and sets out phases for its future development in the CR and specific measures for its support.It has based its assessment on the current state of broadband in the CR and throughout the world andthe current and future technological possibilities available. The proposal for broadband developmenttakes into account the requirements for countrywide access for all groups of the population,including support for rural and remote areas. It also includes basic principles for identifying caseswhich would require financial support from EU structural funds or from other sources.The Strategy further defines the role and tasks of the State as part of the broadband access supportprocess and lays out the basic Government measures in this field. Support will be aimed at bothactivities which stimulate supply in areas where this is not provided by the market, and also activitieswhich support demand, i.e. support for content which requires broadband. It will be used as thestarting point for a host of national activities which will be aimed at the CR achieving the goals setFinal Page 26 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportout in the Lisbon Agenda by 2010 at the latest, i.e. achieving a level of about 50% of the populationusing broadband.As a service provider, the state will focus on the provision of e-government, defined as allowingcitizens to communicate in a simple and fast manner with the state while generate savings for thestate budget, while also supporting e-health and e-learning. As a customer, the state shouldintentionally stimulate market development and support competition on this same market,particularly by building up demand. In particular, it intends to provide all state institutions withbroadband Internet access by 2006.As a provider of direct support, the state intends to supportnetworks and local distribution networks in less densely populated and less developed regions in theCR. For this purpose, a "Broadband Development Subsidy Title" is foreseen, into which 1% of theproceeds from the privatization of Český Telecom will be deposited.Other policies: White Paper on electronic commerce Act on Electronic Signatures Act on Postal Services Electronic Communications ActA1.2.1 ICT Funding Schemes in the Czech RepublicStructural Funds and other EU InstrumentsThe main financial instrument for supporting cohesion and regional policies is the EuropeanRegional Development Fund - ERDF. Drawings from this fund are made based on submitted projectswhich correspond to the given operational programmes. For the period 2004- 2006 the CzechRepublic has prepared five operational programmes, with ICT projects being particularly supportedas part of the Joint Regional Operational Programme (JROP). The managing authority of the JROP isthe Ministry for Regional Development, with the Regions, or the individual NUTS II cohesionregions, playing a significant role in its implementation. As part of JROP the measures - RegionalDevelopment of Information and Communications Technology are aimed at supporting ICT. Thesemeasures for the basis for the construction of local and regional communications networks, theprovision of public Internet access points (so-called PIAPs) and in particular the introduction ofbroadband access in structurally less-favored and economically less developed regions. It is alsopossible to support the setting up of new ICT services and applications (e-government) for citizens.Only public bodies can be beneficiaries of this support, i.e. municipalities, regions, associations ofmunicipalities, organizations established by regions or municipalities, or non-governmental nonprofit organizations. Applicants of projects submitted as part of these measures may receive up to75% of the total eligible costs.Broadband Development Subsidy TitleThe Strategy anticipates that the Government will approve the establishment of a "BroadbandDevelopment Subsidy Title" coming under the Ministry for Informatics. The rules for its workingwill be compatible with those for using EU structural funds so that it will be possible to useresources from the Fund to top up financing. The Government will deposit 1% of the proceeds fromthe privatization of the State's share in Český Telecom a. s. for the Subsidy Title. Financing underthe Subsidy Title will be used, for instance, to co-finance infrastructure projects for metropolitan andlocal networks, with a condition always being financial co-participation by the relevant regions andthe entity carrying out the project, with the infrastructure in question being open to all operators. TheSubsidy Title will also co-finance projects for broadband content and services. Contributions may bedrawn for costs of both the construction and the first year of operations. Priority will be given tosupport for projects which will stimulate demand for broadband access from different users (e.g.healthcare, education, municipal bodies, commercial entities, etc.) in specific areas, and projectswhich will provide a higher economic effect of investment.Final Page 27 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportNational Innovation Policy for the years 2005-2008This policy is being developed as a policy document – on the basis of the National InnovationStrategy adopted by the Czech Government in March 2004. Additionally, necessary legislativemeasures related to innovation were submitted to the Government by 31 March 2005. The Ministryof Regional Development initiated a study on the identification of barriers to growth incompetitiveness of the Czech Republic. In order to strengthen the Czech Republic’s position as aninformation and technology hub in the Central European region, the Czech Government alsosupports investment into services and development activities (in particular customer contact centers,shared services centers, including the regional headquarters of multinational companies, softwaredevelopment centers, expert solution centers for information and telecommunication technologies,and high-tech repair centers), as well as innovation activities (technology centers that are closelyrelated to manufacturing).National Research Programme (2004-2009)This document is based on the analyses of research and development in year 2000. Its main partdefines division of financial sources and solves the possible complication after joining the EU. Theobjectives of National Research Programme are to raise the effectiveness and performance of R&D,to ensure the renewal and development of researching capacities in the country, to increase theprofessional level of R&D and build up mutual confidence in R&D and public. Part of nationalResearch Programme is an activity of Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport to side youngresearchers called “Support to Young Researchers” launched in 2004. The general expectations areto help the disconsolate scene of R&D in the Czech Republic and to overcome this problem bybringing up a new generation of scientist.The document is available at:http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/2AC072A125D19F00757B5E3C733ED0C6/npv.pdfA1.2.2 FP6 Support Schemes in the Czech RepublicNational contact center for coordination of this supporting programme of European Union (EU) isTechnological Center of Czech Academy of Science (www.tc.cz). In the topic priorities namedTechnologies of information society the Czech Republic participates in the following projects:1. IDS SCHEER CR, S.R.O: Simulation based automated Diagnosis, Treatment and prognosis ofcardiovascular diseases (CARDITIS)2. MEDIUM SOFT A.S.: OASIS: Open Advanced System for crisis management (OASIS)3. UNIS, SPOL. S R.O.: Mobile Life (MOBILIFE)4. ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC - INSTITUTE OF INFORMATIONTHEORY AND AUTOMATION: Multimedia Understanding through Semantics, Computationand Learning (MUSCLE)5. ASICENTRUM SPOL. S.R.O.: Smart Chips for Smart Surroundings (4S)6. CENTRUM OF TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH: Human centre design for InformationSociety Technologies (HUMANIST)7. CESNET: Multi-Gigabit European Academic Network (GN2); Large Scale Monitoring ofBroadband Internet Infrastructure (LOBSTER)8. CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE – Mathematical Physical Faculty: DynamicallyEvolving, Large Scale Information Systems (DELIS); Closed Loop insulin Infusion for CriticallyIll Patients (CLINICIP)9. CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE with CERTICON A.S.: EuropeanCollaborative networked Organizations leadership initiative (ECOLEAD)10. CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE: AgentLink III: A Co-ordination Networkfor Agent-Based Computing (AGENTLINK III); Cognitive Systems using Perception-ActionFinal Page 28 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportLearning (COSPAL); European Robotics Network (EURON); Quantum computing with trappedelectrons (QUELE); The application of polymer electronics towards ambient intelligence(POLYAPPLY); Top Amplifier Research Groups in a European Team (TARGET); ARTIST2:Embedded Systems Design (ARTIST2)11. DEVELOPMNET DIVISION PRAGUE with CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY INPRAGUE: Intelligent Cities (INTELCITIES)12. GISAT S.R.O. with T-SOFT, SPOL. S. R. O.: Integration of Geographical Information Systemswith DB, decision-support management and an auditory system to develop an advanced systemthat will be able to give support on decisions in a crisis (MEDSI)13. HELLA AUTOTECHNIK, S.R.O.: Intelligent Logistics for Innovative Product Technologies(ILIPT)14. IBM CESKA REPUBLIKA, SPOL. S R.O.: Computers in the Human Interaction Loop (CHIL)15. INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION THEORY AND AUTOMATION ACADEMY OFSCIENCES: Coordinating Strategic Initiatives on Embedded Systems in the European ResearchArea (COSINE)16. INSTITUTE OF RADIO ENGINEERING AND ELECTRONICS - ACADEMY OF SCIENCESOF THE CZECH REPUBLIC: European Network of Excellence on Photonic IntegratedComponents and Circuits (EPIXNET)17. KD SOFTWARE SPOL.S R.O.: Service Centric Systems Engineering (SECSE)18. MASARYK’S UNIVERSITY IN BRNO: European Research Network on Foundations,Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, Grid and Peer-to-PeerTechnologies (COREGRID); Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries (DELOS); The Futureof Identity in the Information Society (FIDIS)19. MINISTRY OF CULTURE CZECH REPUBLIC: Ministerial Network for Valorizing Activitiesin Digitization (MINERVAPLUS)20. NATIONAL LIBRARY CZECH REPUBLIC with LIBRARY KROMERIZSKA –ALLOWANCE ORGANIZATION: Cultural Applications: Local Institutions MediatingElectronic Resource Access (CALIMERA)21. PALACKY UNIVERSITY IN OLOMOUC: Continuous Variable Quantum Information withAtoms and Light (COVAQIAL); Development of a Global Network for Secure Communicationbased on Quantum Cryptography (SECOQC)22. SKODA AUTO A.S.: Empowering the mobile worker by wearable computing(WEARIT@WORK)23. TECHNOLOGY CENTRE OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE CZECHREPUBLIC: Embedded Systems Technologies (EMTECH)24. UNIVERSAL PRODUCTION PARTNERS S.R.O.: Metadata Enhanced Digital Camera withUniversal Format for Multiple Broadcast, D-Film and E-Cinema Applications(METACAMERA)25. UNIVERSITY OF WEST BOHEMIA: Integrated Three-dimensional Television – Capture,Transmission, and Display (3DTV); Network of Excellence on Virtual EnvironmentsApplications from Future (INTUITION)26. VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V BRNE: Augmented Multi-party Interaction (AMI)Final Page 29 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportA1.3 ICT Education facilitiesThe baseline for the ICT education is the approach to ICT as a subject. In lower secondary educationICT is an optional subject that can be included in the curriculum at the discretion of the school head.Since the 1st September 2001 classes with extended teaching of ICT could be established, meaningthat ICT is introduced as a separate compulsory subject. In general upper secondary education it is acompulsory subject in the first year (15 years), it can be included in the curriculum in the subsequentyears at the discretion of the school head. According to Eurydice (The Information Network ofEducation in Europe), Czech Republic is one of four countries (France, Italy, the Czech Republic,and Slovenia),where computerization is relatively well developed in that the estimated percentage ofpupils able to access at least one computer away from the classroom is in all cases higher than 60%.The national policy in the area of ICT and education is aforementioned State Information Policy inEducation - SPIVZ (www.e-gram.cz), which is built up on three pillars:1. information literacy2. software and information resources3. infrastructureOverall objective is to achieve e-literacy of teachers and pupils/students at the best level possibleaccording to the level educational facility (Elementary and High Schools). Ministry supports creationand evaluation ICT application as for education, which is available on (http://web26.e-gram.cz/).Teachers are the only target group of this national programme (as for professionals) and thesecourses is not compulsory. ICT Education of Teachers in SIPVZ means to acquire:• Basic user skills for all teachers and other workers in schools – Z level• Higher level for all teachers for motivation and basic knowledge about ICT – P level• Specific knowledge, e.g. Physics with ICT, CAD, etc. – S level• ICT coordinator – N levelPart of this strategy is educational programmes such as those listed below.Tertiary education is the most important and the most successful segment of the whole, concerningeducation and ICT. As it was mentioned already, Czech students of ICT is the biggest ICT group theother ICT students in CEE. ICT as subject is taught on seven universities (see Map 2) and on eightfaculties together. According to ICT sector analyses carried out by state agency CzechInvest, 1 theuniversity education is at very high level, working closely together with Czech and foreigncompanies to form the IT students.1 CzechInvest is the Investment and Business Development Agency of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Established in1992, the agency contributes to attracting foreign investment and developing domestic companies through its services anddevelopment programmes. CzechInvest also promotes the Czech Republic abroad and acts as an intermediary between theEU and small and medium-sized enterprises in implementing structural funds in the Czech Republic.Final Page 30 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportMap 2 Universities in the Czech RepublicSource: Institute for Information on Education, Statistical Yearbook 2004.Computerized admission into schoolsComputer penetration in schools of all levels is on the highest level among the CEE (see paragraphThe Czech Republic and Human Resources). ITC literacy is a part of governmental policy approvedin year 2000 as Conception of the state policy in Education.1. Internet for SchoolsGovernment also started several action plans in field concerning e-learning, e-government, e-healthetc. One of the oldest is Internet for Schools Programme launched in 1999 organized by Ministry ofEducation, Youth and Sport. Internet for Schools (www.indos.cz) was part of larger concept of Stateinformation Policy on Education. Untill 2001 more than 3600 schools joined the programme and theeducational facilities were equipped by 3/6/9 computers for pupils and one for teacher and servers(number of computers per class was categorized). General suppliers were AutoCont Online andČeský Telecom. The project officially ends on 31. August 2005.2. Class Server for SchoolsThis project is an initiative of Ministry of Education, Youth and Education and Microsoft s. r. o. ČR,based on Memorandum of Understanding signed by resort ministress Petra Buzkova and Bill Gateson January 27, 2005. This project supports e-learning and allows teachers and pupils to try MicrosoftClass Server software. The project is assigned for Elementary and Grammar Schools. This softwarecontains manuals for preparations of e-learning courses for teachers as well study materials fromseveral subjects for pupils and students.Final Page 31 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportA1.4 Status of research and development activitiesDecreasing expenditures on research and development represented one of the austerity measures ofenterprises in the course of restructuring. Research and development working places suffered fromthe lack of financial means, which resulted in the loss of their original purposes; some even ceased toexist. At present reverse development takes place. Firms contact research working places asking fordevelopment of new products that they are not able to ensure by their own capacities. Especiallysolutions requiring minimal costs and involving minimal demands on investments are sought aftersince enterprises have not own sufficient financial means. Development of new products or updatingof existing ones and their introduction into manufacturing are now rather a question of theirefficiency and economic profitability.On January 6th, 2000 the Czech Government approved the National S&T and R&D policy. TheNational policy is in harmony with the existing EC legislation. It contains also a proposal ofestablishment of national programmes especially in the field of oriented research. The CzechRepublic welcomes "The Communication of the Commission: Towards European Research Area"and is ready to participate in the actions proposed by the Commission.The results of policy in R&D sector are not convincing (See Figure 2); country is falling furtherbehind the EU25 average. One of the reasons might be the brain drain from the state-run researchinstitutes to the private (especially foreign) development facilities. Despite the grants from the CzechScience Foundation devoted to research at universities, students of ICT fields prefer working parttime with a software/hardware developer on a profit basis. The situation probably will not changeshortly as the prospective financing is limited due to budget cuts (but to a lesser extent than to otherfields). Nevertheless it is questionable whether the state-run research promotion is efficient anyway;maybe better mean of R&D promotion is the attraction of knowledge based FDI throughCzechInvest, which already takes place (DHL logistics…).Addressing the inadequate supply of human resources for innovation and creating greater incentivesfor SMEs to innovate are major challenges. In response, a range of programmes have been launchedin the framework of the EU Structural Funds with a number focusing on new product developmentand technology transfer. What has a deep impact on the whole economy of the country is low levelof exploitation of R&D and innovation potential this country has. The same concludes the reportabout Innovation Policy in Europe 2004 carried out by DG Enterprise and Industry of EU. Itcomments, that an overall challenge is to raise wealth by investing more and more effectively in itsinnovation system (p. 42).Final Page 32 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportFigure 2 Average country trend by Summary Innovation IndexSource: Commission Staff Working Paper, European Innovation Scoreboard 2004, ComparativeAnalysis of Innovation PerformanceStarting point for anchoring R&D as the key issue into the governmental policy was declaration ofinnovation as one of its priorities in 2003. A policy document called ‘National Innovation Strategy ofthe Czech Republic’ was adopted by the Government in March 2004. Based on the latter, NationalInnovation Policy 2005-2008 (as a policy document) is being prepared as well as legislativemeasures supporting innovation. Decentralization of public administration and transfer of a numberof competencies to the regional level is another positive development – local priorities may beformulated and acted upon.One of the key issues is to achieve closer co-operation between the R&D sector and industry. Thisissue is reflected in the National Research Programme II (planned for 2006-2011) - which is to focuson applied research (research to be co-financed by industry). Programmes focused on supportingcooperation between the R&D sector and industry has been launched by the Ministry of Industry andTrade. The policy promotes, among others in the field of ICT, especially through the CzechAcademy of Sciences (ČAV – Česká akademie věd) and Czech Science Foundation (GA – Grantováagentura); financial resources are allocated annually to different research programmes (see Scheme1). The most important receivers of financial sources are Research Institute for Information andAutomation (ÚTIA - Ústav teorie informace a automatizace) and Mathematical-Physical faculty ofCharles University (MFF UK). With respect to cybernetics and numerical control the faculty ofElectrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University (FEL ČVUT) is involved.As for the existing activities, which may fall under the category of innovation policy, there is numberof programmes run by ministries – such as support to SMEs, operational sector programmes, andprogrammes of industrial co-operation. Programmes supporting SMEs are administered by theMinistry of Industry and Trade. This Ministry has launched programmes on industrial research anddevelopment, TANDEM and IMPULS, aimed at co-operation between academia and industry.Under the new Operational Programme have been launched several programs promoting innovation:Prosperity (supports industrial infrastructure – technological parks, incubators, technology transfercenters); Clusters (developing of sector groupings on regional and supra-regional level); Start (newbusinesses with favorable loans); Development (development of competitiveness); Innovation.Final Page 33 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportScheme 1 Flow of FundsLegend: GACR = Grant Agency of the Czech RepublicAV CR = Academy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicMSMT = Ministry of EducationSource: A Guidebook of Public Support to Research and Development in the Czech Republic, 2004A 1.4.1 Characteristics of R&D key playersResearch and Development CouncilThe Council is an advisory body of the Government of the Czech Republic in the area of researchand development. The Council elaborates yearly analyses and evaluation of R&D in the CzechRepublic, and assesses programmes prepared by public providers of financing for R&D as well asother documents related to R&D and submitted to the Government. It proposes the share of statebudget allocated to R&D – in its total as well as its distribution, and also administers the informationsystem on R&D. The Research and Development Council and the Ministry of Education, Youth andSports, administer together the web site www.vyzkum.cz, which provides information on researchand development in the Czech Republic.Ministry of Education, Youth and SportsThe area of research and development in the Czech Republic is in the overall competence of theMinistry of Education, Youth and Sports.Final Page 34 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportMinistry of Industry and TradeThe Ministry of Industry and Trade is responsible for support to SMEs and carries out activities inthe areas promoting SMEs through its agency CzechInvest, CzechTrade and Design Centre. TheMinistry of Trade and Industry has launched a new Operational Programme for Industry andEnterprise. In January 2004 two other agencies of the Ministry merged with CzechInvest – theAgency for Business Development (ARP) and the Agency for the Development of Industry(CzechIndustry). The main task of the original CzechInvest, established in 1992, was to promote theCzech Republic as an ideal place for foreign investments and thus to attract FDI to the country. Themain mission of the new CzechInvest is to support competitiveness of Czech entrepreneurs. Thesupport is focused especially on processing industry and innovation (incubators, science andtechnology parks) through the aforesaid Operational Programme Industry and Enterprise of theMinistry of Industry and Trade.National Education FundThe National Education Fund is a non-profit organization founded by the Ministry of Education,Youth and Sport. Its aim is to support lifelong education and to increase the effectiveness and qualityof human resources.Academy of Science of the Czech RepublicThe Academy consists of 57 research institutes and conducts primarily basic research in a broadspectrum of scientific fields.Technology Centre AS CRThe Technology Centre AS CR is a private non-profit organization. It promotes industrial utilizationof research and development, provides complex technology transfer services and stimulates thecreation and growth of small innovative businesses. The Technology Centre is the focal point ofnational information infrastructure for the EU Framework Programmes, and it co-ordinates strategicprojects aimed at development of innovation policies and identification of national researchpriorities. The Technology Centre is the host and coordinating organization of the Czech InnovationRelay Centre (CIRC) - a member of the leading technology-transfer European network of InnovationRelay Centers (IRC). The network consists of 68 centers, most of them set up as consortia includingalmost 250 organizations in 30 countries.Czech Innovation Centre (CIRC)The Czech Innovation Relay Centre is a consortium of three partners:• Technology Centre (leading partner)• BIC (Business Innovation Centre) Pilsen (partner)• BIC Brno (partner)The basic mission of the Czech Innovation Relay Centre is to contribute to higher competitiveness ofthe Czech industry, particularly SMEs through:• Transnational technology transfer• Initiation of technology partnerships between Czech and European SMEs• Support of co-operation between EU Framework Programmes and the EUREKA network forindustrial R&D• Promotion of industrial utilization of research resultsFinal Page 35 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportA1.5 Country SWOT Analysis (ICT oriented)Strengths:• ICT market/GDP: CZ on the 4. position among 25 countries• Czech IT sector produces 3,7 % of the overall GDP, what makes it the best result of the region• Existence of central governmental body – Ministry of Informatics• Strategic geographic location• Highly developed communication infrastructure• Strong tradition in industry• Relatively low costs of labor force• Well-qualified hard-working open-minded work force with high ability to improvise.Sophisticated production.• Role of FDI• More than 5000 new ICT graduates each year.• Success of domestic researchers and developers• High level of secondary literacyWeaknesses:• Low penetration of ICT in households• Low penetration of high-speed connection• Slow legislation and lack of transparency in decision-making, low transparency andintelligibility of the tax system. Insufficient property protection• High degree of corruption [Transparency Int. 2004]: 4 worst countries in Europe: CzechRepublic, Latvia, Slovakia and Poland.• Insufficient operational capacity of administrative force in relation to EU funds• Low availability of governmental services offered through Internet• Refutation of simple international standards by public institutions (e.g. concerning IT literacy)• Low number of university graduates in full population• Insufficient computer literacy (less than 50% [DEMA, 2004])• Excessive price of access to Internet (approx. 3 times more than in EU-15)• Low number of employees connected to Internet (about 2/3 of the average of EU-15).• Slowed ICT spending in past two years• Existence of digital divideOpportunities:• Attractive country with friendly life environment• Growing participation on EU projects and extension of absorption capacity of EU funds• Active cooperation of academic and private sphere; exploitation of academic, industrial andfinancial potential• Governmental support of building new economy and information society• Competitiveness of Czech SW companies working on international scale• Culture of high esteem for education: life-long learning is considered by 51% of Czech citizens(39 % count on e-learning)• Education - rich resources to increase quality and accessibility of middle and higher education.This may be no more the case in several years.• High penetration of ICT technologies in private sphere and public administration• Low level of “brain drain”Final Page 36 of 119

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportThreats:• Continuous decline of quality of education due to underpayment of teachers• Artificial barriers preventing work force mobility (domain specific home-made IT certificationsystems)• The state applies no positive motivation to encourage personal growth of citizens• Small implementation of national legislation• Inefficient use of project resources and insufficient project coordination• Inadequate horizontal and vertical cooperation in public administration• Inability to catch up with worldwide computer literacy progress• Underestimation of research and development and innovationBack to Technology Sector MapA1.6 Structure of Knowledge Map for National Mapping ReportsOn the next page, there is the Czech Republic Technology Sector map.Please click on the different technology sectors represented in the knowledge diagram to reach theparts of the report that interest you.Please click the button at any point to get back to the Map.Final Page 37 of 119

Software &servicesGridDependability& securityCognitiveSystemsSemanticSystemsInteractive, visualisation,simulation and mixedrealitiesBroadbandSoftware, Grids, Trust andDependabilityKnowledge, Learning andCognitive SystemsEmbedded Systems,Computing and ControlMobile &WirelessNW Test bedsUbiquitous andUnlimited CapacityCommunicationNetworksTechnologyPillarsICT forHealthICT forInclusionMicro/NanoSystemsNano-ElectronicsNano-Electronics,Photonics andIntegratedmicro/nano-systemsLatviaICTApplicationPolesICT forMobilityICT for theEnvironmentPhotonicsPersonalEnvironmentsMultitechnology,Multi-e-GovernmentICT fororganisationsand workNWAudioHomeEnvironmentsRobotic SystemsIntelligentInfrastructuresICT for LearningICT for Media,Culture andEntertainmentICT forManufacturing

A2 ThemesBack to Technology Sector MapA2.1 Technology Pillars• RelevanceCzech enterprises and organizations are strong in fields included in Technology Pillars section. Mostof the genuine Czech products, patents and companies fit into this group. In relation to CEE countries,Czech Republic can boast with strong software and trust and dependability applications developmentand producing background, with some partial and often isolated successes in nanotechnologies(research and development area). Absolutely exceptional position has Czech Republic in micro/nanotechnologies, particularly in the sphere of military applications. Czech radar systems of uniqueconstruction are worldwide wanted article. The biggest relevance to the Czech economy isdevelopment and production of measuring, control, navigation and other apparatuses and equipment(ERA, Aero Vodochody, Delong Instruments etc.). Conversely to above mentioned, these areas aremarked by the fact, that the Czech Republic is an outsourcing location, most of the companiesrelocated their manufacturing and supply centers here. Very positive impacts of outsourcing are twophenomena:1. Global companies are moving their technological and development centers to the CzechRepublic (see DHL Information Centre, LogicaCMG CEE, IBM, Motorola – ApplicationLaboratory Division Freescale Semiconductors, etc.)2. Part of small and medium enterprises is changing into “gazelle” companies with rapid growthdue to continuous innovationThe problem of the Czech ICT market (in the Theme Technological Pillars extremely visible) is thestate backwardness compared to former EU member states; although it has a better position than otherCEE countries. While some Activities (nano-electronics, photonics and integrated micro/nanosystems; embedded systems, grids; knowledge, learning and cognitive systems) are less dynamic inthe meaning of research and development and production, others demonstrate fast and dynamicdevelopment (ubiquitous and unlimited capacity communication networks; software, trust anddependability). The major advantage over former EU countries lies still in cheaper workforce and stilloutstanding professionals.• StatisticsDefinition of technologically developed products is given by OECD and includes the goods includedin Standard International Trade Classification that consists of nine elementary classes (weapons areexcluded in our chart).

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportCZK million2002 2003Products (goods)Imports Exports Imports ExportsGoods, total 1 325 671 1 254 860 1 441 202 1 371 810High-tech products, total 212 534 155 637 228 717 170 621Product groups (SITC):Aviation and astronautics 6 742 3 727 10 689 4 702Computers and office 68 748 76 970 67 066 86 045machinesElectronics and telecom 83 187 40 221 91 979 45 761equipmentPharmaceuticals 9 862 2 152 11 059 2 043Scientific devices 19 003 8 400 20 953 10 169Electric machines 6 817 9 599 5 900 8 162Chemicals 8 997 3 014 9 796 2 988Non-electric machines 8 617 9 129 10 054 8 541Source: Czech Statistical Office, 2005.• Educational institutions1. Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague2. Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Education, J. E. Purkyně University, Ústí nad Labem4. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technical University in Prague5. Faculty of Electrical engineering and Computer Science, Technical University of Ostrava6. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Technical University in Brno• Governmental policyThe National Broadband Access PolicyNational Innovation PolicyConception for Launching TV Digital Broadcasting 2004 -2006National Research Programme 2004-2009 (see page 21)National Policy for Research and Development 2004 – 2008• SWOTStrengths• Growth in research and development expenditure• Good communication infrastructure• Support of government• Competitiveness of Czech SW companies working on international scale• Growing number of “gazelle” companies• Growth of software market• Fast development in B2C field• Qualified and well-educated labor force• Outsourcing readiness• Strong background in highly specialized areas (e. c. military applications)40

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportWeaknesses• Low-value added activities• Dependency on FDI• Small innovative activity• Slow growth of R&D in private sector• Software piracy• Decreasing hardware spending• Tendency to diffuse Czech capital – no competitive ability on global scale• Insufficient application of R&D in business sectorOpportunities• Change from low-production to high quality• Further development in nanotechnologies, nanoelectronics, software and trust and dependability• Promotion of R&D between academic and private sphere• Governmental effort to attract young researchers• Improvement of cooperation in the field of made to order research (private sphere – universities)and potential to fill in market gaps (see case of nanofibres -Technical University in Liberec)• Improvement in legislation of intellectual property and industrial property protection• Outsourcing as the base for increased volume of foreign ordersThreats• Change in investors´ behavior if state incentives depleted• Growing prices due VAT increase• Global economic downturn of foreign parent companies presses on smaller investments in localbranches• Market saturation in mobile subscribers• Decreasing number of university students of science• Drain of outsourcing activities further to East• Potential inability to draw attention to Czech R&D• AssociationsAssociation of Innovative Entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic (www.aipc.cz)Association of Research Organizations (www.avo.cz)Business Innovation Centers (www.bic.cz)Association of Electrical Engineers (www.iee.cz)Association for Information Society (www.spis.cz)Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic (www.chk.cz)CESNET (www.cesnet.cz)Association of Public Telecommunication Operators (http://www.apvts.cz)Czech Telecommunication Association (www.ctu.cz)• Research and development1. Czech Nano-team is consisting of the most important research workplaces in the Czech Republic.Members are:2. Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic3. Institute of Scientific Instruments, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic4. Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, Masaryk University Brno5. J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic6. Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics7. Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc8. Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics9. Department of Physics, Faculty of Education, J. E. Purkyně University10. Institute of Information Theory and Automation, Czech Academy of Science41

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportA2.2 Multi-technology, Multi.-disciplinary Integration Back to Technology Sector Map• RelevanceDuring the last ten years, the Czech market became important manufacturer for almost 400 productionplants, which employ circa 120.000 employees, out of which almost 60% is owned by foreigncompanies. In the domain of multi-technology and multi-disciplinary integration, we have to highlightits industrialized sector (see “green field” factories; e. g. Foxconn, Panasonic Mobile Auto, PanasonicAVC Plzeň, FIC CZ Rudná a LG. Philips Displays). An exception is the sub-sector of robotic systems,where the tradition has lasted from the time before 1989. The minority of the multi-technologicalitems is developed by genuine Czech companies. Goods of domestic production are competitive due tomassive investments and lately also due to qualitative changes.• StatisticsRevenues and Export of the Apparatus and Automation Technology in the CR in Years 2000-2003Year 2000 2001 2002 2003Revenues in common prices total (billions Euro 1) ) 0,930 1,094 1,187 1,211Export (billions Euro 1) ) 0,495 0,601 0,600 0,723Share of Export 53 % 55 % 51 % 59 %Number of Employed persons 30 687 31 525 30 273 30 9991) Exchange rate 30 Czk = 1 Euro2) Source: Czech Statistical Office, 2005• Educational institutions1. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technical University in Prague2. Faculty of Metallurgy and Material Engineering, Technical University of Ostrava3. Technological Faculty, University of Tomas Bata in Zlin4. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Technical University in Brno5. Faculty of Mechatronics and Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies, Technical University inLiberec• Governmental policyNational Innovation PolicyNational Policy for Research and Development 2004 - 2008• SWOTStrengths• Background of major companies, and foreign ones especially• Strong tradition in R&D and manufacturing in the field of automation and robotics• State support in R&D• Good academic background• Strong professional organizationsWeaknesses• Small volume of patents• Insufficient results in R&D• Low-value added activities• Small competitiveness of domestic products (Companies with the Czech capital)• Low penetration of ICT in the field of home and personal environments – high value ofacquisition• No previous tradition of R&D in multi-technologies and multidisciplinary integration42

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportOpportunities• Potential in qualified educated labor force• Creation of hub for development and manufacturing of multi-technologies and multi-disciplinaryintegration• Development of international cooperation• Popularization of multi-technologies• Affordable prices of high-tech products – impulse for R&D and business activities• Improvement of international interoperation in the field of multi-technologies and multidisciplinaryintegrationThreats• Change in investors´ behavior if state incentives depleted• Overseeing country’s potential due to its poor present results• Reluctance of students to orientate towards specific scientific subjects• Public refusal of multi-technologies and multi-disciplinary integration items• Low level of R&D activities• Unwillingness to invest into intelligent infrastructures• AssociationsAssociation of Innovative Entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic (www.aipc.cz)Association of Research Organizations (www.avo.cz)Business Innovation Centers (www.bic.cz)Association of Electrical Engineers (www.iee.cz)Association for Information Society (www.spis.cz)Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic (www.chk.cz)Association of Electrical Engineering in Moravia and SilesiaIndustry and Transportation Association• Research and development1. Technological Centre of Czech Academy of Science2. Czech Foundation Agency – Technological Division3. Institute of Information Theory and Automation4. Institute of Production Machines, System and Robotics; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,Technical University in BrnoA2.3 Application Poles Back to Technology Sector Map• RelevanceThe relevance of the section Application Poles is very difficult to describe as for relevance, since theindividual particular topics are rather wide. Specific data are unavailable; most of the assumptions isbased upon the little information available. Certain dynamics is visible in ICT for mobility (DHLLogistics Information Centre, České dráhy Telematika, ICT for Health (Medisoft, ICZ, Medtel,CESNET, EuroMise) and the last relatively active part of Application Poles is ICT for organizationwork. Less dynamic ICT applications are often those promoted by government (ICT for inclusion,learning, e-government, and environment). Since those ICT applications have to be tailor made forCzech environment and conditions, we can presuppose upon the previous general analysis, thatdomestic companies are not interested. Most of the ICT applications connected to industrial andbusiness environment are being developed, but those liable to governmental conduction are rare. Thelegislative background is not encouraging; ICT applications related to social sphere are mostly subjectfor non-profit sector.43

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report• StatisticsSince this sector is not monitored, no specific numbers are available.• Educational institutions1. Department of Information Technologies, Faculty of Economics and Management, CzechUniversity of Agriculture2. Faculty of Informatics, University of Economics in Prague3. Department of Informatics, Faculty of Science, Palacky University4. System Engineering and Informatics, Economic Faculty, Technical University in Liberec5. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University in Ostrava6. Economic Faculty, West Bohemian University in Plzen• Governmental policyState Information and Communications PolicyeEurope 2005National Programme of Computer LiteracyElectronic MarketplacePublic Administration PortalInternet Access to Patient’s Medical Information (IZIP)Reform Concerning the Registries of Public Administration• SWOTStrengths• Promotion of knowledge based society• Need for tailor-made solutions• Governmental support• Absorption capacity of ICT applications• Dynamic growth of software services marketWeaknesses• Underdeveloped e-commerce• Small promotion of ICT Application Poles• Slow implementation of governmental informatisation projects• Low commitment across the public administration• Lack of commitment of private companies in relation to development of Application PolesOpportunities• Focus on e-government according to the EU policies• Future prospect of growing spending of government on IT applications• Fundamental need for informatisation of society• Massive use in everyday life• Need to be connected to European ICT applications (information systems etc.)Threats• IT illiteracy• Public budget costs• Negative impact of public finances reform• Unwillingness to use certain ICT applications• Lack of interest of private enterprises44

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report• Associations• CESNET (www.cesnet.cz )• Association of Research Organizations• Association.BIZ (http://www.asociace.biz/)• Association for E-commerce (www.apek.cz)• Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic (www.aipcr.cz• Science and Technology Parks Association CR• Czech Association for Geoinformation (www.cag.cz)• Research and development• Institution of Information and Communication Technologies, Mendel University of Agricultureand Forestry in Brno• Department of Informatics, Faculty of Science, Palacky University• CESNET – division of medical application• Department of Dosimetry And Application of Ionizing Radiation, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences andPhysical Engineering, Technical University in Prague• Institute of Computer Science, Czech Academy of Science• CESNET• Institute of Geoinformatics, Technical University of Ostrava45

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportA3 ActivitiesA3.1 Technology Pillars 2A3.1.1 – Nano-electronics, photonics and integrated micro/nano-systemsA3.1.1.1 – Micro/Nano SystemsBack to Technology Sector Map• Strenghts, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: existence of well-established enterprises, tradition and partial successes in research anddevelopment, good network of distributive fieldsW: strong global competition, isolated research and development – small interconnection of academicsphere and businessO: connection into international network RTDs, potential to attract international customers, effectivecooperation between universities and industryT: problems with establishing on international markets – loosing in global competition• Relevant statistics and economic indicatorsNo available data• RTDs and SMEs1. Nanoteam – virtual center for Physics and Nanotechnolgoies formed in 2003,http://www.fzu.cz/~nanoteam/index.htmlThe "Nano-team" was formed by about 17 scientists, each representing a group of 3-20 researchers,experienced in different areas of the "Physics of Nanostructures and Nanotechnologies". Importance ofthe physics is due to the fact that it forms background of new tools - atomic force, scanning tunnellingand electron microscopy (AFM, STM and SEM), opening doors of nanoworld characterisation forbiology and chemistry on atomic or molecular level. The Nano-team is basis for projects on nationaland international level and as this Nano-team is in principle open for collaboration, on the other handit must be selective. In addition to high level research collaboration important goal of Nano-team is tocontribute to the education of nanosciences at different levels (schools, public, etc.).2. Elmarco s. r. o. Contact: V Horkách 76, 460 07 LIBEREC 9, info@elmarco.cz, www.elmarco.cz- CEEC IST NET database memberElmarco s.r.o. operates in semiconductor and electrotechnical industry. Their core program is aproduction of Chemical Distribution Systems. Besides, the company develops and manufacturesprocessing equipment for producers of printed circuit boards (PCB) such as galvanic production lines,alkaline etchers, gold-plating lines and machines used for resist stripping. Thanks to close cooperation2 Legend to colors:Green – research labsRed – research and production companies and centresDarkgreen – production companiesViolet – providers, services, solutions46

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportwith Technical University of Liberec they are introducing unique solutions for production of nanofibermaterials that have wide use in medical, biological and technical fields. At present the company has 80employees from these 50 are workers.3. Delong instruments s. r. o. Contact: Bulharská 48, 612 00, Brno, www.dicomps.comCompany Delong Instruments is a part of DI Industrial – a Czech company founded in 1994. DIcontinues in tradition of former state owned company TESLA, which manufactured parts andcomplete electron microscopes, various vacuum systems and analytical equipment. Delonginstruments has 60 employees and specializes in development and manufacturing of electronmicroscopy and special medical instruments, R&D of management systems for pilotless devices andvacuum technology. Among the product leaders are X-ray instruments, electron microscopes andelectron device.4. AERO Vodochody a.s. Contact: U Letiště 374, 250 70, Odolena Voda, www.aero.czAero follows the tradition of AERO - aircraft factory, established in 1919. Through Letka, a.s. andČKA, the Czech state owns 99, 96% of the company shares. It focuses on development, productionand marketing of military and civil aircrafts, overhauls and upgrades existing military aircrafts, andproduces aircraft parts. It own design and production of tools and technology equipment. Aero is thelargest jet training aircraft producer in the world, and the largest armory and aircraft technologyproducer in the Czech Republic. Aero employs 1610 people.5. Arrow International CR, a.s. Contact: Pražská 209, 500 04, Hradec Králové, www.arrow.czArrow Int. CR was founded in 1996 as subsidiary company of major US manufacturer of delicatemedical technology. It combines technology and innovation in order to develop catheterization indiagnostics and treatment of critical patients with cardiovascular system problems. It employs 650people.6. Ateko, s.r.o. Contact: Přemyslovců 29, 709 00 Ostrava – Mar.Hory, www.ateko.infoAteko specializes in cathode deposition technology processes management systems since 1992. Itfocuses onto wide variety of activities in this field, such as R&D, designing, corrosive research andmeasurement, development of software tools, manufacturing, installation, and repairs. It employsabout 25 people.7. Cue, a.s. Contact: Na dolinách 6, 147 00, Praha 4, info@cue.cz, www.cue.cz- CEEC IST NET database memberThe company designs, manufactures, and markets IP-based-integration systems and wide range ofwired and wireless control panels. CUE provides the hardware-link between multi-vendor equipmentusing XPL applications. It provides the essential enabling hardware and software for a wide variety ofsolutions. These solutions include residential, corporate, educational, industrial, and governmentapplications. CUE employs about 20 people in CR, but operates worldwide.8. Hradiště MESIT apparatuses, s. r. o. Contact: Sokolovská 573, 686 01 Uherské Hradiště,prodej@msp.mesit.cz, www.msp.mesit.cz,- CEEC IST NET database memberThis company is engaged in development, production, sale and service of products from the fieldelectronics and exacts mechanics. Main products are air navigation and special apparatuses,apparatuses for means of transportation and and apparatuses for industrial and other use. Company hasbetween 200 and 249 employees.47

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report9. MICRO-SENSOR, spol. s r. o. Contact: Na Libuši 891, 391 65 Bechyně,http://www.micro-sensor.cz/, obchod@micro-sensor.czFrom the beginning of its establishment the company has been dealing with development, productionand sales of sensors and sensor systems for measuring of small distances and force. Besides it, Micro-Sensor Ltd. produces not only components, but also complete measuring systems. Company has from50 to 99 employees.10. MikroTek s. r. o. Contact: Pod vodovodem 2, 158 00 Praha 5, info@mikrotek.cz,www.mikrotek.czCompany MikroTek s r.o. was founded by experts from the former Research institute TESLA - VÚST,working in the field of microwave technology, thin layered and thick layered technologies and hybridintegrated circuits. The main activity of the company is focused on design, development and followingconstruction of customers’ hybrid circuits for general use and microwave components and subsystemscreated by thin layered and thick layered technologies on ceramic and plastic mats. Company has from10 to 19 employees.11. PCB Benesov a.s. Contact: Jana Nohy 1352, 256 01, Benesov, www.pcb-benesov.czPCB Benesov was founded in 1992 continuing in a thirty year old tradition of single-sided, doublesided,and multi-sided printed circuit board production in Benesov. Their products meet the mostdemanding industrial requirements. Innovation and steady development of new technologies andprocesses is the main aim of the company's policy assured throughout ongoing investment in research,development and acquisition of the latest technology. Company has from 50 to 99 employees.12. RADOM s.r.o. Contact: Jiriho Potucka 256, 530 09, Pardubice, www.radom-cz.czRADOM focuses on data radio transmissions, radio-telemetric systems and radio remote controls,object guarding systems, phonic radio networks of the ground mobile service, satellitecommunications, positioning systems on GPS basis, high-frequency and antenna equipment. Theiractivities incorporate hardware and software development, design, manufacturing, supplies, assembly,service. RADOM provides its customers with complex services. It employs over 40 people.13. TESCAN s. r. o.Contact: Libušina tř. 21, 623 00 Brno, info@tescan.cz, www.tescan.czTESCAN, s.r.o. is Czech private company manufacturing scientific instruments and laboratoryequipment. TESCAN was established by a group of experienced R&D workers of the former statecompany „TESLA Brno" in summer 1991. The first products of the company were the supplementaryaccessories for Scanning Electron Microscopes: Image Processors, Special Chambers, DetectingSystems, etc. Consequently TESCAN extended its activity in the field of Image Processing also in thelight optical microscopy and special applications. Tescan combines the experience of many years ofthe leading scientists and research technicians of the traditional Brno electron microscopy centre withthe innovative and creative attitude of young, highly-educated people. For this subsection it isimportant to mention that company develops and produces scanning electron microscopes - VEGA. Ithas from 25 to 49 employees.14. NAM system, a.s. Contact: Petra Cingra 840, 735 11 Orlová 1, info@nam.cz, www.nam.czNam system a. s. was established in 1990 and has 25 employees. Company is a developer andproducer of: NAM GLOBAL - modular radio-telephone central monitoring station (CMS), SW NET-G (data processing of central monitoring stations), Telephone CMS NAM TF 98, Radio CMSGLOBAL and GLOBAL2, NET CAR local (monitoring of the movement of all mobile objects -position determining system), Radio transmitters, receivers and repeaters, High-frequency equipment,48

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportSecurity control panels (AMOS, AMOS 1600, AMOS 500), RADAS network, Long-distancecollection of data from gauges of temperature, water and electricity through the interface of M BUS orRS 232, Antenna systems.15. A. RAYMOND JABLONEC s.r.o., Contact: Čs.Armády 27/4609, Jablonec nad Nisou,www.araymond.cz, viktor.zoubek@araymond.czA Raymond Jablonec as one of the manufacturing and service centers of A Raymond Group wascreated in 1993 to serve local and AR group international customers located in CEE. The main goal isto become CEE market leader as far as the special engineered fasteners are concerned. Along with its139 employees they offer 10 000 standard metallic and plastic fastener for all industrial applicationsand produce about 1500 different plastic components. AR focuses 90% on the automotive industrywithin Eastern Europe and 10% on the others.• Government PolicyNo specific national policy in this domain• ProjectsCzech Nano-teamAs for nano/micro systems in the Czech Republic, there are several research groups existing for pastfive – ten years, their activities were isolated. The breakthrough was made by establishing Czechnano-team (http://www.fzu.cz/~nanoteam/), connecting around 150 researchers from universities inPrague, Olomouc, Hradec Králové, and Brno and from the Czech Academy of Science and itsembranchments. Its main task is to promote this researching field, promote cooperation betweenscientific workplaces and private sphere. The consequences of such initiatives are being examined andmutual cooperation is being established at the time.Other initiative of Czech Nanoteam is IUVSTA International Summer School. This years´ topic wasScience and Technology at Nanoscale. The school was organized in Tři Studny, Czech Republic.Organizers were International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique, and Applications (IUVSTA)and Brno University of Technology, Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences, Prague, CharlesUniversity, Prague, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech PhysicalSociety, Czech Vacuum Society, Czech Nanoteam.The flagship of this effort is the cooperation of technical University in Liberec with commercialsphere on production nano-fibres. The latest information from the Czech Academy of Science saysthat it is planned to launch new program of research and development on nanotechnologies named“Nanotechnologies for Society”. Until the year 2012 seven billion should be invested in this research.COST (European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research)Research on nanotechnologies and nanomaterials. The program is at the moment running in 17domains. In ten of those is taking part also Czech Republic.• Forecasts and TrendsField of micro-/nano-systems seems to be undergoing a dynamic growth and getting serious attentionfrom the R&D field.• Trade Association and InstitutionsInstitute of Physics, Academy of Sciences, Prague (http://www.fzu.cz/ )Czech Technical University, Prague ( www.cvut.cz )Czech Physical Society (http://www.jcmf.cz/toCP1250.cs/fvs/fvs.html)Czech Vacuum Society (http://vakspol.cz/ )Czech Nano-team (http://www.fzu.cz/~nanoteam/)49

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportCzech Society for New Materials and TechnologiesA3.1.1.2 – Nano-ElectronicsBack to Technology Sector Map• Strenghts, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: qualified and educated workforceW: no domestic activities in this field, strong international competitionO: will and readiness to explore the field, possibility to join international research networksT: loosing in international competition• Relevant statistics and economic indicatorsNo available data• RTDs and SMEs1. Polymer Centre, Technological Faculty, Bata University in Zlin. Contact: nám. T.G. Masaryka275, 762 72 Zlín, saha@utb.cz, http://www.ft.utb.cz/czech/cpm/indexeng.htmlThe Centre’s primary research direction are chemical reactions and physical processes which enabletailoring of selected properties of polymeric systems in the course of their preparation andmanufacturing. The contribution of the Centre will be searching for processes and conditions suitablefor preparation, manufacturing and stabilizing of new materials with well-balanced physical propertiesfor expected applications. Partial research was dedicated to the topics of NANO-ELECTRONICPLASTIC IDENTIFICATION DEVICES (NEPID) carried out by Frantisek Schauer.• Government PolicyNo specific policy in this area.• ProjectsCOST (European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research)COST is a research on nanotechnologies and nanomaterials. The program is at the moment running in17 domains. In ten of those is taking part also Czech Republic.NANO-ELECTRONIC PLASTIC IDENTIFICATION DEVICES (NEPID) - STREP ProjectThe goal of this contribution was to provide information on European Union STREP Project focusedon the field of imprinted plastic optoelectronics, which has as its main task to bring to the market anew type of device – Nano-Electronic Plastic Identification Devices (NEPID) with the focus on onehand on fabrication of hardware, i.e. nanoprint, nano scale organic materials, both passive and activeand solution of accompanying problems connected with the circuit design and synthesis and, onsolution of software and informatics tasks on the other hand.• Forecasts and TrendsField of nano-electronics lags behind the other nano- and micro- spheres, but it has a great potential tobe growing, especially through international cooperation in research and development.• Trade Association and InstitutionsTechnical Centre of Czech Academy of ScienceCzech Society for New Materials and Technologies50

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportA3.1.1.3 – PhotonicsBack to Technology Sector Map• Strenghts, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: relatively good status of business enterprisesW: lack of domestic and international projectsO: potential to address foreign customersT: inability to catch up with international development• Relevant statistics and economic indicatorsNo available data.• RTDs and SMEs1. Delong Instruments, s. r. o. Contact: Bulharská 48, 61200 Brno-Královo Pole,sales@dicomps.com, www.dicomps.comCompany Delong Instruments is a part of DI Industrial – a Czech company founded in 1994. DIcontinues in tradition of former state owned company TESLA, which manufactured parts andcomplete electron microscopes, various vacuum systems and analytical equipment. Delonginstruments has 60 employees and provides wide research, development and construction base forcustomers asking for complete solution services, including research and development. Among theproduct leaders are X-ray instruments, electron microscopes and electron device. Company has from50 to 99 employees.2. Embitron, s. r. o. Contact: Borská 55, 301 00 Plzeň, www.embitron.cz, embitron@embitron.czCompany focuses on development and production of medical apparatuses. It is a producer and supplierof devices for physiotherapy, angiology and other fields of medicine, devices for hemodynamicaldiagnostics of cardiovascular system, devices for research and development in medicine and biology.The product leaders is Extremiter intended for automated, extraordinary effective and fullyphysiologic vacuum-compression therapy of peripheral circulatory disorders of extremities and theirstagnated metabolisms and trophic, both vascular, system, post-traumatic or load aetiology.3. EcoGlass, s.r.o. Contact: Mlýnská 6a, 466 01 Jablonec nad Nisou, research@ecoglass.cz,www.ecoglass.czEcoGlass, s.r.o. is 100% Czech owned. It manufactures moulded, fire polished glass pieces. Part of itsactivities covers research and development of special types of glass special glass (colored glass,cloudy glass, semi-transparent and non-transparent) and glass software (software for calculating glassproperties, software for controlling periphery equipment using RS232, including data processing, forexample the controlling of a spectrophotometer, goniometer) and other equipment. The company hasfrom 25 to 49 employees.4. Meopta a. s. Contact: Kabelíkova 1, 750 02 Přerov, meopta@meopta.cz, www.meopta.czMeopta is an enterprise with a tradition in the production of optical-mechanical equipment forconsumer, commercial, industrial and military applications. Meopta is developing and manufacturingthe best products of the optical- mechanical field. Among the products are sport, loose or militaryoptics, photo enlargers, cinema projectors and optoelectronics. In research and developmentdepartment works more than 50 skilled engineers for design of optical systems, mechanical parts anddevices. Their work content is calculation of optical systems, MTF calculations, tolerance analysis,development of thin film coating etc.51

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report5. SAFIBRA s.r.o. Contact: Politickych veznu 1233, 251 01 Ricany, safibra@safibra.cz,www.safibra.czCompany Safibra s.r.o. serves to customers products and services in region fiber optics applications.All Safibra co-founders had more than 20 years experiences on the fiber optic field especially from thepoint of view of optical characteristics and their test and measurement methods. Safibra is actuallysupplier of products for telecom, industry and R&D applications. Besides, it also designs and developsindividual optical systems mainly for academic laboratories. There were installed a few high preciousmeasure systems and special light sources. Safibra successfully participates on long term R&Dprojects too. Namely on "Novel Organic-inorganic Materials in Opto-electronic Systems for theMonitoring and Control of Bio-processes" research project and "Photodynamic Therapy“ researchproject in cooperation with Delong Instruments. Company has from 1 to 5 employees.6. Tesla Elmi, s. r. o Contact: Purkyňova 99, 612 45 Brno, elmitesla@volny.cz, www.elmitesla.czTesla Elmi is a producer and developer of high voltage sources for testing rooms, laboratories and forcharging of electronic optical equipment of direct high voltage source. Namely for universities isdevelops and produces mobile grid electron microscope „TESLA BS 343A“ and it is meant forscientific, laboratory and educational purposes in the field of EDX analyses, electronics, electronoptics, vacuum technology. Company has from 25 to 49 employees.7. OPTOKON Co., s.r.o.. Contact: Cerveny Kriz 250, 586 02, Jihlava, www.optokon.czOPTOCON is engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of fiber optic products at theleading edge of technology. OPTOKON is the primary fiber optic manufacturing division of MethodeElectronics, Inc. a global manufacturer of component and subsystem devices. The parent companydesigns, manufacturers and markets devices employing electronic, wireless, sensing and opticaltechnologies. The manufacturing activities focus on customer and general purpose connectivitydevices for fiber optic communications networks. The product portfolio includes a full range ofpassive and active devices. The service is also a designated technical centre for Furukawa fusionsplices in CEE. The company employs over 160 people.8. MIKROKOM, spol. s r. o. Contact: Pod Vinicí 622, 143 00 PRAHA 4, info@mikrokom.cz,www.mikrokom.cz- CEEC IST NET database memberThe MIKROKOM company is a leading supplier of products and services to telecommunicationscompanies in the fields of fiber optics, cable television, radio frequency technologies and microwaveantenna systems. Company has extended the range of delivered solutions with products of the EXFOPhotonics & Life Sciences group. The group develops, produces and delivers an integral portfolio ofdevices and comprehensive customer solutions for academic and research facilities, biophotonicapplications and hi-tech production facilities (Equipment for spectrum measurement, equipment forUV/IR Curing, equipment for precise micro/nanoshifts, biotechnological applications, andillumination devices for microscopes). Company has from 20 to 24 employees.9. TESCAN s. r. o.Contact: Libušina tř. 21, 623 00 Brno, info@tescan.cz, www.tescan.czTESCAN, s.r.o. is Czech private company manufacturing scientific instruments and laboratoryequipment. TESCAN was established by a group of experienced R&D workers of the former statecompany „TESLA Brno" in summer 1991. The first products of the company were the supplementaryaccessories for Scanning Electron Microscopes: Image Processors, Special Chambers, DetectingSystems, etc. Consequently TESCAN extended its activity in the field of Image Processing also in thelight optical microscopy and special applications. Tescan combines the experience of many years ofthe leading scientists and research technicians of the traditional Brno electron microscopy centre with52

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportthe innovative and creative attitude of young, highly-educated people. For this subsection it isimportant to mention that company develops and produces software for image processing.10. Institute of Scientific Instruments, Czech Academy of Science (http://www.isibrno.cz/ )CEEC IST NET database memberThe Institute of Scientific Instruments (ISI) was established in 1957 and currently has 95 full timeemployees. The structure of the scientific departments of the institute was changed, so that it gainedfrom the research activities of the projects solved by the research teams. The teams dealing withrelated problems are organised into three departments: The Department of Electron Optics, TheDepartment of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and The Department of Coherence Optics.• Government PolicyNo specific national policy• ProjectsNovel Organic-inorganic Materials in Opto-electronic Systems for the Monitoring and Controlof Bio-processesPart of European project MATINOES supported by the European Community with in the FrameworkV. Company Safibra takes part in it (http://www.safibra.cz/cesky/projekty/matinoes.html) .Photodynamic TherapySpecial light sources for photodynamic therapy (PDT) using in medicine developed in commonproject of Safibra in collaboration with company Delong Instruments and Science for Life(http://www.safibra.cz/cesky/projekty/pdt.html ).European Network of Excellence on Photonic Integrated Components and Circuits – EPIXNET(http://pcphotonics2.intec.ugent.be/epixnet/¨) Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics -Academy Of Sciences of The Czech RepublicContinuous Variable Quantum Information with Atoms and Light (COVAQIALhttp://www.ulb.ac.be/project/covaqial/ )Palacky University in OlomoucCzechLightCESNET's Optical Networks activity was focused mainly on the CEF (Customer Empowered Fibre)network research and development and on cooperation on the global experimental lambdainfrastructure GLIF (Global Lambda Integrated Facility) research and development. Within thisproject the CzechLight experimental network for the access to GLIF and GN2 test bed was realized.CzechLight serves as national test bed for further international research. For more details seehttp://www.ces.net/doc/2004/research/optnet.html• Forecasts and TrendsSection of Photonics is the main subject for research, development and production of very smallnumber of the Czech companies. It seems the situation will not radically change in the course of thefollowing years.• Trade Association and InstitutionsCzech and Slovak Society for Photonics (http://www.photon-czsk.org/ )Institute of Radioelectronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technical University in Brno(http://www.urel.feec.vutbr.cz/)Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Czech Academy of Science (http://www.ure.cas.cz/ )53

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportA3.1.2 – Unbiquitous and unlimited capacity communication networksA3.1.2.1 – BroadbandBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and trendsS: dynamically developing market scheme, entry of major companies, public interest, well establishedinfrastructureW: high prices of services compared to EU, small penetration in countryside,O: possibility of high quality Internet access for every household, affordability, development ofservices and quality contentT: incompetence to read market demand, inflexibility to create legislative environment, disharmony indevelopment of technologies and services• Relevant statistics and economic dataBroadband in the Czech Republic had a very late start: by July 2004, the Czech Republic was 22nd inthe EU, including significantly behind most other new member states. From 2004, penetration hasstarted growing considerably, probably at least doubling in the second half of the year. From thetiming, it appears that two factors have caused that take-off: firstly, that the incumbent is now offeringand actively promoting ADSL, and secondly, that local loop unbundling is now available. It wouldappear in particular that retail prices, which were above EU average, have decreased somewhat,although prices for unbundled local loop and shared access are still the highest in Europe. However,given the very low penetration to start with, it is unclear whether these developments alone will besufficient to allow the Czech Republic to catch up with the others – even if it doubles again in 2005,penetration will still be at the bottom of the EU.As it was already mentioned, ADSL has been available from the incumbent only since March 2003.Český Telecom now offers ADSL services on approximately 3 million fixed lines, corresponding to88% of its customers, but has so far only signed up 100 000 broadband customers. Local loopunbundling equally started late, only in December 2003. Alternative operator Aliatel also offers ADSLin all urban areas, but subscription figures are not available. Cable companies had 60 000 broadbandcustomers at the end of 2004. With 1.2 mil existing cable TV connections, of which roughly 800,000are currently used (UPC 370 000, Karneval 280 000, and the rest by 95 mostly regional operators),they still have large room to grow in broadband, too.Concerning mobile broadband, Eurotel has launched a 3G network in August 2004 and had 35 000subscriptions by the end of 2004, while both T-Mobile and Oskar offer GPRS/EDGE services forwhich subscriber numbers are not available. Another 40 000 users are using other technologies, mostlyFixed Wireless Access. Broadband satellite is equally available. Adjusting for growth of the cableoperators in the second half, it should be estimated that there were overall around 230 000 broadband(fixed and mobile) subscriptions in the Czech Republic at 1 January 2005, which translates into apenetration rate of about 2.3%.54

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportTable 12 Numbers of ADSL Connections Realized Throughout Past Two YearsADSL - Czech RepublicDate# of active broadband lines21.6.2004 27 000 21.6.2004 27 0002.8.2004 35 000 2.8.2004 35 0009.8.2004 37 500 9.8.2004 37 50020.8.2004 42 000 20.8.2004 42 00014.9.2004 50 000 14.9.2004 50 00030.9.2004 55 000 30.9.2004 55 00014.10.2004 67 227 14.10.2004 67 2271.11.2004 75 391 1.11.2004 75 3912.12.2004 82 000 2.12.2004 82 00021.12.2004 96 000 21.12.2004 96 0004.1.2005 100 000 4.1.2005 100 00030.3.2005 127 000 30.3.2005 127 0001.6.2005 151 000 1.6.2005 151 00020.6.2005 157 000 20.6.2005 157 00021.6.2004 27 000Source: Ministry of Informatics CRMap 3 Availability of ADSL in CR (5/2005)Source: Ministry of Informatics CR55

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportMap 4 Cable TV in CR (May 2005)(blue) CATV available (green) CATV available with Internet connectionSource: Ministry of Informatics CR• RTDs and SMEs1. ČESKÝ TELECOM, a. s, Contact: Olšanská 55/5, 130 00 Praha – Žižkov,www.czechtelecom.cz.Český Telecom is the leading telecommunications company in the Czech Republic. Through itssubsidiary company Eurotel Praha, spol. s r.o., it also has a significant presence in the Czech mobileservices market. This strong telecommunications group, the only one in the Czech Republic, offers acomplete portfolio of voice and data services of fixed line and mobile technologies, including theservice of access to network infrastructure for operators and providers of both public and privatenetworks and services. Recently became an acquisition of Spanish Telefónica. Czech Telecomprovides IP VPN services as part of data services.2. Telenor Networks, s.r.o. Contact: V Celnici 1028/10, Millennium Plaza, 117 21, Praha 1,info@telenornetworks.cz, http://www.telenornetworks.cz/Telenor Networks is a wholesale broadband access provider and operator of fixed wireless network inlicensed bands in Czech Republic. TN was founded on September 2000. It provides rental services ofdata and voice circuits including integrated telecommunication solutions. These solutions are beingoffered throughout broadband wireless network FWA 26GHz and on the xDSL technology running onthe rented metallic subscriber lines. In the past years TN managed to build up and operate broadbandinfrastructure, including own backbone network based on technology ATM. Telenor enables Internet,voice, and data services providing to the end users independently on Český Telecom.3. České Radiokomunikace a.s., Contact: U Nakladoveho nadrazi 3144, 130 00, Praha 3http://www.cra.cz, cra@cra.cz56

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportČeské Radiokomunikace a.s. is a nationwide operating company focused on propagation andtransmission of data and other type of signal through the air using microwave relay and satellitecommunication systems, telecommunication networks and via fiber optics. ČR was founded in 1963 asthe Telecommunication Administration and, 31 years later, it was converted into a share holdingcompany. After the completion of the privatization in 2001 and subsequent extensive restructuring, thecompany has become a full service provider of telecommunication and broadcast products. It owns 39,2% share in T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s.4. ALCOMA spol. s r. o. Contact: Uvalská 32, 100 00 Praha 10, www.alcoma.czALCOMA is a leading Czech manufacturer of microwave radio-relay links. The main production linecreates family of digital links. The stations designed for telecommunication multiplex transmission ofprimary and secondary digital carries data transmission over LAN and WAN networks, and analogoustelevision transmission. They operate in 10-11, 13 and 18 GHz frequency bands. ALCOMA links areoperating in private data and telecommunication networks. In addition to in-house developmentALCOMA also co-operates with other leading institutions in the Czech Republic. The company isready to expand its activities into other areas relevant to microwave, telecommunication and televisionequipment. They employ from 50 to 99 people.5. Jablotron s. r. o., Contact: Pod Skalkou 33, 46601 Jablonec n.Nisou, prodej@jablotron.cz,www.jablotron.cz.Jablotron is a Czech company, researching, developing and producing GSM devices such as GSM caralarms, GSM dialers, GSM communicators, GSM controllers, GSM house alarms etc. Jablotron isactive also in other fields, therefore you will find repeatedly in other sub-sectors. Company has about200 employees.6. PRINCIP a.s. Contact: Radlická 204/503, Prague 5 - Jinonice, 158 00, www.princip.cz,centrum@princip.czPrincip a.s. is a private 100% Czech capital owned company founded in 1991, seating in Prague. Thecompany core business is the system integration of GPS and GSM technologies in telematics andground transport. Company also deals with development and production of intelligent GPRS modemsespecially for electronic payment terminals.7. KAISER DATA s.r.o. Contact: Secska 816, 537 01, Chrudim, www.kaiser.czKD develops effective solutions to the problems and needs of its clients in the field of computertechnology, computer networks, system and application program equipment and wirelesscommunication in computer and telecommunication networks. The company is, according to thebusiness areas, divided into four relatively independent divisions, working separately: wirelesscommunications division, information technology division, office software division, and retaildivision. Wireless communication includes a wide range of applications from simple wireless linksbetween users and the internet junction, to large inter-city private wireless infrastructures with mixedservices. IT division deals with complex supplies of information systems. SW division deals withcomplex supplies of information systems. Retail division comprises deliveries of separate computers,peripheries, computer accessories and basic program equipment, completion of computerconfigurations and deliveries of small office computer networks. They employ 29 internal and 9external people.8. MikroTek s.r.o. Contact: Pod Vodovodem 2, 158 00 Praha 5, info@mikrotek.cz,www.mikrotek.czCompany MikroTek s r.o. was founded by experts from the former Research institute TESLA - VÚST,working in the field of microwave technology, thin layered and thick layered technologies and hybrid57

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportintegrated circuits. The main activity of the company focuses on design, development and followingconstruction of custom hybrid circuits for general use and microwave components and subsystemscreated by thin-layered and thick-layered technologies on ceramic and plastic mats.9. RAMET C.H.M., a. s. Contact: Letecká 1110, 686 04, Kunovice, www.rametchm.czThis Czech company was founded in 1992 throughout a privatization. The major business of RAMETlies in development, testing, prototyping, and serial production of passive and active radiolocationsystems. Next major activity of the company is research, development, manufacturing and selling ofpolice radar devices and related accessories. Other activity presents research and development oftelecommunication antenna systems. Another progressing programme focuses on production ofcomplicated construction of large antennas. The company also owns rare technology for measurementof devices. It employs around 260 workers.10. RETIA, a. s. Contact: Pražská 341, Zelené Předměstí, 530 02, Pardubice, tel.:466 852 111,Fax:466 852 133, www.retia.czRETIA is one of the leading Czech companies in the field of military electronics and militarysoftware. At the same time RETIA is the biggest producer of record systems in the Czech Republic.Reinvestment of all earnings made it possible to buy modern equipment for production, developmentand testing. As for military, it specializes in radar modernization, missile systems modernization,modular systems for modernization, IFF integration and others. From the others tester of embeddedcircuit systems should be mentioned. The company offers services such as R&D of microwavestechnology, RETIA product service, IT service, and testing. They have from 100 to 199 employees.11. TESLA, a.s. - DIVIZE RADIORELÉOVÝCH ZAŘÍZENÍ. Contact: Poděbradská 56/186, 180 66,Praha 9,tel.:266 107 620, fax:266 107 605, www.tesla.czTESLA, a. s. is the successor of one of the first electro technical enterprises in the formerCzechoslovakia. The production program ranged from light bulbs, electron tubes, radio receivers,military technology to radio and television transmitters. Tesla employs 355 people in Prague and 116people in Mlada Vozice. It operates specialized development and testing station of antenna systemswith special diagnostic and testing equipment. Other location operates fully automated stations ofsurface mount technology and soldering of printed circuit boards.12. TTC TESLA TELEKOMUNIKACE, s.r.o. Contact: Třebohostická 987/5, 100 00, Praha 10,tel.:234 052 111, fax:234 052 999, www.ttc.czIn 1953 Telecommunications research institute (VÚT) was established. By 1989 VÚT wastransformed into an independent state enterprise and changed its name to TESLA - VÚT, StateEnterprise. In 1991 further transformation changed the company into development and manufacturingenterprise and the name TESLA TELEKOMUNIKCE - TTC was introduced; Year later the stateenterprise was privatized. They specialized in Digital Transmission and Switching Systems.13. VARIAS CZ a.s. Contact: Wellnerova 20, 779 00, Olomouc, tel.:585 411 739, fax: +420 585 419657, www.varias.czVARIAS is a member of multinational group EFP that operates through its subsidiary corporationsand partner companies in Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Croatia, Bohemia, Poland andSlovakia. The company is specialized in providing services in the area where converge businessmanagement, organization of company and information technologies. The company provides complexcounseling for projects based upon the IT at technical, organizational and social level. As a partner ofthe SAP Company, it provides contemporaneously consulting services for e-business platformmySAP.com. It is one of leaders in the area of integration and implementation of information systems.260 employees in eight European countries generate EFP knowledge portfolio.58

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report14. BONNEL TECHNOLOGIE, spol. s r. o. Contact: Pražská 25 A, 350 02, Cheb,www.bonnel-tech.comFounded in 1992 BT has design and trading office in Germany, and design, manufacturing, andtrading company in the Czech Republic. BT designs in the electronic, telecommunication, automating,security, and PC-software field. It delivers products throughout own manufacturing-company locatedin the Czech Republic. They offer inexpensive and high quality manufacturing. BT employs from 10to 19 people.15. 2 N, spol. s r.o. Contact: Modřanská 621, 143 12, Praha 4, www.tel-2n.cz2 N is a purely Czech company founded in 1991. Ever since, it specializes in product development. Itsupplies a wide portfolio of high-quality telecommunication products and technologies and is theleading supplier of telecommunication products in Central Europe. 2N produces PBXs, GSMgateways and intercoms. 2N Ateus products have been deployed in more than 50 countries worldwideand successful distributor chains have been created in most European countries. They employ over100 people.• Government PolicyNational Politics for High Speed Access – The Broadband StrategyMore information about this strategy could be found in Czech on webpages of the Ministry ofInformatics: http://www.micr.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=2135.The document can be downloaded from http://www.micr.cz/files/2060/NBBS.pdf• ProjectsInternet for Schools (INDOS- http://www.indos.cz/)National Program for Computer Literacy (http://www.micr.cz/nppg.html)• Forecasts and TrendsFurther and Faster Broadband Penetration into Czech Homes.Lowering prices for BB connection.Development of alternative providers.• Trade Associations and InstitutionsBroadband ForumAssociation for Information Society (http://www.spis.cz/spis )Association Internet for All (http://www.internetprovsechny.cz/ )Czech Telecommunication Bureau (http://www.ctu.cz/ )Ministry of Informatics (www.micr.cz)A3.1.2.2 – Mobile & WirelessBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and trendsS: large target group, well established infrastructure, popularity of mobile and wireless technologies,affordabilityW: saturation of market, governmental limitations as for creating legislative environment,O: development of new services, potential to address new target groups (e. g. children), possibility tosolve limitations of broadbandT: wrong development decisions, no new target groups, inflexible legislative environment59

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report• Relevant statistics and economic dataMap 5 CDMA Mobile Internet availability (May 2005)Source: Ministry of Informatics CRMap 6 EDGE Mobile Internet availability (May 2005)Source: Ministry of Informatics CR60

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report• RTDs and SMEs1. Research and Development Center. Contact: Technická 2, 166 27 Prague 6 – Dejvice,info@rdc.cz, www.rdc.czResearch and Development Centre (RDC) is a joint project of Oskar – Český Mobil a.s., Ericsson andCzech Technical University in Prague. Centre is equipped with Ericsson's GSM technology, theČVUT provided the space and the "4th GSM operator" in the Czech Republic was born. This is a fullyfunctioning GSM network where students and researchers can analyze and test mobile products andservices in an accurate simulation of the Czech Republic.2. OskarZone, www.oskarzona.czOskarZone was launched in June of 2002 as a partnership program for third party developers, and wasthe first program of its kind in CEE. Aimed at nurturing the talented community of applicationsdevelopers and content providers, OskarZone provides a way for both companies and individuals tobring their ideas to market. The goal is not technology simply for technology's sake, but instead toprovide an environment where developers can collaborate with researchers and experts in mobiletechnology to create meaningful and high quality services for our customers. OskarZone has over1000 developers and 27 contractual partners participating.3. Telenor Networks, s.r.o. Contact: Millennium Plaza, V Celnici 10, 117 21 Praha 1,www.telenor.cz, tom.lindberg@telenor.czTelenor networks is a wholesale broadband access provider and operator of fixed wireless network inlicensed bands in Czech Republic. Technology: FWA 26GHz4. Tele2 Contact: P.O.BOX 31, 530 02 Pardubice, www.tele2.cz, info@tele2.czTELE2 s. r. o is a part of Swedish group TELE2 AB (former NetCom AB), which the leader on theEuropean market as for provision of telecom services. Under the trademarks Tele2, Tango, Comviqand Q GSM provides its services in the field mobile and fixed telephony, data networks and internetfor more than 25 millions customers in 24 countries. The company entered the Czech market inOctober in 2000 with the offer of fixed, wireless connection to Internet in the zone 3,5GHz. It providesits services in Prague and Brno. At the moment TELE2 offers permanent access to Internet also inČeské Budějovice, Liberec, Plzeň, Hradec Králové, Ostrava and Pardubice. The services are targetedat small and medium companies.5. T-Mobile Contact: Tomíčkova 2144/1, 149 00, Praha 4, tel.:603 601 111, fax:603 601 126,www.t-mobile.czT-Mobile is one of the three mobile operators in Czech Republic. It provides mobile and wirelessconnectivity among the area of Czech Republic. Next to EDGE already running T-Mobile is about tolaunch first UTMS network (non-WiMAX broadband) that should be finished by the end of the year2005.6. GiTy, a.s. Contact: Mariánské nám. 1, 617 00, Brno, www.gity.czGiTy offers solutions for communication infrastructure in offices, buildings, company sites andnetwork of branch offices. Their main two areas of interest lie in system integrations and rendering oftelecommunication services. The company aims at being the general contractor for building and sitetechnologies. This strategy strengthened by the purchase of two ABB divisions, one of which focusesin mechanical and electrical installations, the other in building telecommunication infrastructure ofGSM networks. In the present telecommunication services of GiTy concentrate on satellitecommunication and its spin-offs. Broadband system VSAT is designed for transfer of large amounts of61

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportdata to many locales, even thousands of kilometers distant ones. GiTy also concentrates on developingtelecommunication services and solutions. In this year, for instance GiTy has brought forth a specialproduct for marketing industry. Technologies designed for servicing building and business zones areonly logical extensions of system integration. GiTy operates in Czech Republic as well as in the wholeEurope. GiTy employs over 500 people7. 2 N, spol. s r.o. Contact: Modřanská 621, 143 12, Praha 4, www.tel-2n.cz2 N is a purely Czech company founded in 1991. Ever since, it specializes in product development. Itsupplies a wide portfolio of high-quality telecommunication products and technologies and is theleading supplier of telecommunication products in Central Europe. 2N produces PBXs, GSMgateways and intercoms. 2N Ateus products have been deployed in more than 50 countries worldwideand successful distributor chains have been created in most European countries. They employ over100 people.8. APEX spol. s r.o. Contact: Na Ochoze 581, 252 42, JESENICE, Okres Praha-západ, tel.:241 090611, fax:241 090 610, www.apex-jesenice.czCEEC IST NET database memberApex was founded in 1991. In the field of intelligent transport systems (ITS), the company developsand supplies comprehensive systems and components to control and management systems fortransport companies, FDMA digital radio systems, TDMA digital radio systems, and GPS/GPRSdigital radio monitoring system for the metropolitan transport. In the field of mobility for the visuallyimpaired, the company primarily develops and manufactures acoustic and radio systems facilitatingorientation such disabled people. APEX employs from 25 to 49 people.9. ERA, a.s. Contact: Prumyslova 387, 530 03, Pardubice, www.era.cz - see A3.1.1.1ERA was founded in 1994 as a new company building its business on the base of long term successfulR&D running in the Czech Republic since 1960s. It is a company specializing in development andmanufacture of passive surveillance systems designed both for air traffic control and air defenseapplications. They also develop a special software, mainly for real-time radar data processing anddisplay. ERA employs more than 140 people of which half are engineers. ERA offers its services toGovernment, National Air Services, and other public customers in Air Traffic Control services. Thecompany has its own facilities to design, develop, manufacture, and test its hardware and softwarewhile using up-to-date design and development software tools. The basic development activities coverantennas, microwave links, circuits for digital signal processing, equipment for data transfer anddisplay, and unique software design.10. GEOINVEST, spol. s r. o. Contact: Radlická 204/503, 158 00, Praha 5, tel.:257 210 904, fax:257220 251, www.geoinvest.czGEOINVEST was founded at the beginning of 1991. Their main activities include geo-surveying,software services, production and installation of, and repairs to electronic equipment, and foreigntrading in SVM 11 military material. Activities involving the use of GPS methods for geodeticpurposes have been the core of GEOINVEST operations since 1992. They specialize in geodynamicGPS applications, GPS activities in the sphere of constructing point fields, GPS activities in GIS dataacquisition, and other special GPS development activities of Czech and foreign significance. Itemploys from 20 to 24 people.11. LEVEL s.r.o. Contact: Plhovská 1997, Náchod, 547 01, e-mail: level@levelna.cz, www.levelna.czThe company of LEVEL (development and production of electronics) was established in 1990.Thedevelopment consists of designing the products and their electronic circuits, developing software ofmicroprocessors, designing mechanical parts for the products along with their external design. The62

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportDevelopment Department is provided with accurate measurement devices and testing instruments suchas Tektronix, Hewlett Packard or the Computer-aided design (CAD) software systems. The companyof LEVEL is integrated in European research projects in the field of utilization of the GSM and GPStechnologies. The production consists of purchasing components, fitting printed circuit boards with theSMT technology, debugging and testing electronic units, designing and producing mechanical parts.The top quality of the products is controlled by the output testing of every single product on diagnosticdevices.12. Immobiliser Central Europe s. r. o. Contact: Evropská 94, 160 00, Praha 6, tel.:233 321 516,fax:233 322 337, www.icenet.czI.C.E. was founded in 1995. The company was operating in the field of car security systems by TheImmobiliser, Ltd. In 1996 its focus shifted to global communication systems such as GSM and theInternet. As one of the frontiers, I.C.E. launched development of intelligent microprocessor devices inGSM environment. The company focuses on intelligent network services GSM on GPRS standard, adhoccommunication systems, e-commerce based on GPRS and DVB-T communication, and mobilemicroprocessor terminals with SMS connectivity. The workforce consists mainly of professionalmanagers, system analytics, skilled technicians and other contractual professionals. I.C.E. employsaround 20 people.13. RCD RADIOKOMUNIKACE, spol. s r. o. Contact: Staré Hradiště 26, 533 52 Pardubice,rcd@rcd.cz, www.rcd.czCompany is active in two fields: the first one is research, development and production of antennas,filters, and radios in frequency band 40 MHz - 8 GHz as well as accumulators and other radioaccessories. Fundamental products are repeaters (cell enhancers), filters, transceivers and amplifiersfor radio networks TETRA, TETRAPOL and special radio stations for GSM-R rail connection. Thesecond field of interest is represented by indoor and outdoor radio coverage including all engineeringand construction works. The company has a lot of experience in radio coverage of tunnels, metro andother underground areas. Research and development department is focused on specific technologyfacilitating radio coverage of indoor areas with radio signal. Indoor areas are usually covered withradio signal of different users in different frequency bands (e.g. GSM, TETRAPOL, TETRAoperators, health service, fire-brigade, road maintenance, commercial radio broadcasting etc.).Company has from 50 to 99 employees.14. ALCOMA spol. s r. o. Contact: Úvalská 31, 100 43, Praha 10, tel.:274 810 751, fax:274 810 752,www.alcoma.czALCOMA is a leading Czech manufacturer of microwave radio-relay links. The main production linecreates family of digital links. The stations designed for telecommunication multiplex transmission ofprimary and secondary digital carries data transmission over LAN and WAN networks, and analogoustelevision transmission. They operate in 10-11, 13 and 18 GHz frequency bands. The company isready to expand its activities into other areas relevant to microwave, telecommunication and televisionequipment. They employ from 50 to 99 people.15. BONNEL TECHNOLOGIE, spol. s r. o. Contact: Pražská 25 A, 350 02, Cheb,www.bonnel-tech.comFounded in 1992 BT has design and trading office in Germany, and design, manufacturing, andtrading company in Czech Republic. BT designs in the electronic, telecommunication, automating,security, and PC-software field. It delivers products throughout own manufacturing-company locatedin Czech Republic. They offer inexpensive and high quality manufacturing. BT employs from 10 to 19people.63

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report• Government PolicySince September 2005 Czech Telecommunication Bureau allowed the use of band between 5.4-5.7GHz for free (without any license) for wireless networks. Before this decision, all wi-fi networks wererunning in 2,4GHz band. This will have significant meaning for the development of wireless networks.The higher frequency provides higher connection speed. Usual standards used for this transmission areIEEE 802.11a, resp. IEEE 802.11h. This technology allows the speed up to 20MBit/s. Detailedinformation can be found at http://www.ctu.cz• ProjectsT-Mobile builds UTMS networks - to offer wireless high speed connection as a possible alternative toDSL• Forecasts and TrendsThe segment of mobile and wireless networks will continue growing in the next period. The saturationof population by mobile phones is already very high in Czech Republic (researches of CzechStatistical Office in 2003, 2004 and 2005 on ICT usage, mobile operators’ statistics). The amount andquality of data services is rapidly growing (GPRS, EDGE and UMTS have been provided later,currently new services such as 4G from T-mobile) and it is anticipated that these services will be moreand more popular and used by higher percent of customers.In parallel, the segment of wireless networks is growing dynamically. Numbers of alternative wirelessnetworks are built. Some of them are built on the community principles, allowing members to shareoperating expenses, some of the networks also built on business principles from the real beginning tooffer the connectivity in the areas where “wired” connection is not easy to access or too expensive.These alternative networks represent large potential of introducing new technologies and evolving intoserious competitors on the telecommunications market.• Trade Association and InstitutionsCzech Telecommunication Bureau (www.ctu.cz )Ministry of Informatics (www.micr.cz )CAKK – Czech Association of Competitive Communications (http://cakk.cz/)A3.1.2.3 – NW Testbeds Back to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: existence of CESNET, participation in international projects, involvement of universitiesW: low importance for international impactO: potential to raise the quality of communication networks in the country with all its consequencesT: disputable rate of return, limited perspectives for further extension64

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report• Relevant statisticsMap 7 Cesnet2 TopologySource: www.cesnet.cz• RTDs and SMEs1. CESNET, association of legal entities. Contact: Zikova 4, 160 00 Praha 6, www.cesnet.cz,steering@cesnet.czCESNET, association of legal entities, was held in 1996 by all universities of the Czech Republic andthe Czech Academy of Sciences. Its main goals are: operation and development of the Czech NREN,research and development of advanced network, technologies and applications broadening of thepublic knowledge about the advanced networking topics. CESNET is a long-time Czech academicnetwork operator and participant of corresponding international projects.CESNET is probably in a best position among the world leaders in long-span CEF Network designand operation now. This is a result of some four-year development supported by universities,Academy of Sciences and by the nearly all dark fiber owners in the Czech Republic.CESNET's Optical Networks activity was focused mainly on the CEF (Customer Empowered Fibre)network research and development and on cooperation on the global experimental lambdainfrastructure GLIF (Global Lambda Integrated Facility) research and development. Within thisproject the CzechLight experimental network for the access to GLIF and GN2 testbed was realized.CzechLight serves as national test bed for further international research. For more details seehttp://www.ces.net/doc/2004/research/optnet.htmlCESNET focused on implementing and experimental operation of the FTAS (Flow Based TrafficAnalysis System) in 2004. CESNET implemented the system and started to operate it. Its preliminary65

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportexperience shows that the system is stable and functional. Currently, two separate instances of theFTAS are operating. The first one consists of seven multi-purpose collectors distributed among sixservers for the CESNET2 backbone traffic monitoring. The second one consists of two multi-purposecollectors running on a single server. It is used as a test bed for optimizing parameters of specific longtermstatistics which are running on the primary instance and as an information base for knowledge oftraffic structure in this type of network.The IP telephony group in CESNET, operating the CESNET2 backbone network uses it also as a testbed for IP telephony. By the end of 2004, 21 Association members became involved in this projectwith a total of 31 voice gateways. During 2004, the CESNET2 IP telephony network interconnectedmore than 1.3 million phone calls totaling over 4 million minutes. Fifteen percent of calls were tollfreeinternal calls within the CESNET2 network.Within the development of the CESNET2 backbone network in 2004, it focused on building thePrague-Brno DWDM line, representing a foundation for developing the optical transfer layer andupgrading the transfer capacities of the IP network to 10GE. The plan in the network infrastructuremonitoring area for 2004 was to start analyzing our formerly developed and operated systems andfollow up the results with first designs and tests of components which should later become a core of anew system called G3.The research activity AAI and Mobility aims at creation and development of a generic Authenticationand Authorization Infrastructure (AAI). This infrastructure would serve as an authentication andauthorization service provider to users and resource owners of the CESNET2 network, thuseliminating the need to register every user for every service.• Government PolicyRelates to National Research Programme (see page 21). There is no specialized poĺicy in the area,however the development of CESNET is supported by official bodies, Academy of Sciences anduniversities and is in correspondence with strategic documents such as State Information andCommunication Policy eCzech 2006.• ProjectsCESNET's Optical Networks activity was focused mainly on the CEF (Customer Empowered Fibre)network research and development and on cooperation on the global experimental lambdainfrastructure GLIF (Global Lambda Integrated Facility) research and development. Within thisproject the CzechLight experimental network for the access to GLIF and GN2 test bed was realized.CzechLight serves as national test bed for further international research. (For more details seehttp://www.ces.net/doc/2004/research/optnet.html). Czech Light extension is an international project,which is preparing enlargement of experimental network CzechLight in geographic and functionalstyle.GÉANT - project is a collaboration between 26 European National Research and Education Networks,the European Commission, and DANTE. This networking provides services for academic sphere andin the Czech Republic this connection provides CESNET2 via national network with capacity 10Gbit/s. More at http://www.geant.net/.• Forecasts and TrendsSlow dynamics of growth, CESNET as the umbrella organization for testbeds.• Trade Association and InstitutionsCESNET (www.cesnet.cz )66

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportA3.1.3 – Embedded systems, computing and controlBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: existing research and development activities, growing number of engaged companies, qualified andeducated research and development teamsW: small rate of investments, lack of commercial interestO: inflow of foreign orders, potential for building up private RTD centersT: bad marketing of this sector, “brain drain” of experts• RTDs and SMEs1. Faculty of Information Technologies, Technical University in Brno. Contact: Božetěchova 2,612 66 Brno, http://www.fit.vutbr.cz/, info@fit.vutbr.czCEEC IST NET database memberThe scientific and research activities at the FIT are directed towards up-to-date research areasconcerning the theory, methods and applications of information technologies. Part of research is alsofocused on development of embedded systems, computing and control. Particularly, the topics ofembedded systems are searched by Information systems research group.2. Department of Computer Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Technical Universityin Brno, Božetěchova 2, 612 66 Brno, info@fit.vutbr.cz, www.fit.vutbr.czCEEC IST NET database memberScientific and research activities of the Department are focused on architecture of hardware andsoftware of embedded systems, parallel performance prediction and tuning, specification and design ofcomputer-based systems, and embedded systems and their mutual communication. Other researchtopics are image processing and applied genetic and evolutionary algorithms, including evolvablehardware.3. Department of Measurement and Control, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and ComputerScience, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava. Contact: 17. listopadu 15, 708 33 Ostrava –Poruba, kat455@vsb.cz, http://kat455.vsb.czIn scientific and research activities, the Department deals with the problems of technological processcontrol, especially the development of methods and algorithms for the measuring and control andinformation systems. In 2004 the Department finished two year’s research in the field of embeddedoperation systems and their mutual communication.4. Department of Control Engineering Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech TechnicalUniversity, Prague 6, 160 00, Czech Republic (http://dce.felk.cvut.cz/)The department is participating in ARTIST2 FP6 IP project - Embedded Systems Design.5. SpeechTech s.r.o. Contact: Morseova 5, Plzeň, 301 00, info@speechtech.cz, www.speechtech.czThe company SpeechTech was established as a spin-off firm of the University of West Bohemia(UWB) in Pilsen. There is close collaboration between SpeechTech and the Department ofCybernetics at UWB, a leading research center of speech technology in the Czech Republic.SpeechTech develops interactive voice response telephone dialogue systems based primarily on itsown TTS/ASR technology. The latest products of SpeechTech are TTS/ASR for embedded systems(PDAs, car computers). SpeechTech deals exclusively in the voice technology R&D area.67

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report6. Freescale Polovodiče s. r. o., System Application Laboratory. Contact: 1.máje 1009, 756 61Rožnov p. Radhoštěm, www.freescale.cz, info@freescale.czFreescale is a leading global semiconductor company focused on providing embedded processing andconnectivity products to large, high-growth markets. We currently focus on providing products to theautomotive, networking and wireless communications industries. Freescale is an important supplier ofŠkoda Auto. In 1993 it has founded System Application Laboratory with 20 engineers. Laboratorymission is technical support of customers, development and prototype production of sample technicalsolutions with semiconductor parts. We consider Laboratory for supplier and developer.7. MITE s. r. o. Contact: Veverkova 1343, 500 02 Hradec Kralove, www.mite,cz, mite@mite.czMITE is an abbreviation of Microcomputer Technology. MITE has been working in the area ofEmbedded Microcomputers, programmable circuits, electronic design and development. MITE alsodevelops to customer's specifications with both hardware and software. The product leader is a dataapplicator - data-logger unit for Czech microgravity measurement device placed in Space shuttleAtlantis that flew up September 16th 1996.8. Microsoft ČR, Server Plaform Division. Contact: BB Centrum, Vyskočilova 1461/2a, 140 00Praha 4, http://www.microsoft.com/cze, msczech@microsoft.comGlobal leader in the field of software technologies has an important division of developments based inthe Czech Republic. The main task of this division is to give technical support and development ofmobile and embedded devices.8. Datapartner Ltd., Travni 1894/42, 373 16, Dobra Voda u Ceskych Budejovic Czech Republic,kontakt@datapartner.cz, www.datapartner.czDataPartner Ltd. company has been established before more than 6 years ago to create flexibleorganizational structure of purpose to reflect faster the market changes and to enable faster growth.DataPartner main product is DisCO ® .based on distributed data processing in particular stations as nearas possible to the controlled uniform network of controlling process stations, technological servers anduser terminals including Internet client stations. Based on DisCO ® system copany provides softwaredevelopment services to suit the needs of even the most demanding clients. Current products, whichare derived from DisCO ® are going to continue with industrial and time-critical solutions, patternrecognition and recognition technologies, large Internet/intranet projects and information systemsolutions. Company is interested in open-source development - in means of comply with standards aswell as provide access to the source code, if it is needed.8. Unicontrols a.s., Křenická 2257, 100 00 Praha 10, unic@unicontrols.cz, www.unicontrols.czThe company especially focuses on design and supply of complete dispatching control systems, designand supply of industrial control systems for extreme operating conditions and large plants, completesupply of control and communication systems of rail vehicles, development and supply of computermodules, hardware and software for communications in industry and transport in accordance withcurrent European standards, software and development tools for application programs, design andmanufacture of elements of equipment of modern rail vehicles, design and manufacture of uniqueelectronic modules and equipment for civil and military aircraft. Innovative work of UniControlsfocuses on specific applications of control systems as well as on conceptual work to ensureUniControls systems compatibility with European standards. These activities represent about 30% to35% of total volume of the company\'s work.10. Compureg a.s., Nadrazni 18 / P.O.Box 334 306 34 Plzen, www.compureg.cz,common@compureg.czThe company was founded in 1993. From the beginning its activities have been focussed on two maindomains: industrial control and information systems (especially for rolling mills) and information68

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportsystems for biochemical laboratories including on-line connections of laboratory devices, mainlybiochemical analyzers.• Government PolicyNo specific data available.• ProjectsMaterial Technological Research Centre, Technical University in Ostrava in collaboration withCzech Steel Research Centre (Vitkovice) – private research and development projectArchitecture of Networks for Embedded Systems, Institute of Computer Systems, Faculty ofInformation Technologies, Technical University in Ostrava, financed by Czech Science FoundationRapid prototyping tools for development of HW-accelerated embedded image- and videoprocessingapplications, Czech Science FoundationEmbedded Systems Design (ARTIST2 - http://www.artist-embedded.org/FP6/)FP6 project; Czech technical University in Prague is taking part in it.Coordinating Strategic Initiatives on Embedded Systems in the European Research Area(COSINE - http://www.cosine-ist.org)FPI project; Institute of Information Theory and Automation, Academy of Sciences is taking part in it.Embedded Systems Technologies (EMTECH)Technology Centre of the Academy Of Sciences of the Czech Republic is taking part in this FP6project.• Forecasts and TrendsThe Czech Republic can show off outstanding results in the field of scientific research in this area. Theforecast of future trends in this domain is difficult because of extremely fast development in the worldscale and no research focused on this domain was carried out in Czech Republic. Basically, there aretwo possibilities. If the local enterprises will be able to co-operate more intensively with the academicsphere, keep the best experts and transform their results into market-oriented products, the sector ofembedded systems can become much more important and build the foundation of productive ICTsector. On the other hand, if the capacities will be concentrated only in isolated research teams withoutlinking to industry and best experts will continue leaving for better salaries abroad, the sector willstagnate and more dynamically evolving countries will jump ahead over.• Trade Association and InstitutionsDepartment of Measurement and Control, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Technical University of Ostrava (http://www.fei.vsb.cz/www/katedry/450/profil_kat.html )A3.1.4 – Software, Grids, trust and dependabilityBack to Technology Sector MapA3.1.4.1 – Software & Services• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: outsourcing capacity, number of professionals, strong FDI, well-established brand names,innovative capacity, academic background, ability to bring original solutions69

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportW: lack of domestic capital, software piracy, weak legislative protection and action,O: expand to new markets and strengthen current position, potential to broaden FDI in other fields ofICTT: cheap labor force on East, “brain drain”, lost of good position on international market• Relevant statistics and economical dataThe Czech software market is constantly maturing. There exist facts validating such a statement.Software and software services create continuously growing part of the overall investments intotechnologies in any field. Current volume of the Czech IT sector is about 2.2 billion USD. If softwarepiracy would lower by ten per cent points from present 43 per cent, the volume for 2006 could be upto 3.5 billion USD. Czech IT sector produces 3, 7 % of the overall GDP what makes it the best resultof the region (See Table 9.).Table 13 Production of IT sector in 1996 – 2006 (estimation)YearProduction in mil$1996 2002 2006 2001-2006Hardware 760 985 1294 6,60%Software 198 418 692 13,70%IT Services 470 811 1302 12,90%TOTAL 1428 2214 3288 10,40%Source: www.myslenka.czThe number of software service providers increases accordingly to the interest and along grows thecompetition. On the other hand, domestic enterprise application suite (EAS) vendors are slowly beingsqueezed out of the market, with only one local firm among the top ten players. In the past year, thediscrete and process manufacturing industries have been the number one and two sources of ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning software) spending in the Czech Republic. Accounting remained themost popular functional area of EAS software, followed by industry-specific modules.Other trend supporting grow of the software companies is called outsourcing. Czech IT companieshave a great chance while especially Western European enterprises seek to outsource among formerEast Block countries. As long as Czechs can offer lower costs at the at least same standard, they havea great opportunity of getting major foreign commissions. Opposed to western countries, Czechprogrammers have an outstanding ability to improvise. It helps them to find less common solutions,what can bring a great competitive advantage. The nature of software industry also helps distantcompanies to become global without the need of setting up foreign offices. They can serve to theirforeign customers throughout the Internet. Such a practice is especially fitting the B2B marketing.• RTDs and SMEs1. ALWIL Trade, s.r.o. Contact: Průběžná 76, 100 00, Praha 10, tel.:274 005 111, fax: 274 005 222,www.alwil.comALWIL was founded in 1991 as a purely Czech enterprise. Its activities were always associated withsecurity systems on IBM PC platform solving problems of unauthorized access and computer viruses.ALWIL broadened its activities also to related trading, such as hardware and software. The main bradthat makes ALWIL wide known company is anti-virus system AVAST!2. CCA Group a.s. Contact: Škrétova 12, 120 00, Praha 2, tel.:221 441 000, fax:221 441 001,www.cca.cz70

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportCzech enterprise CCA Group was established in 1991. Since the beginning it focuses on complexinformation system solution development, particularly on development and implementation ofenterprise information systems simplifying internal organization agenda and communication with itscustomers. Later on it specialized also in the field of special public administration solutions. One ofthe concurrent strategic goals aims at mastery in e-learning solutions. CAA activities in education donot restrict on simple learning, but solve also problems of its information and administration. CAA is afounder of School Online project.3. IBM Česká republika, spol. s r.o., Division of Research. Contact: V Parku 2294/4, 148 00 Praha4 – Chodov, www.ibm.cz, ibm@ibm.czIBM in the Czech Republic has a team of 17 researchers in Prague base in Chodov. This team workson various projects, the current is development of application in the field of language recognition.Besides that, in 2000 there has been established Solution Partnership Centre, which is a center fordeveloping and testing of software applications of independent software vendors in a closecooperation with IBM and based on IBM platforms.4. ICZ s. r. o. Contact: Hvězdova 1689/2a, 140 00 Prague 4, www.icz.cz, info@icz.czThe company develops custom-designed applications and solutions based on customer need, and on awide range of different platforms, utilizing the most advanced methods of technology available. Stateof-the-artnetwork solutions provide the backbone to product portfolio, which is further supported by ahighly qualified and specialized team of experts capable of assisting our clients through every step ofthe process, from network conception, design and implementation to system management and aftersalesmaintenance.5. Systinet s. r. o Contact: Vinohradska 190, Praha 2, www.systinet.cz, info@systinet.comSystinet provides the foundation for SOA governance and lifecycle management, making IT simpler,faster and standards-based. Systinet enables organizations to rapidly leverage and reuse their existingapplications and data assets, provide interoperability among heterogeneous systems, and better alignbusiness processes with IT. Systinet's products enable, publish, discover and manage SOA businessservices, and make it easy to build secure and reliable Web services with Java and C++ applications.Systinet products are based on industry standards such as XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI. A pioneerin SOA technology, Systinet led the development of important standards at the World Wide WebConsortium (W3C), OASIS and elsewhere, while remaining consistently first-to-market withadvanced and innovative products based on these standards.6. ZONER Software s. r. o. Contact: Nové sady 18/583, 602 00 BRNO, www.zoner.cz,info@zoner.czZONER software, is company important with development and distribution of software, it is providerof internet services related to Internet presentation and e-commerce. The company has 50 employees.Company is divided into three divisions (software; internet a e-commerce; publishing house). Divisionof software is focused on digital photography, graphic editors, bar codes, multimedia author tools andvector cliparts. The most popular domestic product leader is Zoner Media Explorer 5, and its successorZoner Media Explorer 6 and its latest version Zoner Photo Studio 7.7. PVT a. s. Contact: Kovanecká 30/2124, 190 00 Praha 9, sales@pvt.cz, www.pvt.czPVT, a. s., ranks among the most significant providers of comprehensive solutions and services in thefield of ICT/IS in the Czech Republic. The current PVT business portfolio covers significant IT areaswith excellent prospects: system integration, outsourcing, security, corporate contents management,support of/for management and decision-making processes, corporate infrastructure administration,development of customer software, corporate information systems, e-solutions and chip cards and their71

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportapplications. The company has over 1000 employees; the branches of the company are in 70 localitiesthroughout the country, with the highest concentration of staff (approximately 400) in Prague.8. SOFTWARE 602 a. s. Contact: Hornokrčská 15, 140 21, Praha 4, zalis@software602.cz,www.software602.czSoftware602, Inc. is an international software vendor with a primary focus on business applications.Software 602 shelters all the software 602 products and its accessories. Main products are 602XML1.2, 602LAN SUITE 2004, Print2PDF 4.1 Server Edition, 602PRINT PACK 4.1 etc. Software602 isactive in research and technical development at both the national and international level. It participatesin projects Eureka and Safer Internet at the moment in cooperation with state institutions andinternational partners9. Humusoft s.r.o, Contact: Pobřežní 20, 186 00 Praha 8, info@humusoft.cz, www.humusoft.czCompany was founded in 1991 as a private limited company. Activities of the company cover bothdevelopment of own products and solutions in the field of computer control and simulation andvisualization and representing other IT companies offering complementary products at the localmarket. The product leader is Extended Real Time Toolbox and Virtual Real Time Toolbox. Activitiesof HUMUSOFT are carried out by staff of 12 employees and several external specialists.10. AERO Vodochody a.s. Contact: U Letiště 374, 250 70, Odolena Voda, tel: +420 255 76 3173,fax: +420 283 97 0038, www.aero.czAero follows the tradition of AERO - aircraft factory, established in 1919. It focuses on development,production and marketing of military and civil aircrafts, overhauls and upgrades existing militaryaircrafts, and produces aircraft parts. It own design and production of tools and technology equipment.Aero is the largest jet training aircraft producer in the world, and the largest armory and aircrafttechnology producer in the Czech Republic. Aero employs 1610 people. In the field of softwaredevelopment Aero Vodochody develops CAD/CAM software systems Unigraphics and othercomputer applications.11. OR-CZ s. r. o. Contact: Brněnská 19, 571 01 Moravská Třebová, www.orcz.cz, info@orcz.czThe company is one of the first system integrators in the Czech Republic. The offer includes widerange of products and services from the field of IS/IT. The main field of products and services aresystem integration, development of own information system OR-SYSTEM and implementation ofOR-SYSTEM, MOVEX, PROMETEUS systems. The company has 87 employees.12. ALIS s. r. o. Contact: Mariánská 538, Česká Lípa 470 01, alis@alis.cz, www.alis.czALIS, s r.o. is a Czech software company without foreign partnership. Its mission is creation,maintenance and distribution of SW products. Besides other activities is schooling and provision ofmethodical and counseling support for distributed products. The product leader is databasedevelopment environment PC FAND and its accessories. Other product is wide modular system ofadministrative – economic agendas for the field of local municipalities named KEO – Complexevidence of communities (abbreviated in Czech language). Company has around 25 employees.13. ANF DATA s. r. o. Contact: Pujmanové 1221, 140 00 Praha 4, anfdata@anfdata.cz,www.anfdata.cz- CEEC IST NET database memberANF DATA offers complete computer services covering all client needs in the area of informationtechnology and company organization. In the Czech Republic (The majority shareholder in ANFDATA is SIEMENS AG Österreich); ANF DATA is mainly oriented towards trading companies,72

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportfinancial institutions and state authorities. In other countries the company supplies mainly software fordata communications. The company's customers include many high-profile companies, well-known inboth the Czech Republic and internationally. ANF DATA provides solutions for the followingoperating systems: UNIX, MS Windows, DOS and BS 2000. The company uses modern programmingtools such as C++, JAVA and the development tools from Oracle, Microsoft or Informix. Whenworking with databases, Oracle, Informix and similar systems are used.14. BM SERVIS, s. r. o. Contact: Školní 2235, 370 10 České Budějovice, bmservis@bmservis.cz,www.bmservis.czThe BM Servis s.r.o. is interested in IT area. It concentrates on system integration of IT products,mainly on supply, and on implementation of system information, which BM Service s.r.o. created. Theproduct leader is The Bílý Motýl® IS concept as a company-wide application (not a pre-definedtemplate) and as a tool for designing and modeling new business processes is a prerequisite forinformation system usability in the long term.15. ISSA CZECH s.r.o. Contact: Varenská 51, 702 00 Moravská Ostrava, info@issa.cz, www.issa.czThe company name stands for the "Internet Software and Security Advice" and characterizes the mainscope of activities, which react to the requirements of gradual integration of information technologiesto the "www" environment. The company specializes in the development of information systems ofthe intranet type using Internet technologies, the creation of Internet web sites and data security. ISSACZECH ltd. cooperates with universities in IT research and development, Consultation and assistancewith thesis. ISSA CZECH ltd. cooperates in international research and development projects(UNIMOSS project, grant from the budget of the Moravian - Silesian Region, BENCHMARKING,program of international cooperation EUREKA, supported by the national research program).16. NOVELL-PRAHA s.r.o. Contact: Na Žertvách 29/2247, 180 00 Praha 8, www.novel.czNovell is a leading provider of infrastructure software and services. In the Czech Republic, companyprovides information solutions, which include safe administration of identities, development of webapplications and services for securing of network services on various platforms. The support isprovided by strategic and consulting professional services.17. OKsystem s.r.o. Contact: Na Pankraci 125, 140 21 Praha 4, www.oksystem.czOKsystem is a leading Czech software house and system integrator. It offers its customers all meansof support for effective implementation and enforcing of the information technology in theirorganizations. Special attention is paid to the public services area and e-government, where wellthoughtand insightful implementation of information systems can bring high- quality services, equalaccess to information without discrimination, building knowledge and gradual improvement ofcomfort for clients, both the individual citizens and the enterprises. OKsystem concept of versatilesupport is based on all-inclusive services: from a proposal of a complex solution, through design,development of software application, providing licenses and technology of leading world producers,covering implementation including the system integration services, training for users and systemadministrators, to outsourcing and providing other associated services according to the needs of largeenterprises and public authorities.18. Unicorn a. s. Danube House, Karolinská 650/1, 186 00 Praha 8, www.unicorn.cz,unicorn@unicorn.czUnicorn is a leading Czech provider of ICT services. While most of Unicorn's business is in the CzechRepublic, business beyond Czech borders is growing by at least 20 percent annually. Unicorn has beenprofitable and has since expanded to more than 839 employees with operations in the Czech Republic,73

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportEurope, the United States, and other countries. Unicorn has five main activities: consultations,development of software, services and technologies and educational activities.• Government PolicyThe general state policy on ICT can be applied on this domain, as it is overlapping with other domainsin ICT sector. Related documents are mainly above mentioned State Information and CommunicationPolicy and eCzech2006.• ProjectsNational Program for Computer Literacy, carried out by Ministry of Informatics aims at increasing thecapacities of widest population in using computers and mediates the overall development of softwaresector.• Forecasts and TrendsThe sector is supposed to be continuously growing. The local companies will hold their share and somof them will , already established on national market, will exploit the opportunities of popularity ofoutsourcing solutions and break into international markets thank to the lower salaries, but still goodquality of local experts• Trade Association and InstitutionsSdruzeni pro Informacni Spolecnost – Information Society Association (www.spis.cz)CAKK – Czech Association of Competitive Communications (www.cakk.cz)A3.1.4.2 – GridBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: presence of research and development activities, CESNET as an umbrella organization, support ofacademic institutionsW: slow development, small base for more profound developmentO: contribution to international progressT: incapability to exploit this technology• Relevant statistics and economical informationNo statistics available• RTDs and SMEs1. CESNET, association of legal entities. Contact: Zikova 4, 160 00 Praha 6, www.cesnet.cz,steering@cesnet.czCESNET is providing a base to several domestic and international projects connected to research anddevelopment of Grids. The project METACentrum covers majority of activities concerning Grids,super-, cluster- and grid computing and/or high performance computing in general in the CzechRepublic. The aim of the METACentrum project is maintaining of current computational resourcesand broadening of available computational capacity of the largest academic centers in the CzechRepublic in the future. Systems administrated by the project creates virtual distributed computerrecently called as Grid. At present the main MetaCentrum sites are Masaryk University in Brno(Supercomputing Centre Brno), Charles University in Prague (Supercomputing Centre UK) andUniversity of West Bohemia in Pilsen (West bohemian Supercomputing Centre).74

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportAs for the international projects, Cesnet takes part in The GridLab project that is one of the biggestEuropean research undertakings in the development of application tools and middleware for Gridenvironments. GridLab produces a set of application-oriented Grid services and toolkits providingcapabilities such as dynamic resource brokering, monitoring, data management, security, information,adaptive services and more. Services are accessed using the Grid Application Toolkit (GAT).The latest project is called EGEE (Enabling Grids for E-sciencE). This project is aimed to integrateEuropean national, regional and thematically oriented grids into unified European grid infrastructureavailable for all academic applicants requiring computational or data capacities. At the same timenewly formed infrastructure should accelerate possibilities of cooperation at European as well asglobal scale.• Government PolicyNo relevant politic strategy• ProjectsEuropean Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications forlarge scale distributed, Grid and Peer-to-Peer Technologies (COREGRID)Project is part of FP6 projects executed by Masaryk’s University in Brno.• Forecasts and TrendsThe sector is not very large in these days in Czech Republic and there is lack of data to performqualified analysis of future development. The main player in this field is CESNET, supported byAcademy of Sciences and universities. The CESNET network keeps going in application andimprovement of latest technologies and methodologies. The further operation of CESNET shouldproduce more high level experts able to merge the scientific excellence with business approach andsupport the trade oriented expansion of local enterprises.• Trade Association and InstitutionsCESNET (www.cesnet.cz )A3.1.4.3 – Dependability & SecurityBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: internationally recognized Czech companies, number of experts, good research and development,recognized importance of the issueW: legislative inflexibilities, breaching of intellectual property, small exploitation of brain potential atthe expense of technical support servicesO: contribution to international development, strengthening of global position, drawing the attentionto this topic in other (less ICT developed) regions – “security enlightenment”T: stagnation of technological development, diffusion of Czech capital in international companies• StatisticsNo specific statistics available; relevant information is extracted in general introduction• RTDs and SMEs1. Grisoft Software, s. r. o. Contact: Lidická 31, 602 00 Brno, www.grisoft.czA privately held company founded in 1991 with corporate offices in Europe and the US; Grisoft isfocused on developing software solutions that provide protection for computers from viruses. Grisoft'sprimary focus is to deliver to the market the most comprehensive and proactive protection available.75

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportDistributed globally through resellers and through the internet, AVG Anti-Virus as a product linesupports all major operating systems and platforms. In the field of research, Grisoft is helping bring upnew generation of professional and cooperates with Universities. Project of Brno University SecurityLaboratory organizes contest in cryptology and development of information security. Grisoft alsocooperates with technical University in Brno on other projects, where company’s division ofdevelopment provides students with assistance and feedback.2. GiTy a. s. Contact: Foerstrova 7, 100 00, Praha 10, praha@gity.cz, www.gity.czGiTy offers solutions for communication infrastructure in offices, buildings, company sites andnetwork of branch offices. Their main two areas of interest lie in system integrations and rendering oftelecommunication services. Czech based company has four following divisions: System Integration,Telecommunication Services, Building Systems Division, GiTy – Nettrade, s.r.o. GiTy also providesVPN via satellite, terrestrial and microwave networks. Company employs over 500 people.3. ICZ s. r. o. Contact: Hvězdova 1689/2a, 140 00 Prague 4, www.icz.cz, info@icz.czIn addition to development of applications, each of company products and services is enhanced withsecurity solutions to ensure that the information disseminated through our systems remainsconfidential. As well as providing concrete technical solutions in the area of security, ICZ also offersstrategic consultancy services, and our subsidiary S.ICZ a. s., is at the cutting edge of a segment of theIT market devoted to protecting classified information. Company has from 100 to 199 employees.4. SkyNet a. s. Contact: Hybešova 726/42, 602 00 Brno, info@skynet.cz, www.skynet.czAs for the range of provided services and number of customers, SKyNet is one of the most importantproviders of Internet and security solutions for protection of networks and data in the Czech Republic.The company started to cooperate with Trusted Information System Inc. in year 1996. From 2002 ittook over the development and support of Gauntlet firewalls. The company became the best distributorof Secure Computing pro year 2003 in the area of Central and Eastern Europe. The company has 80employees.5. Kerio Technologies a. s. Contact: Sedláčkova 209/16, 301 49 Plzeň, www.tinysoftware,info@tinysoftware.czKerio Technologies, Inc. provides Internet messaging and firewall products. It is one of the mainproducers of software for safe networks for middle and small networks. It oriented in local networksand personal computers. First of the product leader was product known as a WinRoute. New productsof the company are Kerio Mail Server and Kerio Personal Firewall. All the products present analternative to Microsoft Exchanger and a platform for Linux systems. Company has from 25 to 49employees.6. Alwil Trade s. r. o. Contact: Průběžná 76, 100 00 Praha 10, techsupp@alwil.cz, www.alwil.czAlwil Trade is a Czech company established in 1991. Company was from the beginning a supplier ofinformation security products (Avast!), later acquisited division of sale and dvelepment of securitysolutions. Company distributes and provides technical support for most of the biggest IT companies(Microsoft, HOP, Novell, Sun Microsystems etc.).7. InWay a. s. Contact: Čínská 888/4, 160 00 Praha 6, info@inway.cz, www.inway.czThe company started as Internet service provider and Internet Content Protocol Provider. At themoment the offer of company includes data services, VPN included. Besides the main activity, thecompany has many other activities such as data storing, certification, server mirros etc.76

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report8. Czech Telecom, Contact: Olšanská 55/5 , 130 00 Praha – Žižkov, www.czechtelecom.cz.This strong telecommunications group, the only one in the Czech Republic, offers a complete portfolioof voice and data services of fixed line and mobile technologies, including the service of access tonetwork infrastructure for operators and providers of both public and private networks and services.Recently became an acquisition of Spanish Telefónica. Czech Telecom provides IP VPN services aspart of data services.9. Casablanca INT. Contact: Vinohradská 184, 130 52 Praha 3, info@casablanca.cz,www.casablanca.czCasablanca INT is internet provider on the market since 1998. Among its services provided we canalso VPN services. It has more than 1000 customers and belongs to renowned companies from thefield of industry, financial sphere, advertising and marketing as well as public administration, schooland healthcare.10. CTlabs s.r.o. Contact: CTlabs spol. s r.o. Pernštejnské Janovice 28, 593 01 Bystřice nadPernštejnem info@ctlabs.cz, www.ctlabs.czCTlabs was founded in 1999. The copany focuses on development of software and providing softwareconsulting services in the domain of data protection and safety of communication instruments. Thecompany successfully participated in EU funded project District.• Government PolicyNational Broadband Strategy (http://www.micr.cz/files/2060/NBBS.pdf)National Telecommunication Policy (http://www.micr.cz/files/275/SIKP_def.pdf)Directive 2002/58/EC on Privacy and Electronic Communications• ProjectsPASR - Preparatory Action on Security ResearchThe Preparatory Action on 'Enhancement of the European industrial potential in the field of SecurityResearch 2004-2006' constitutes the Commission's contribution to the wider EU agenda for addressingkey security challenges facing Europe today. It focuses in particular on the development of a securityresearch agenda to bridge the gap between civil research, as supported by EC FrameworkProgrammes, and national and intergovernmental security research initiatives.Brno University Security Laboratory (www.buslab.cz)Brno University Security Laboratory was established in January 2005 as a joint organization ofsecurity groups based in Brno. In the moment, BUSLab consists of two active groups based at BrnoUniversity of Technology and Masaryk University. The idea of such a laboratory comes from DanCirca and Vashek Matyas, but the number of people involved is considerably larger. Topics to beexamined are following: Attacks on hardware secure devices, Smart-card security, Reputation/trustbasedsystems, Security of protocols on IP, Internet security, Sensor and ad-hoc networks,Cryptography and cryptanalysis, applied cryptography.Reputation-based Security in Information Systems (Founded by Ministry of Education, Youth andSports)The project is focused on security of distributed information systems. When certain level of users'anonymity is requred, security mechanisms must be based on different source of data. Trust orreputation becomes crucial information for security of IS. This approach based on experienceinevitably implies number of problems that become subjects of this project: possibility of attacks,exploitation of faked identities, effective reations to attacks, use of indirect evidence, search forinteresting patterns in stored evidence. The problems named are profound for the whole research areacovering decentrelized distributed information systems.• Forecasts and Trends77

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportThe topic of security is being promoted as a critical issue to broad IT population. Several Czechenterprises already managed to penetrate the global market and they represent valuable contribution tothe worldwide research and development. Security industry in Czech Republic is likely to rise assecurity issue is raising its worldwide importance.• Trade Association and InstitutionsCzech Telecommunication Office (www.ctu.cz )National Security Bureau (www.nbu.cz )Certification authority CZECHIA(http://www.caczechia.cz/ )A3.1.5 – Knowledge, Learning and Cognitive SystemsA3.1.5.1 – Cognitive SystemsBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: presence of domestic and international research and developmentW: few private enterprises engagedO: good academic background, developing RTDsT: weak scientific performance, no incentives for this field• Relevant statistics and economical indicatorsNo specific data available.• RTDs and SMEs1. Department of Cybernetics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technical University ofPrague. Contact: Karlovo nám. 13, 121 35 Praha 2, k333@office.felk.cvut.cz, www.feld.cvut.czThe research is carried out in two co-operating centers - The Gerstner Laboratory for IntelligentDecision Making and Control and The Centre of Machine Perception. Both centers were establishedunder the "University Research Support Scheme" grants of the Ministry of Education of the CzechRepublic in 1996 as a result of successful research activities of the former AI and Robotics Groups.Current research areas include distributed artificial intelligence, knowledge-based systems, machinelearning, software computing, mobile robotics, biocybernetics, computer vision, and image processingand pattern recognition.2. CertiCon a.s., Václavská 12/316, 120 00 Prague 2, kout@certicon.cz, www.certicon.czCERTICON Corp. is involved in many European Union projects and is a co-founder of the Centre forApplied Cybernetics. The Centre is supported by the Czech Ministry of Education programme forresearch and development implemented with the aim to enlarge cooperation of separate fields, i.e.Czech Academy of Sciences, universities, private industrial organisations and commercial researchcompanies. The Centre concentrates research potential from the areas of artificial intelligence,automated control, machine perception, and means of automation. CERTICON Corp. is a Czechprivate, non-governmental corporation and was founded in 1996 to provide consultancy services in thearea of automation control. At present, CERTICON Corp. employs more than 70 engineers andscientists and produces annual turnover of 70 million CZK.• Government Policy78

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportNational Research Programme 2004-2009 (see page 21)• ProjectsCognitive Systems using Perception-Action Learning (COSPAL - www.cospal.org )The project is supported by SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME under the title of InformationSociety Technologies. In the COSPAL architecture are combined techniques from the field of artificialintelligence (AI) for symbolic reasoning and learning of artificial neural networks (ANN) forassociation of percepts and states in a bidirectional way. Feedback loops were established through thecontinuous and the symbolic parts of the system, which allow perception-action feedback at severallevels in the system. After an initial bootstrapping phase, incremental learning techniques are used totrain the system simultaneously at different levels, allowing adaptation and exploration. It is expectedthat the COSPAL architecture will allow the design of systems that show to a large extent autonomousbehavior.Centrum of Applied Cybernetics – a national project aiming to interconnect research groupssearching in the field of cybernetics. Moreover, it focuses on development of young researchersthrough creation a top research centre in the Czech Republic. The scope of activities varies fromresearch activities to industrial realization. For the centre it is very important to build a bridge betweenSMEs and academic sphere and with a mutual effort to achieve global success. The project runs ingesture of Technical University in Prague.• Forecasts and TrendsPerspective of mutual cooperation of academic and private sphere; dynamic research and development• Trade Association and InstitutionsInstitute of Computer Science, Czech Academy of Science (http://www.cs.cas.cz/)Gerstner Laboratory for Intelligent Decision Making, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, TechnicalUniversity of Prague, Centrer of Applied Cybernetics - http://c-a-k.cz/nove/A3.1.5.2 – Semantic SystemsBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsNot enough information to carry out the analysis.• Relevant statistics and economic indicatorsNo information available• RTDs and SMEs1. Institute of Computer Science (ICS), Academy of Science Czech Republic. Contact: PodVodarenskou vezi 2, 182 07 Prague 8, ics@cs.cas.cz, http://www.cs.cas.czIn the early eighties the main activity of the institute concerned the research of technical andprogramming methods for computation and information systems. The institute also providedcomputing services and methodological support for other institutes of the Academy of Sciences.During early nineties ICS has been gradually and completely transformed into a scientific institute thatpursues basic research in computer science. Part of the research consists of researching semanticsystems.• Government Policy79

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportNo specific policy in this area.• ProjectsCreation of Data for Semantic Web – the aim of the project is proposal of implementation andpractical implementation of system for dynamic creation and publishing of data of Semantic web. Thetask of those metadata is to broaden present web presentations as for meaning comprehensive tocomputers (searching tools, software agents etc.). Project is carried out in the research group WebEngineering Group on Faculty of Electrical Engineering on Technical University of Prague. Theproject is co-financed by Czech Science Foundation.Intelligent Models, Algorithms, Methods and Tools for the Semantic Web Realisation Thisproject part of the Program of the Information Society of the Thematic Program II of the NationalResearch Program of the Czech Republic. It is oriented toward semantic web topics, namely:intelligent models, algorithms, methods and tools. The team of researchers is formally divided into 8working groups, each working in a specific area. Project is carried out by Institute of ComputerScience (Czech Academy of Science); Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University inPrague; Faculty of Informatics Masaryk University Brno.Multimedia Understanding through Semantics, Computation and Learning (MUSCLEwww.muscle-noe.org )Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic - Institute of Information Theory and Automation; projectis founded by FP6.• Forecasts and TrendsDynamic research and development, good academic results, small initiative from the side of privatesphere.• Trade Association and InstitutionsInstitute of Computer Science Czech Academy of Science (http://www.cs.cas.cz/)Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague (http://www.mff.cuni.cz/)Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University Brno (http://www.fit.vutbr.cz/cs )A3.1.6 – Interaction, visualization, simulation and mixed realitiesBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: presence of some well-established companies, developing research and developmentW: small number of RTDs and private enterprisesO: attractive developing environmentT: incapability to catch up with global progress, local isolation of companies and RTDs• RTDs and SMEs1. ViDiS s.r.o Contact: Hvožďanská 3, 148 01 Praha 4 – Roztyly, www.vidis.cz, vidis@vidis.czThe company was established in 1992 to develop applications of digital image processing and itspractical side. The company is successor of TESLA VÚST – Research Institution of CommunicationTechnology – the top research institution in former Czechoslovakia as for digital image. The mainareas of interest are applications for work with images in health care (PACS systems) and in industry(contactless measuring and control).2. CRS Network, spol. s r.o., Contact: V Háji 13, 170 00 Prague, www.crs-net.cz, info@crs-net.cz80

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportApplication development remains is major product providing solid base for development of otherservices. 3D visualization is step further. The new dimension is the subject-object interaction basedupon precise 3D models implemented into real-time environment. New generation technology enablesusers to interact with selected elements in environment.3. Kontron Czech s.r.o. Contact: U Sirotčince 353/7, 460 01 Liberec 1 sales@kontron-czech.com,http://www.merz-sw.com/Merz, spol. s r. o. is Czech company focused on development, production and implementation ofprogram equipment for monitoring, visualization and operation of technological processes andbuilding of big information systems on the basis of the latest means of information technologies. Thecompany is part of international concern Kontron Embedded Computers since 2001 based inGermany. Company has from 25 to 49 employees.4. Moravské přístroje a.s. Contact: Masarykova 1148, Zlín-Malenovice 763 02, info@mii.cz,www.mii.czMoravian Instruments Inc. is focusing more than ten years on development and support of hi-techprogram products. It is the leader in the field of visualization of industrial processes. The product lineof fast application development for industry, laboratories and schools Control Panel and Control Webis the most frequently used tool in this field.5. OSC, a.s. Contact: Staňkova 18a, P.O.Box 111, 612 00 BRNO, www.osc.cz, osc@osc.czOSC a. s. is an engineering company active in the field of operation, information, simulation andspecial systems for energetic operations. The activity is mainly focused on analyses, designs, projects,production, integration, implementation, testing, launching, setting, optimalisation, technical support,service and expertise services for application of modern simulation, operation and information systems(HW, SW). Part of the production is also production of own special electronic equipment. Companyhas from 50 to 99 employees.6. ERA, a.s. Contact: Prumyslova 387, 530 03, Pardubice, era@era.cz, www.era.czIt is a company specializing in development and manufacture of passive surveillance systems designedboth for air traffic control and air defense applications. They also develop special software, mainly forreal-time radar data processing and display. ERA employs more than 140 people of which half areengineers. ERA offers its services to Government, National Air Services, and other public customersin Air Traffic Control services. The company has its own facilities to design, develop, manufacture,and test its hardware and software while using up-to-date design and development software tools. Thebasic development activities cover antennas, microwave links, circuits for digital signal processing,equipment for data transfer and display, and unique software design.• Government PolicyNational Research Programme 2004 -2009 (see page 21)• ProjectsMachine Intelligence Research and Application Centre for Learning Excellence - MIRACLE -Centre of Excellence Supported by the EC grant 2000-2004( http://projects.fnb.nl/miracle/default.htm)The Department of Cybernetics of the Czech Technical University - MIRACLE Centre - received theEC support in the context of the Centres of Excellence scheme under the programme "Confirming theInternational Role of Community Research" of the Fifth Framework Programme. MIRACLE Centreconsists of two research laboratories - Gerstner Laboratory for Intelligent Decision Making andControl, Centre for Machine Perception - which belong to the Czech leading centres in computer81

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportvision and machine perception, data warehousing, industrial production system integration andproduction planning information systems. MIRACLE Centre has been involved in severalinternational projects such as ESPRIT, TEMPUS, EUREKA, TEN, INCO-COPERNICUS, IST etc.and has co-operated with several significant international companies through various industrialcontracts (e.g. Rockwell Automation (USA), Boeing Co. (USA), VITATRON Medical (NL),Grundfos (DK) etc.)BeNoGo - "Being There - Without Going" Project is carried out by Centre for Machine Perception,a research laboratory of Technical University in Prague. Project is funded by EU´s FrameworkProgramme 5 (http://cmp.felk.cvut.cz/projects/benogo/ ).The project investigates and further develops novel camera technologies into an innovative mediationsystem that allows close to photo realistic 3D real-time visualisation of REAL (and possibly known)places for a moving observer. The visualisation will provide a high degree of immersiveness andsupport new types of empirical studies of the feeling of presence in a REAL scenario that is madeartificially available for perceptual inspection. This is hard or impossible with conventional VR. Usingthis new technique in varying combinations with advanced versions of augmented reality, the projectwill contribute with empirical evidence to the development of a general multilevel theory of presence,on the basis of a context otherwise not available. The theory will provide a reference for empiricalstudies to optimise the technology in respect of aspects of presence found important for observers.MultiCam - Cognitive Multicamera System. Funded by the Czech Academy of Sciences underProject 1ET101210407. Project is carried out by Centre for Machine Perception, a research laboratoryof Technical University in Prague.In this project a set of theoretically well established methods for modeling and recognition of eventswill be developed. The system will use multiple cameras that will observe scene from differentperspectives. It will be based on consumer HW and essentially transportable and flexible. Newlydeveloped event representation will alow user-defined expected event to be recognized. Moreover,with long-term installation, the system will learn knowledge about usual events autonomously and willrecognize an unusual event then. Understanding of the dynamic events allows development of theVirtualEditor that will be switching between cameras depending on the scene context. A multicamerasystem with above specified functionality may be applied in homeland security applications, videosurveillance, tele-presence, tele-teaching, human-machine interfacing and others.Integrated Three-dimensional Television – Capture, Transmission, and Display (3DTV);Network of Excellence on Virtual Environments Applications from Future (INTUITION -http://intuition.zcu.cz/)FP6 project carried out by University of West Bohemia.Metadata Enhanced Digital Camera with Universal Format for Multiple Broadcast, D-Film andE-Cinema Applications (METACAMERA - https://docs.metacamera.com/ )FP6 project carried out by Universal Production Partners s.r.o• Forecasts and TrendsDynamically developing research and development will help to promote Czech Republic in this field• Trade Association and InstitutionsDepartment of Cybernetics, Technical University in Prague (http://cyber.felk.cvut.cz/)Czech Association for Cybernetics and Informatics (http://www.cski.cz/)Association of Electrical Engineers (http://www.iee.cz/ )82

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportA3.2 Multi-technology, Multi-disciplinary IntegrationA3.2.1 - Personal environmentsBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: existence of applied private and academic research, involvement of major telecom companies,strong manufacturing segmentW: weak international position, few domestic companiesO: dynamically developing segment, good background for development of research and developmentT: inability to make a breakthrough on international scene• Relevant statistics and economical indicatorsNo specific data available• SMEs and RTDs1. Research centre of Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication Technologies,Technica University Brno. Contact: Údolní 244/53, 602 00 Brno, kostela@feec.vutbr.cz,www.feec.vutbr.cz.Research centre of Technical University in Brno is engaged in basic and applied research in the fieldof electrical engineering, among which the most important is applied informatics. Most of the researchtasks are financed via grant-in-aid and part of the research tasks are solved with partners with theindustrial background. One of the on-going researches relates to Communication networks ofintegrated services.2. Faculty of Electrical Engineering (Department of Radioelectronics, Department of ControlEngineering, Department of Telecommunication Engineering), Czech Technical University inPrague. Contact: Zikova 2 166 36 Praha, dean@fel.cvut.cz, www.fel.cvut.cz.Faculty of Electrical Engineering is a part of leading technical university (Czech technical Universityin Prague). Faculty is organized in specialized departments, which each is also providing research.Therefore area of expertise is wide and corresponds with particular departments. Faculty is taking partin national and international research and development projects as well as cooperates with privateindustrial sector. Present on-going projects are e.g.: Dimensioning of a Servicing System forMultimedia Services; Image and Video Processing for Image Quality Evaluation Using ArtificialNeural Network; Development and Realization of Ball&Beam Model (B&B)3. Jablotron s. r. o., Contact: Pod Skalkou 33, 46601 Jablonec n.Nisou, prodej@jablotron.cz,www.jablotron.cz.Jablotron is a Czech company, researching, developing and producing in the sphere of personalenvironments trying to fill in gaps on this market. Its product leader, the biggest cellular phone, madea breakthrough in a global scale. For this reason was company included in this sub-sector. You canalso find it in sub-sector A3.2.3. Robotic system, which is the main area of expertise. Company hasfrom 100 to 199 employees.83

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report4. Eurotel CZ, Contact: Vyskočilova 1442, Praha 4, www.eurotel.cz.Eurotel CZ is one of the leaders in the Czech mobile telecommunications market. It is owned by theCzech Telecom. Eurotel develops and supplies its customer wit various data and voice services. Itreinforced its position as the provider of choice for the most demanding power users by offeringEDGE, an improved function of GPRS, as part of the Eurotel Data Nonstop service. It also offerscomplete range of data services, SMS and attractive content services including, for example, mobilevideo services, WAP, voice services and MMS.5. Oskar Mobil a.s., Contact: Vinohradská 167, 100 00 Praha 10, www.oskarmobil.cz,Oskar Mobil is the one of three mobile operators in the Czech Republic, recently became anacquisition of Vodafone group. As the last one to get the GSM license, it launched massive campaignto attract the potential customers. Its development of data and voice service is very dynamic. Itprovides services such as fast Internet (EDGE) and unlimited data services, WAP service, M-payments, M-banking, Sim plus services etc.6. Czech Telecom, Contact: Olšanská 55/5 , 130 00 Praha – Žižkov, www.czechtelecom.cz.This strong telecommunications group, the only one in the Czech Republic, offers a complete portfolioof voice and data services of fixed line and mobile technologies, including the service of access tonetwork infrastructure for operators and providers of both public and private networks and services.Recently became an acquisition of Spanish Telefónica. Besides the aforementioned services of theother operators, Czech Telecom also provides service of Electronic Programme Voice (EPV).7. FOXCONN CZ, Contact: U Zámečku 26, 532 01 Pardubice, www.foxconn.cz.FOXCONN CZ s.r.o. is regional production headquarters for the Foxconn Group in Europe. It isproducing personal computers. In 2003 became TOP Eight Company in terms of turnover for 2002 inCzech Republic. In 2004 become 2nd exporter in Czech Republic for 2003.8. Matsushita Communication Industrial Czech, s. r. o., Contact: U Panasoniku 266, 530 06Pardubice, info.pmacz@eu.panasonic.com, www.panasonic.cz.This company is a European base for production of Panasonic mobile phones and car radios. Twodivisions (Automotive Electronic Division and Mobile Terminal Division) employ almost 1000 peopleand the plant is important regional employer. Company is exclusive producer of mobile telephones forglobal market and regional producer for car radios. Research and development centers are placedabroad.9. FIC CZ, Contact: K Vypichu 1138, 252 19 Rudná, info@fic.cz, www.fic.cz.FIC CZ deals with the completion and delivery of PCs and other IT products based on the individualcustomer‘s requirements. It also plays a direct role in the commercial representation of IT componentsproduced in factories in Asia and Europe. These activities are centred at the distribution centre inRudná u Prahy. FIC has almost 370 employees. FIC CZ is a very important exporter in the CzechRepublic.10. Anect a. s., Contact: Videnska 125, 619 00 Brno, info@anect.cz, www.anect.cz.- CEEC IST NET database memberThe company focuses on full service in the field of communication systems and the construction ofmulti-protocol computer networks for medium and large sized companies. These systems were mostlybased on the technologies and products of Cisco Systems. We can consider Anect a. s. for supplier of84

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportinformation and communication systems. The products leaders are services: integration of voiceservices into data networks (VoIP). The company employs around 200 workers together with Slovakbranch. The application development department engages also in research, but no closer information isgiven.11. GTS Novera, Contact: Sokolovská 86, 186 00 Praha 8, www.gtsnovera.cz,GTS Novera is a nationwide telecommunications operator. It originated with the merging of twoleading alternative operators, GTS CZECH a.s. and Aliatel a.s. GTS Novera provides a comprehensiveportfolio of voice, data and Internet services with a guaranteed standard of quality. It is also active inresearch project as for high-speed networks and ADSL connection. GTS Novera has 550 employees.• Government PolicyNo specific national policies, except National Research Programme 2004-2009 (see page 21)• ProjectsMobile Life – UNIS s.r.o. (https://www.ist-mobilife.org/ )Smart Chips for Smart Surroundings – Asicentrum s.r.o.( http://www.smart-chips.org )Empowering the mobile worker by wearable computing (WEARIT@WORK) – Skoda Auto a. s.(www.wearitatwork.com)Closed Loop insulin Infusion for Critically Ill Patients (CLINICIP - http://www.clinicip.org/)Charles University in PragueComputers in the Human Interaction – IBM CR (http://chil.server.de/)All projects are carried out under the FP6 scheme.• Forecasts and TrendsIt is likely, that Czech Republic will follow the trends of international development. Thus, ICT will getcloser to every person in his or her everyday life. The overall lower economic level compared toformer EU countries can cause these technologies’ slower adoption among population.• Trade Association and InstitutionsAPEK – Association for Electronic Commerce (www.apek.cz)APMS – Association of Mobile Operators (www.apms.cz)Association of Czech At (@) – www.ceskyzavinac.czSPIS – Association for Information Society (www.spis.cz )A3.2.2 – Home environmentsBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: existence of private research – major companies, public interestW: lack of interest of private companies SMEs, few research and development activities, lack ofinternational activity, lack of standards for home appliancesO: attractiveness of manufacturing base, capability to conduct research and development, demandingcustomersT: inability to attract foreign investments, underestimation of research and development• Relevant statistics and economical indicatorsNo specific data available.85

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report• RTDs and SMEs1. Český telecom+Microsoft+Eurotel, Contact: www.digihome.cz.This strategic alliance of two important players of Czech telecommunication market (Czech Telecomand Eurotel) and Microsoft has a strategy to develop, promote and provide innovation products andservices. Companies are bound within the alliance to close cooperation in segments as digitalhousehold, digital firm, mobile solutions for small and medium enterprises.2. Panasonic Europe Software Development Laboratory s. r. o, Contact: Teslova 1, 301 00 Plzeň,info@panasonic-software.cz, www.panasonic.cz.Laboratory is a part of European network of Panasonic research and development centres focusing ondevelopment if software for digital television systems and development in the most demanding areasof TV technology - ‘Multimedia Home Platform’ (MHP).3. Elektrobock s.r.o, Contact: Blanenská 982, 664 34 Kuřim, elbock@elbock.cz,www.elbock.cz.Elektrobock Company is a producer of touch and remote lighting controllers, timers and humiditysensors, wireless and wired doorbells, video intercom systems, switch sockets, mini-alarms andmotion sensors. It employs up to 100 workers and we assume that it has regional importance. No detailinformation available.4. LIVEBOX, s.r.o. Contact: Soběšická 151, 638 00 Brno, info@livebox.cz, www.livebox.czLivebox s. r. o is a certified Microsoft Windows Media Service Provider and focuses on the servicesfrom the field of video and audio use on Internet and Intranet networks. Livebox as one of the fewcompanies also focuses on the progressive technologies of stream web broadcasting. Thesetechnologies are used at realization of live broadcasting via Internet, mainly congresses, culturalevents, trainings also sport and social events. Leading services are digitalization, e-cams andwebcastings.• Government PolicyNo specific national policy except National Research Programme 2004-2009 (see page 21)• ProjectsFP6 projectsSmart Chips for Smart Surroundings – Asicentrum s.r.o.( http://www.smart-chips.or)Metadata Enhanced Digital Camera with Universal Format for Multiple Broadcast, D-Film andE-Cinema Applications – Universal Production Partners s.r.o(METACAMERA -https://docs.metacamera.com/ )Integrated Three-dimensional Television = Capture, Transmission, and Display (3DTV) –University of West Bohemia (http://intuition.zcu.cz/)• Forecasts and TrendsIt is not much likely, that significant development in this sector would move into Czech Republic,while it is rather mild on international basis. When international standards get set, Czech Republic canfollow. So far, several companies develop home control systems as custom solutions.• Trade Association and InstitutionsCzech Association of Civil Engineers (ČSSI - www.cssi.cz/)Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic (HK ČR - http://www.komora.cz)Department of Trade and Industry of the Czech Republic (MPO ČR - www.mpo.cz)Union of Building Industry Contractors (SPS)86

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportA3.2.3 - Robotic SystemsBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: strong tradition in industry, domestic applied research and development, cooperation of universitiesand private sphereW: few private research and development centersO: good results of R&D, original innovationsT: slow adaptability of legislative environment• Relevant statistics and economical indicatorsNo specific data available.• RTDs and SMEs1. Institution of Manufacturing Machines, Systems and Robotics, Faculty of MechanicalEngineering; Contact: Technical University in Brno; Technická 2896/2, 616 69 BRNO,www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.czCEEC IST NET database memberThe institution consists of four departments and is part of Research Centre for EngineeringManufacturing Engineering and Technology for Czech Technical University in Brno. It has twofunctions, first is educational and second is to provide research and development. Research anddevelopment also includes design and construction. Research is focused on robotization andproduction logistics. Most of research is financed via Czech Science Agency, to the lesser range theinstitution cooperates with private industrial sector. The institution has a national impact.2. New Technologies – Research Centre; Electrical Faculty of University of West Bohemia inPlzeň. Contact: Univerzitní 8, 306 14 Plzeň, www.ntc.zcu.cz/cz/main/ntc.php.CEEC IST NET database memberThis research centre was founded from the initiative of Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport assupport of research and development in western Bohemian region with a link to Czech andinternational research and development teams. The field of expertise is focused on applied researchsuch as Research of Methods of Human Interaction – technological system. The institution has 78employees, out of which are 21 are employed full time. We assume it is of regional importance.3. Department of Software engineering, Faculty of Mechatronics and InterdisciplinaryEngineering Studies, Technical University in Liberec. Contact: Hálkova 6, 461 17 Liberec,www.fm.vslib.cz/~ksi/cz/ksi_veda.html,Department was found in year 1995. Interests belonging to the applicable field of activities are, forexample, database systems, artificial intelligence and so on. These fields have their own theoreticalproblems and provide opportunity for scientific research and economic activities. The department hasmore experience with centralized systems and less with distributed systems. Department deals withfollowing research tasks: optimal control of intelligent robots, computer aided informationmanagement from fields of administration, technology and natural phenomena’s. The stuff is createdof eight full-time employees.4. Department of Robotics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Ostrava.Contact: 17. listopadu, 708 33 Ostrava Poruba, jiri.skalupa@vsb.cz, http://robot.vsb.cz/87

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportDepartment was established in year 1989 and has one of the longest history in the Czech Republic. Itparticipates on solving series research tasks for industrial practice needs with utilize modernprogrammatic aplications for CAD, like I-Deas, Pro/Engineer etc. Department offers system andengineering solution of custom tasks associated with projection robotic workplaces and automatedproduction systems including simulation their activities, automation producting lines and theirdiagnostics.5. AutoCont s.r.o, Division of Business Solutions. Contact: Nemocniční 12, CZ-702 00 Ostrava,info@autocont.cz, www.autocont.czAutoCont is genuine Czech company based in Ostrava and consisting of three divisions. The companydeveloped its position of a leader supplier in the sphere of information and communicationtechnologies in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. It is an important researcher, developerand producer, mainly active in the field of integration technologies and optimalization of automatedprocesses. AutoCont cooperates with the most important industrial plants from the field of energetics(Severomoravská energetika, Jihomoravská energetika) and from the field of car industry Skoda a. s.Company employs 660 employees.6. Jablotron s. r. o., Pod Skalkou 33, 46601 Jablonec n.Nisou, prodej@jablotron.cz,www.jablotron.cz.Jablotron is a Czech company, researching, developing and producing in the sphere of personalenvironments trying to fill in gaps on this market. The company employs 200 workers and the mainarea of expertise is development, manufacturing and sale of security and signaling electronics. In theresearch field it cooperates with the Czech Technical University in Prague. The product leaders arealarm devices for houses, cars automatically warning the owner through sms in case of hazard. Theother product leader is from the field of medicine – Baby breath monitor.7. 1. Robotická s.r.o. Contact: Bílichov 58, Klobuky, 273 74, roboticka@roboticka.cz,www.roboticka.cz1. robotická is a genuine Czech small enterprise. Its main goal is to develop and produce robots. It hasits own models such as machine for liquidation of pressure vessels in case of explosion hazard, but italso develops made-to-order robots. The main advantage is the know-how of the company.8. ABB s. r. o., Divize Automation Technologies. Contact: Sokolovská 84-86, 186 00 Praha 8 –Karlín, www.abb.cz,ABB s. r. o. is the technological and electrical leader on the Czech market in the field automatisationand energetics. The Company provides systems, software and services for automatisation andoptimalisation of industrial processes. The product leaders and industrial robots operated in 6 axis withthe bearing capacity from 5 kg to 500 kg; portal robots with the bearing capacity of maximum 1200kg; robots meant for lacquering; all accessory and periphery equipment. The whole company hasapproximately 1800 employees.9. Siemens Group, Division of Automatisation and Drives. Contact: Evropská 33a, 161 00 Praha 6,info@rg.siemens.cz, www.siemens.cz/siemjet/cz/home/sibt/Main/index.jet.This division of Siemens is the main supplier of products, systems, complex solutions and services forindustrial automatisation, building technology and logistic operation. It offers a varied scale ofautomation products, systems and end-to-end solutions. They include systems for process control andregulation, systems for automobile industry control, automation systems and drives for machine toolsand robots, production control, measuring and testing technology. The offering also includes driveswith constant and regulated number of revolutions, circuit breakers, stream protectors, switchingtechnology.88

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report10. Bosch Rexroth s. r. o. Contact: Hviezdoslavova 5, 627 00 Brno, info@boschrexroth.cz,www.boschrexroth.com/country_units/europe/czech_rep/cs/index.jspBosch Rexroth is a part of Bosch group. This company is a producer of industrial hydraulic systems,electric drives and operation systems etc. At the country are no researching and technological centers.11. Siemens, division of Procurement and Logistic Services. Contact: Evropská 33a, 161 00 Praha6, www.spls.czSPLS is an international service provider in purchasing and logistics. The supply market in Centraland Eastern Europe is within the competence of SPLS CZ. In the Czech Republic, SPLS is based inPrague. SPLS CZ develops innovative purchasing and logistics solutions and solutions orientedtowards e-procurement, logistics, global sourcing and consulting.12. Elcom Group s. r. o., Místecká 1120/103, 703 00 Ostrava – Vítkovice, www.elcomgroup.cz,ipc@elcomgroup.czELCOM-IPC is a prestigious domestic producer of the industrial and special computer technology aswell as a supplier of components for automated systems of control, measurement, regulation andcontrol of technological processes. Company employs more than 30 experts.• Government PolicyNo specific nationally policy• ProjectsEuropean Robotics Network (EURON - http://www.euron.org/) – Czech Technical UniversityPragueTechnical University in Brno, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication Technologies:Laboratory of Telepresence and RoboticsOrpheus – mobile exploration robot (www.orpheus-project.cz )Assistive Robot for Disabled (ARDIS - www.uamt.feec.vutbr.cz/robotics/ardis)• Forecasts and TrendsDue to the strong tradition, Czech Republic is active in area of robotics and h\it has also a greatpotential to contribute to the global research and development. However, if R&D in robotics shouldreassume its tradition, the weak domestic support of private sector will cause demand for foreigninvestments.• Trade Association and InstitutionsDefense Industry AssociationA3.2.4 - Intelligent infrastructuresBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: great software base, original solutions, intensive participation in EU projects,W: lack of complex solutions originating in Czech Republic, lack of private researchO: contribution to the EU research, acquire strong clients among foreign countriesT: poor domestic governmental support, disinterest of domestic enterprises, takeover by foreignenterprises89

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report• Statistics and economical indicatorsNo specific data available.• RTDs and SMEs1. Teco, a.s. Contact: Havlíčkova 260, 280 58 Kolín, teco@tecomat.cz, www.tecomat.com/czCompany Teco a.s. is the leading Czech manufacturer of industrial control systems of category PLC(Programable Logic Controller). Its main task is the development and production of programmableautomated machines (TECOMAT), programmable regulation systems (setting of regulation of heatingbodies for households). Company Teco was founded in 1993 based on a privatization project of theTESLA Kolín plant by separation and making the automation technology division independent. Theestablished Teco, Ltd. company was transformed into a joint-stock company under a name Teco a.s.2. Alsico s.r.o.. Daskabát 166, 779 00 Olomouc, alsico@volny.cz,www.volny.cz/alsico/kontakty.htmAlsico is a small Czech enterprise employing from 18 to 20 people on full time basis. It started in 1995as a development company in the field of industrial computers, automated systems and regulationelements. In the course of its existence it has changed to production company, hence still using part ofown innovations and constructions. Most of its work is production of modulation communicationsystems connected to central operating system.• Government PolicyNo specific national policy.• ProjectsHuman centre design for Information Society Technologies (HUMANIST -http://www.noehumanist.org/ ) – Centrum of Transportation ResearchLarge Scale Monitoring of Broadband Internet Infrastructure(LOBSTER - http://www.ist-lobster.org) – CESNETIntelligent Cities – Development Division Prague and Czech Technical University in PragueIntegration of Geographical Information Systems with DB, decision-support management and anauditory system to develop an advanced system that will be able to give support on decisions in acrisis (MEDSI - http://www.medsi.org/) – Gisat s.r.o. and T-Soft s. r .o.• Forecasts and TrendsMost of the intelligent infrastructure solutions come from foreign companies. The Czech market is toosmall to raise many specialists in such a complex field.• Trade Association and InstitutionsCzech Association of Flood Control PlannersCzech Association of Industry and TransportCESNET (www.cesnet.cz)Czech Association of Civil EngineersCzech Association for Enterprise DevelopmentCzech Association for Geoinformation (www.cag.cz)Czech Association of the Petroleum Industry and Trade90

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportA3.3 Application PolesA3.3.1 – ICT for healthBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: governmental schemes, commitment of Ministry of Health, developed research and developmentW: low public commitment, missing reform of health care, IT illiteracy of target groupsO: promotion of e-health, perception of lower costs in administration in health care fieldT: unwillingness to use ICT for health, small compatibility with other EU ICT for healthSince 2002, the development of IZIP – internet access to patient health care information started. Thediscussions about the system parameters and financing continue. The system has currently 856 404users, although there is a lack of political support to the project at the moment. Key players in thearea, such as Health Insurance Company, Czech Telecom ot IBM participate in the project. Moreinformation can be found at http://www.izip.cz• Statistics and economical indicatorsNo specific data available.• RTDs and SMEs1. Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic. Contact: Palackéhonáměstí 4, P.O.BOX 60, 128 01 Praha 2, uzis@uzis.cz, www.uzis.czThe main task and object of activity of the Institute is management and co-ordination of the NationalHealth Information System (NHIS), including its further development and improvement. Thefunctions of NHIS include collection and processing of information concerning health and health care,management of national health registries, provision of information in the extent determined by law andother regulations respecting protection of personal data, and exploitation of this information in healthresearch.2. MEDTEL o. p. s. Contact: Veletržní 67, 170 00 Praha 7, www.medtel.cz, secretariat@medtel.czMEDTEL is generally beneficiary society with the aim to become permanent democratic and neutralforum where participants of various categories (health care authorities, heath care providers, healthinsurances, patients associations etc. related to health care) could meet and formulate togetherconstructive approach beneficiary to all. It is a open platform for legal and physical entities, which areinterested to take part in the field of health care informatics and telematics according to the status ofMEDTEL.MEDTEL is a participant of NETC@RDS project, planned for years 2004-2005. The aim of theproject is to prepare and demonstrate the function of European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) onchosen pilot places. Partner of MEDTEL is Public Health Insurance Company and status of observersobtained Ministry of Health CR and Center for Intrastate Compensation.3. CESNET, association of legal entities. Contact: Zikova 4, 160 00 Praha 6, www.cesnet.cz,steering@cesnet.czThe general aim of medical applications activity is oriented on applications from healthcare area. Themain topics are oncology, open source tools and systems of ontology over medical data, application inframe of project CzechLight, and processing of medical images. The systems of ontology over medical91

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportdata are related to the MediGRID project funded by Czech Science Foundation. They develop thepossibilities created by the METACentre project. The medical image data processing project correlatesto the four-year project named Effitient methods for image data processing funded by Czech ScienceFoundation.4. Czech Society of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Informatics. Contact: Nám. Svobody471, 160 01 Praha 6, cmiralj@army.czThe society works in three professional commissions: committee of clinical engineering, medicalinformatics and biophysics. The outcome of committees is applied in several fields – professionaleducation, legislation, international ties and professional press. Society also organizes conferencesabout the future perspectives of e-health.5. EuroMISE (European Centre for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology).Contact: Pod Vodárenskou věží 2, 182 07, Praha 8, www.euromise.cz,Center was established in 1994 from the initiative of Charles University in Prague, Academy ofScience in Czech Republic in order to create background for European projects. The workplace ismeant to be an interdisciplinary place for research in the field of biomedicine and health care. Part ofthe research also focuses on development of medical informatics, while participating on national andinternational projects.6. MEDISOFT s. r. o. Contact: CEO: Ing. Jiří Potůček, CSc., Praha, jiri.potucek@medisoft.cz,www.medisoft.czMedisoft International provides complex services in the field of development, sale and service ofprogramme for health care. The main product in this field is MEDICUS program, which is intendedfor administration for physicians´ consulting rooms. The result of cooperation with Ratiopharm CZwas a program Medicus – ratio. For needs of bigger health facilities was developed hospitalinformation system MEDICUS NIS and information system for polyclinics MEDICUS PRO.7. ICZ s. r. o. Contact: Hvězdova 1689/2a, 140 00 Prague 4, www.icz.cz, info@icz.czICZ is one of the leading companies in the Hospital Information Systems industry in the CzechRepublic. Dozens of hospitals currently use products from the AMIS*H portfolio of systems solutionsto support the dissemination of information throughout their facilities. From clinical informationsystems and PACS data imagery solutions to integrated ERP solutions, our state-of-the-art product lineis internationally recognized and proven-effective. The PQS administration information system inparticular is a significant product in our portfolio of systems solutions. Because of our wealth ofknowledge in the health sector, ICZ also offers software and consultancy services to regional officesseeking to improve the quality and efficiency of regional healthcare administration. ICZ also providessystems solutions on a national level in the area of healthcare informatics, and has played an importantrole in the establishment of the National Health Registry.8. STEINER s. r. o. Contact: Sečská 25, 100 00 Praha 10, www.steiner.cz, steiner@steiner.czThe company’s mission is to develop specialized program equipment for health care. Complexprograms are consisting of particular modules, which can be operated according to given needs andpossibilities of health care facility. Deliveries of program equipment we solve complexly with aguarantee of actualization according to the rules of Public Health Insurance Company and Institute ofHealth Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic.9. IZIP, spol. s r.o. Hvězdova 33 P. O. BOX 72 140 21 Praha 4, e-mail: info@izip.cz92

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportIZIP Internet Access to Patient Healthcare Information project. System contains all the necessaryinformation about the patient’s state of health and is accessible from any online computer. Informationcan then be accessed by the patient or doctors with permission to view the records. Only the healthcareworkers registered in the IZIP system can update medical files. After registration, a patient receives aconfidential access code.February 2002 saw the commencement of IZIP's pilot project phase in four selected districts in theCzech Republic: Benesov, Beroun, Jicin and Rokycany. IZIP had 725.768 registered users utilizing itssystem by 21.10.2005. Currently there are 7.222 registered healthcare workers eligible to write entriesinto medical files of patients registered with IZIP. Medical files to this date contain more than2.143.500 entries. (http://www.izip.cz)The system won the 2005 World Summit Award in e-Health category.• Government PolicyNational strategy in the domain of e-Health is summarized in the official document State Informationand Communications Policy (e-Czech 2006). It states, that the government is aware that the use ofthe latest ICT is an essential condition for the affordability and quality of health care and will activelypromote them. At the same time, deployment of ICT is viewed as a way of increasing the efficiency ofthe care provided and of achieving a higher quality of citizens’ lives.The state is going to link its activities related to patient identification, accessibility of health records,and interconnection and cooperation of health-care providers closely to such activities of the EU inorder to achieve maximum compatibility.To provide public health information and services, for instance related to healthy living, pollutionstatus, options for prevention, availability of care, teleconsultation, etc., the government intends to usethe same means that are used to provide other online e-government services, above all the PublicAdministration Portal.Key tasks relating to e-health:• Gradually: replace the existing health insurance cards with smart cards compatiblewith EU standards, according to EU schedules.• By the end of 2006: build up an information network connecting points of care in theCzech Republic to such points in the EU and enabling the sharing of public health dataand the coordination of activities in life events and health emergencies.• By the end of 2005: roll out a system providing public health information.Other policies dealing with e-Health:National Broadband StrategyeHealth in Conception of Health Informatics of the Ministry of Health• ProjectsEffective Methods of Image Data ProcessingThe general aim of this activity is oriented on applications from healthcare area. The main topics areoncology, open source tools and systems of ontology over medical data, application in frame ofproject CzechLight, and processing of medical images. The systems of ontology over medical data arerelated to the MediGRID (http://www.medigrid.cz ) project funded by czech Grant Agency. Theydevelop the possibilities created by the METACentre project (http://www.ces.net/project/04/) . The93

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportmedical image data processing project correlates to the four-year project named Effitient methods forimage data processing funded by Czech Grant Agency.NETC@RDSThe NETC@RDS Project aims to improve the access of mobile European citizens to the nationalhealth care systems using advanced smart card technology. It also aims to implement and evaluatetechnical solutions for the European Health Insurance Card electronification and for improvingadditional services such as the inter-european health costs clearing/billing processing. The project,planned for years 2004-2005. The aim of the project is to prepare and demonstrate the function ofEuropean Health Insurance Card (EHIC) on chosen pilot places. Partner of MEDTEL is Public HealthInsurance Company and status of observers obtained Ministry of Health CR and Center for IntrastateCompensation. More at http://www.netcards-project.com.WAPLEKARNA (WAP Pharmacy - http://waplekarna.cz )This project presents an application containing the list of pharmacies in the Czech Republic. It isaccessible through WAP (GPRS) offered by all mobile operators in the country. Besides the list ofpharmacies divided according to the location, it also contains the opening hours, the nearest pharmacyaccording to presence of respondent, bazaar of medicaments, etc. This application was developed bythe company Tremi, seated in Liberec.• Forecasts and TrendsICT application will be developed dynamically because of the global EU policy and cleargovernmental support.• Trade Association and InstitutionsCESNET (www.cesnet.cz)EuroMISE (European Centre for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology -http://www.euromise.cz/MEDTEL o. p. s (http://medtel.cz )Czech Society of Biomedical Engineering and Medical InformaticsInstitute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech RepublicCzech Association of Competitive CommunicationsA3.3.2 – ICT for inclusionBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: governmental support, engagement of educational and non-profit sector, affordable pricesW: small number of ongoing projects, lack of interest of private sphereO: effectiveness of ICT for inclusion, legislative environment promoting e-inclusionT: lack of public commitment, difficult feedback tracking• Statistics and economical indicatorsNo specific data available.• RTDs and SMEs1. Czech Blind United. Contact: Metodické centrum informatiky, Chaloupkova 7, 612 00 Brno-Kr.Pole, bfw@sons.cz, www.sons.czProject Blind Friendly Web was established in United Organization of Visually Impaired and Purblindin year 2000 as one if the outcomes of the courses of the information technologies servicing forvisually impaired. The Project provides a source of information (in Czech) for expert public and other94

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportstakeholders on web access prerequisites particularly applicable to Czech visually-impaired Internetusers. The Project responds to the lack of legislative regulations governing barrier-free webaccessibility in the Czech Republic. By providing a gateway to accessible websites, the Project allowsvisually-impaired users to take advantage of at least those sites that comply with the blind-friendlinesscriteria. The main document of our project is called Materials on principles of web accessibility forusers with severe visual impairments and is intended for webmasters who want to create accessibleweb pages. This documentation can be obtained from http://www.blindfriendly.cz/doc/bfw23en.zip2. Mentio Programs Contact: Mgr. Marta Petržílková, Chvatěrubská 364, 81 00 Praha 8 – Čimice,www.mentio.cz, info@mentio.ciMentio programs are educational software for children and adults with logopaedic problems caused asa consequence of an illness or injury. Besides, it is also suitable for those, who are willing to exercisethe language, its pronunciation, grammar, and writing, improve memory and improve expressionskills. Programs are part of educational and learning software of Ministry of Education, Youth andSport.3. Citzens´ association Petit. Contact: Rooseveltova 51, 779 00 Olomouc www.petit.netstudio.cz,petit@iol.czThe main task of Petit is to help with integration of children with mental, hearing, visual and alsophysical defects into civic society through special education and learning and diagnostic computerprograms. They also offer special keyboards and large-area push-buttons, which should facilitatecomputer control. The main projects are: Méďa – for upbringing and education of handicappedchildren, also usable on the first level of basic schools; Brepta – for children with logopaedicproblems; Altik – for children, which communicate in alternative way (cannot speak, write, use fingerspelling etc.)4. Rosasoft s. r. o. Contact: Vodárenská 2379, 27201 KLADNO, rosasoft@rosasoft.cz,www.rosasoft.czRosaSOFT develops software voice output WinTalker, which is projected for visually impairedpersons. Product WinTalker is present in two versions, which are suitable for varios versions of MSWindows. Product RosaSOFT Pocket Talker is intended for pocket computers with operation systemMS Pocket PC 2003. This packet provided with a sound system contains text editor, GPS navigationsystem, possibility of reading and sending of SMS through mobile phone, effective calculator andsome other functions. The latest news is product RosaSOFT SmartPhone Talker intended for mobilephones using OS Microsoft Mobile for SmartPhone.• Government PolicyState Information and Communication Policy eCzech 2006White Book - National Programme of Education Development 2001Conception of Development Computer Literacy on Universities 2003• ProjectsProgramme of Computer LiteracyThe objective of the Ministry of Informatics is to provide the basic computer literacy skills to at leasthalf of our population in the course of four years. Apart from a systematic support of informationliteracy the basic tool in this respect is also the National Program of Computer Literacy (NPCL) aimedat providing beginners with the basic computer skills. The project is a concrete example of an efficientcooperation of the private and public sectors. NPCL was launched by the Ministry of Informatics inFebruary 2003. Several types of two-lesson courses are on offer helping to overcome lack of computerknowledge or high costs related to information technologies and improve the position on the labor95

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportmarket. The selection of three basic courses working with computer for the first time, Introduction toInternet and Internet for advanced learners has been extended by follow-up courses Text, Table andPractical exercises with the aim to develop integrated standard of computer literacy. 25 000participants completed this course in ten months, the training centers network grew up to 240 andincluding 145 cities and towns in the Czech Republic. The biggest interest in the program was shownby persons between 40 and 60 years of age. Women account for 60 % of participants. The price oftwo-lesson courses is 3 € (including VAT).Computer School - IDEAHELP (http://www.ideahelp.cz/) Funded by European Social Fund andCzech National Budget. The project runs in pilot Labour Agnecies of Chrudim, Svitavy andPardubice. The project warrantor is the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. The main aim is toincorporate unemployed and raise the qualification of threatened social groups via retraining courseson computer literacy. Course takes 22 days; participants will pass all seven modules of ECDL courseand obtain final Certificate. In the pilot phase, the course will be attended by 250 participants.• Forecasts and TrendsOvercoming digital divide with the help of inclusive ICT applications will take at least a decade andwill need strong state support.• Trade Association and InstitutionsAssociation for e-Commerce (http://apek.cz/ )Association of Institutions of Adult Education (www.aivd.cz)Association of Internet Solutions Providers (http://www.asociace.biz/)Labor AgenciesUniversitiesA3.3.3 – ICT for MobilityBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: good research and development background, compatibility with the EU projects, internationalcooperationW: lack of interest of private sphere, lacking clear state supportO: commitment for using ICT for mobility, demonstrating effectivenessT: long time needed for popularization, slow adaptability of SMEs• Statistics and economical indicatorsNo specific data available.• RTDs and SMEs1. Association for Transport Telematic of the Czech Republic Contact: Náměstí Franze Kafky 7,110 00 Praha 1, www.telematika.czCzech Transport Telematic Association was founded on a need to bring together the professionalpublic and purposefully and professionally develop Telematics. A number of organizations realize thisreality and in the Association work prominent manufacturers and suppliers like Škoda Auto,Metrostav, Eltodo, AŽD, PVT, representatives of the Public Service. The association is coveringsevering area of research such as development of digital maps, telecommunication, RDS-TMC, publictransport and digital tachographs and E-safety.2. Centrum of Transportation Research (Centrum dopravního výzkumu CDV) Contact:Líšeňská 33a, 636 00, Brno, tel: 548 423 711, fax: 548 423 712, www.cdv.cz96

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportCDV is an allowance organization and an only transport research center under Czech Ministry ofTransport and Communications (CMTC). It was founded in 1992, as a successor of TransportResearch Institution in Zilina. Its basic purpose is to run R&D activities in all the fields intransportation and service provision for CMTC.S 22 - Section of Transport Informatics and GIS provides services to CMTC within the projectNational Transport Information System. This project includes following fields: creation of UnifiedTransport Vector Map (JDVM), Transport Infrastructure Development Projects elaboration, etc.S31 - Section of Transport Telematics follows the hottest trends in the international field of intelligenttransport systems (ITS) and transposes them into local environment. Thus, they help successfulimplementation of ITS in the Czech Republic. Transport Telematics integrates ICTs to implement ITSto optimize transport performance, improve security and overall ease of transport users.3. CD Telematika s. r. o Contact: Žirovnická 2/3146, 106 17 Praha 10, www.cdt.cz, cdt@cdt.czČD-Telematika, a. s. is a strong and stable company providing a wide range of services in thetelecommunications and informatics field, with contractually guaranteed parameters. It utilizes thesecond largest telecommunications infrastructure in the Czech Republic, a centralized data bank,server farms, development, service and other specialized workplaces to provide its services. Thecompany’s most important customer is České dráhy, a. s. (Czech Railways), with other importantcustomers coming from the ranks of telecommunications operators, including operators of CESNET,an academic network, and other important companies with a decentralized administration.4. BUSE, s.r.o. Contact: Masarykova 9, 678 01, Blansko, tel.: + 420 516 482 011, fax: + 420 516418 705, www.buse.czBUSE was founded in 1992. It became significant world producer of information and control systemsfor public transport. In 2004 BUSE GmbH was established after Czech Republic entered EU, as 100 %subsidiary company of BUSE s.r.o. for the purpose of sales support of information and control systemson the European markets. It's most important product relevant to current section is DispatchingControl System (DCS). DCS is modern on-board control, communication and information system,which significantly improve decision support during public transport solution. BUSE employs from100 to 199 people.5. DHL, s. r. o. Contact: www.dhl.cz, info@dhl.czDHL Solutions provides tailor-made contract and industry-specific logistics solutions from consultingto supply chain design, from storage and sales logistics to production and order management. Logisticssolutions are customized to meet the needs of specialist industry sectors such as Fast MovingConsumer Goods, Automotive, Pharma/Healthcare and Electronics. A DHL solution is a part of DHLLogistics s. r. o. – one of the two divisions of DHL in the Czech Republic. Both divisions employ over1300 employees.6. TRANIS spol. s r.o. Contact: Slezská 103, 130 00 Praha 3, tranis@tranis.cz, www.tranis.czThe Czech company s r.o. - transportation information systems - was founded in 1993 by experts fromthe Institute of Road and Urban Transportation in Prague. Tranis is the producer of the Mileage Metersoftware system, designed mainly for professional carriers. This software calculates distances betweenpoints on the map, displays the optimum route on a digital map and calculates costs of transportation.For other users (for home use) we have developed the Mileage Meter for passenger cars. Companyalso produces Lupus Tranis system for real-time vehicle tracking and traffic management based onGPS data; and Lupus Controller software for record-keeping of drives based on GPS positioning data,electronic log book.97

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report7. UNIS COMPUTERS, spol. s r. o. Contact: Jundrovská 33, 624 00 Brno, info@uniscomp.cz,www.uniscomp.czMain activities of UNIS COMPUTERS can be divided into two basic areas: technical section andsection of information system PRYTANIS, which main task is development and implementation of thesystem. PRYTANIS is complex information systems and also sector solution for operation oftransportation, transport, logistics, trade and repairing. Company has from 25 to 49 employees.• Government PolicyState Information and Communication Policy eCzech 2006Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic – Transport PolicyResearch and Development Policy on Ministry of Transportation 2006-2010• ProjectsRDS-TMC Traffic and Travel Information SystemThe specialized working team (www.telematika.cz) engages in collecting, processing and broadcastingtraffic and travel information. This information includes measured data (traffic data, weather data),verbally communicated information from the police and other authorities, and information sourcedfrom databases concerning road closures, traffic restrictions, etc. Information shall be processed in auniform environment respecting the European standards, for example ALERT. Transfer of informationto users is secured by means of information signboards along communications, mobile phones andradio broadcast.The team shall monitor and coordinate projects initiated by the Ministry of Transport of the CzechRepublic, respectively „RDS-TMC Traffic and Travel Information System“ and „Methodology toAffecting Traffic Participants’ Behavior Through the Media.“ Attention is given to close interactionwith practical conditions and cooperation with European countries under the framework of the TMCForum. The main scope of interest shall include monitoring of development trends in RDS – TMCservices in foreign countries, and monitoring of preparations for implementing these services in theCzech Republic. Emphasis shall be put on transfer of traffic information via mobile phones andInternet.Providing information and providing navigation support to vehicles are examples of functions that areclosely connected with the creation of navigational maps. This connection implies close cooperationwith the „Digital Maps and Navigation“ team.Digital Maps and Navigation SystemsWorking Group Digital Maps and Navigation Systems (www.telematika.cz) has been set up as anopen platform for analysing questions regarding this area. In real situation it represents providingsupport, co-ordination and transferred information for wide range tasks on the field of map sourcesand navigation systems (Navigation Map ČR, RDS-TMC Systems and so on). The effort of theWorking Group is as well focused on providing professional guarantee in frame of national andinternational activities.Team manager: Dr. Jiri PlihalPublic TransportThe goal of the „Public Transport“ specialized working team (www.telematika.cz) is to establishinteractive cooperation and transfer of latest results from the process of implementing ITS in foreign98

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportcountries and in the Czech Republic into all types of public transport services provided to passengers.To serve this purpose, the Association members shall regularly meet, primarily those members whofunction in public transport services or who undertake activities related to this type of transport.Beside regular meetings, additional information shall be provided through conferences and workshopsand by publicizing issues of interest, for example in "ITS@revue" (www.ITSrevue.cz) e-zine. Anotherarea representing efficient sharing of experience among telematically advanced countries, regions andcities, is cooperation within the framework of international projects, for example EU programmes insupport of scientific research and development.In accomplishing the goals as indicated above, the key partners are the Ministry of Transport of theCzech Republic, regional authorities, and operators providing public transport services to passengers(for example, Prague city transport company, Brno city transport company, and other companies whooperate under the Association of transport companies). Among international partners, the mostimportant are the ITS association and POLIS - the European association of cities and regions.E-safetyThe aim of this group (www.telematika.cz) is to promote the issue of eSafety in the scope of CzechRepublic and to monitor the emerging and on-going projects in the Czech Republic or abroad. Themembers of eSafety discussion group at ITS&S are aware of the eSafety activities and are looking fornew projects which could bring any improvement to the road safety. The eSafety initiative proposesnew applications of telematics and active safety technologies, which is a vital step towards achievingthe goal set out in the European Commission White Paper of a 50-percent reduction in road fatalitiesby 2010. As part of the eEurope initiative, eSafety is taking an integrated approach to road safetywhere actions will address every phase of an accident through the implementation of IntelligentTransport Systems and Services (ITS), namely active and passive safety technologies. The eSafetyinitiative is now driven by the European Commission, with the support of ERTICO and the ACEA(Association of European Car Manufacturers), and is ready to move to the next stage. Participantshave agreed to establish the eSafety Forum, a multi-sector, public-private partnership that will helpensure that the 28 recommendations of the eSafety Working Group on Road Safety are appropriatelyimplemented, in a timely manner.INTERFACE (Improvement of intermodal terminal freight operations at border crossingterminals)This project is funded by Framework Programme 5 of the Eu. Its aim is to improve combinedtransportation. In the Czech Republic are engaged in the programme Czech Railways (České dráhy)and Transport Research Centre in Brno. The outcome is improvement of border crossing CzechRepublic - Austria (Břeclav – Hohenau) for container transportation.• Forecasts and TrendsDynamic growth of sector underlined by strong state support• Trade Association and InstitutionsTraffic Telematics Association of the Czech Republic (http://www.sdt.cz/)Ministry of Transport (http://www.mdcr.cz/)Transport Research Centre in Brno (http://cdv.cz/)Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic (http://www.rsd.cz/)A3.3.4 – ICT for the environmentBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsLack of information to carry out a SWOT analyses99

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report• Statistics and economical indicatorsNo specific data available.• RTDs and SMEs1. T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute Contact: Podbabská 30, Praha 6, 160 62,info@vuv.cz, www.vuv.czThe T.G. Masaryk Water Research Institute is the direct successor of the State Hydrological Institute.Presently the T.G.M. WRI is a partly state-funded organization under the auspices of the Ministry ofEnvironment. Its main activity is focused on research, conceptual, professional, and methodologicalactivities, including forming and operating information systems, protecting the quality and amount ofsurface and underground water and its usage in technical, economic, and other relations, and in mutualinteraction. It is an objective, professional service provided preferentially to public administration,particularly in accordance with the Water Act and for the creation and implementation of state policiesin the area of water. Recently the activities of the institute have been expanded in their research,professional, and methodological operations in creating information subsystems for stateadministration output in the area of waste treatment, and in an integrated approach to environmentalpollution prevention.2. FORESTA SG a.s. Contact: Horní náměstí 1, Vsetín 755 01, info@foresta.cz,www.foresta.czCompany Foresta a. s. is active in creation of programs and complete information systems for the fieldof forestry. The products leaders are related to evidence and administration of this specific area.Company cooperates with public administration and municipalities. Company has from 25 to 49employees.3. Hydrosoft Veleslavin s. r. o. Contact: U sadu 13, Praha 6, 162 00, hydrosoft@hv.cz, www.hv.czMain orientation of the company is creation of programming equipment for water utility purposes forthe PC and use of PCs and use of computers for designing in water utility management. The practicalexperience of computer networks, relation databases and geographical information systems was asuccess and the beginning of the cooperation Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. For this instituteHydrosoft creates information system (HEIS) for administration of hydrological data. Informationsystems are created in Oracle databases and WEB Technologies is a special branch of Hydrosoft.Company has from 10 to 19 employees.4. TopoL Software, s.r.o. Contact: Radlická 28, 150 00 Praque, topol@topol.cz, www.topol.cz- CEEC IST NET database memberTopoL Software Ltd. is the company which develops geographical information system TopoL, digitalphotogrammetric workstation PhoTopoL and applications based on this technology. TopoL NTtechnology is a set of components, which enable to create any application from simple viewer to mapInternet server. The most important feature of the system is the freedom it offers to users andindependent developers. It enables to change the user interface, to implement new special functions orentirely new applications. The product leaders are Topol 2001, Topol Internet Server and thePhoTopol Atlas. Company has from 1 to 5 employees.• Government PolicyState Information and Communication Policy eCzech 2006• ProjectsGateway to Environmental Information – meta-information system of the Czech Ministry ofEnvironment providing complex information of environmental policy and related issues, databases100

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportincluded. Meta-information system provides information about information and is accessible toeveryone visiting the web pages of Ministry. The system is accessible at http://mis.env.cz/.The Research of Information Technologies in the Area of Water This project is focused onApplication and development of GIS technology in the area of water protection and exploitation,systematic updating of the digital "Basic Water Management Map", implementation and developmentof the Hydroecological Information System at VÚV T.G.M. (HEIS VÚV - http://heis.vuv.cz/),Management, updating, and development of the Register of Communal Pollution Sources, Creationand implementation of the Register of Industrial Pollution Sources.101

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report• Forecasts and TrendsRapid growth in the sectors related to business (geo-information, cadastre information, topographyetc.), slow growth in the field of environmental protection.• Trade Association and InstitutionsCzech Hydrometeorological Institute (www.chmi.cz)Czech Geological Survey (http://www.geology.cz/ )The Sylva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening(http://www.vukoz.cz/ )Czech Environment Information Agency (www.cenia.cz)Czech Association of Geoinformation (http://www.cagi.cz/)A3.3.5 – ICT for organizations and workBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: original solutions, engagement of public sector, public popularityW: small interest of academic society, weak connection between universities and business sectorO: large target group, ongoing informatisation of societyT: questionable affordability for SMEs, inflexible legislative environment• Statistics and economical indicatorsNo specific data available.• RTDs and SMEs1. SAP ČR, s. r. o Contact: Pekařská 621/7, 155 00 Praha 5, info@sap.cz, www.sap.czSAP is on the Czech market since 1992 and thanks to successful communication strategy has 388Czech customers. SAP is the biggest supplier of commercial software applications. Company has 173employees. Company has research and development division based in Czech Republic. SAP is one ofthe top ten companies in the country.2. LCS International a. s. Contact: Zelený pruh 1560/99, 140 02 Praha 4, www.lcs.cz,info@lcs.czThe LCS Group deals with the development, implementation, and support of modern information andeconomic systems. Currently, the Group’s broad product portfolio covers all market segments. LCSprovides companies with a system that will be a tool for reaching long-term stability, gainingcompetitive advantage and leading market position. LCS International was founded in 1990 as a solelyowned and funded Czech company. At present, LCS employs 180 people and its annual turnover isaround CZK 200 mil. (€ 6, 5 mil.). It ranks among the TOP 100 Czech IT companies.3. BSC s. r. o. Contact: Šatrova 807,808; 142 00 Praha 4 – Libuš, marketing@bsc.cz,www.bsc.czThe company has been on the ICT market since 1990. It concentrates on a wide range of activities inthe field of banking and enterprise solutions. Part of the mission is professional development andimplementation of business solutions with the usage of modern methods and information technologytools. At present time the company has 130 employees in permanent labor relationship.102

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report4. FBL Group s. r. o., Contact: Petrohradská 18, 101 00 Praha 10. sales@fbl.cz, www.fbl.czFBL Group is a Czech company oriented at SW deliveries of solutions, including complex solutions ofinformation systems “custom made” for banking, financial and commercial sphere and alsospecialized solutions of IS, e. g. for leasing companies. Its deliveries are complemented exclusively ofown – tested prototype SW components. The company has 25 full-time employees and is locatedmainly in Prague. The product leaders are ArcEkIS, ArcTel. Company has from 20 to 24 employees.5. ITS a. s., Vinohradská 184, 130 52 Prague 3, www.its.czITS has been active on the Czech information technologies market since its inception in 1990. Rightfrom the beginning, IPS has been one the major partners of IBM, with which the Company has beensuccessfully cooperating in the Czech Republic in the areas of application software development, e-business applications, servicing and sales. ITS employs more than 90 people. ITS is one of the majorinformation technologies companies in the Czech Republic.6. KOMIX s. r. o. , Praha 5, Holubova 1, PSČ 150 00, www.komix.czKOMIX s.r.o. is a system integrator providing its own IT solutions based on advanced but wellestablishedtechnologies. The services it provides cover all information system life cycle stages,starting from definition of requirements applying to system functionality up to acceptance testing andsupport of system operation. Company has from 50 to 99 employees.7. 4M4 a.s., Boleslavova 9, 140 00 Praha 4, www.4m4.cz, posta@4m4.cz4M4 is a supplier of gastro and hotel management ICT applications in Czech Republic. The systems4M4 and Gastrodata are providing managerial system for the hospitality sector.8. EBE a.s., Masarykovo nám. 14, 251 01 Říčany, info@ebe.cz, www.ebe.czEBE, a. s. is technological and advising company. It specializes in electronic information systems,database and control systems and systems for work with information sources in general. Its importantproducts are except others information from public administration and system for work with them. Itfocuses on individual customer solutions, which are able of administration and maintenance in thelong-term. As for research activities, it closely cooperates with Czech Academy of Science on theproject “Research of processed of gaining, transfer, storing and using of electronic sources, unifiedsystems of electronic documentation of public administration sources.”9. ASW Systems s. r. o. Contact: U Kavalírky 1, 150 00 Praha 5, www.aswsyst.czASW Systems s.r.o. is a Czech software company which was established in 1999. Its main focus is ondevelopment of software for gastronomy. It has developed restaurant information system Septim.Application is used not only in restaurants, but also in canteens, fastfoods, fitness centrums and hotels.• Government PolicyState information and communication policy eCzech 2006• ProjectsEmpowering the Mobile Worker by Wearable Computing (WEARIT@WORK -www.wearitatwork.com) , SKODA AUTO A.S.• Forecasts and TrendsStable increase in work and organization ICT application with guaranteed domestic market success;reluctance in research and development from the side of academic institutions103

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report• Trade Association and InstitutionsCzechTrade (www.czechtrade.cz)CzechInvest (www.czechinvest.org)Association of e-commerce (www.apek.cz)Association of Innovative EntrepreneurshipAssociation of Research Organizations (http://www.aipcr.cz/)A3.3.6 – ICT for manufacturingNo information has been found in this field.Back to Technology Sector MapA3.3.7 – ICT for media, culture and entertainment• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsNot enough information to prepare a SWOT analyses.Accompanied with an overall increase of broadband internet penetration, the level of accessibility ofinformation from this domain is currently very high. Almost all media, cultural or environmentalinstitutions run their own internet presentations of variable quality. In general, some of the stateinstitutions in this domain should improve a lot, while the majority of private enterprises, mainly fromthe media and culture domain offer sophisticated applications. However, research and developmentactivities in the areas are rather weak and most subjects just use the existing approaches andtechnologies.Lately, the Czech Television started on-line broadcasting of news channel. CT24, the radios, includingthe private ones, usually offer online broadcasting. All major TV channels, state and private, offertheir archives online. Also major newspapers and magazines offer their archives, although some ofthem require payment or obliged with pre-payment.• Statistics and economical indicatorsNo specific data available.• RTDs and SMEs1. RDC & OskarLab, www.rdc.czThe Research and Development Centre closely cooperates with projects undertaken by OskarZone andOskarena. The groups collaborate, sharing their unique skills in development and testing. The RDCsupported the creation of the first OskarZone SMS application, Lovehunt, as well as developed Javaapplications, WAP and SMS services. Currently, the RDC supports development through variouscompetitions, and it controls the development and functionality of applications to ensure a highstandard of quality. The Research and Development Centre awards a certificate of quality to thoseapplications that can then be launched through OskarZone.2. ILIKETHIS Contact: Pobrežní 16, 186 00 Praha 8, info@ilikethis.ci, www.ilikethis.czILIKETHIS! is a multinational eBusiness solutions firm based in Prague, with over 25 highly skilled,creative and knowledgeable Internet professionals. ILIKETHIS!ILIKETHIS! has created for the company Ticketpro (www.ticketpro.cz) a new ecommerce portalwhere users can find wide range of cultural information and buy tickets for number of events. Themain goals were defined as: improvement of events´ search, easier navigation and administration for104

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportevent catalogue and design modernization. The administration system is based on the WHOAframework designated for the web applications development. This framework helped to develop wholesystem more effectively, moreover gives it flexibility for future expansion and makes easier work withXML.• Government PolicyState information and communication policy eCzech 2006• ProjectsCzech Cultural Contact PointThe primary goal of the Czech Secretariat of the Culture 2000 Programme (www.culture2000.cz) is toinform and provide consultation services related to the European Union's Culture 2000 Programme tothe Czech public, primarily cultural organisations, and to promote their interest in multinationalcooperation and realisation of relevant international cultural projects. The Theatre Institute in Praguewas commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic to serve as the nationalsecretariat for the Culture 2000. The Czech Cultural Contact Point is supported by the Culture 2000programme of the European Union.Cultural Applications: Local Institutions Mediating Electronic Resource Access (CALIMERA -http://www.calimera.org)National Library of Czech Republic with Library Kromerizska – allowance organization• Forecasts and TrendsSlow research and development of ICT for media, culture and entertainment in contrary to demandand market success• Trade Association and InstitutionsNational Information and Consulting Centre for Culture (NIPOS - http://www.nipos-mk.cz/)Infoscience (http://www.infoscience.cz/)Theatre Institute (http://www.divadelni-ustav.cz/)A3.3.8 – ICT for learningBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: strong background in life-long education, governmentally promoted fieldW: ICT illiteracy, computer ownership, language skillsO: growing tendency for comfortable education “choosing time and place”T: lack of interest of middle and old generation, affordability, accessibility• Statistics and economical indicatorsNo specific data available.• RTDs and SMEs1. IBM Česká republika, spol. s r.o., Solution Partnership Center Contact: V Parku 2294/4, 14800 Praha 4 – Chodov, www.ibm.cz, ibm@ibm.czIBM besides its main activities runs several projects among which we can find KidSmart Project. Thisprojects presents support to development and education of pre-school aged children. Project is realizedin two levels – education of teachers is the first level and direct support of educational programs forchildren is the second one. Computer is a special educational aid and children are supposed to developtheir skills, fantasy and logical thinking with the help of it. The Czech Republic has 60 computercenters at the moment.105

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report2. LANGmaster International Contact: Branicka 107, 147 00 Praha 4, info@langmaster.cz,www.langmaster.czLANGMaster was established in year 1994 and is the biggest domestic producer of multimediaeducational titles with 2, 5 million sold licenses worldwide so far. The product portfolio consists ofthree main product lines; the first is LANGMaster – Education of foreign languages among which areincluded titles for studying English, German, French, Spanish and Italian language. Second one isLANGMaster – Education Solution composed of titles focused in general education of children from 9to 16 years (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Natural Science, Geography, History). Thethird line LANGMaster – Others then includes products, and the leading product is productLANGMaster – How to Master a Computer COMPLET (ECDL) – broad stadium of knowledge ofinformation technologies and courses of accounting.3. Cisco s. r. o Contact: Budova Millenium Plaza, V Celnici 10, 117 21 Praha 1, www.cisco.cz,Czech-ses@cisco.czCisco Systems is the leader in the field of data, voice and image transfers and in the field LAN andWAN networks. It is a worldwide provider of Internet. Parts of its activities are covered by CiscoAcademies, also on domestic market providing further education in the field of new ICT technologies.Namely, academies focus on preparation of professionals for design, building and administrationbased on Cisco technologies.4. Langsoft, s. r. o Contact: Mezi Újezdy 225, 687 52 Korytná, info@langsoft.cz, www.langsoft.czThe company was established in 1997 and developed the most popular PC Translator, at the momentcompatible with mobile phones (used by Eurotel) and PDA Computers. Company has 30 full-timeemployees. The other product is educational software Language teacher.5. Terasoft s. r. o. Contact: Visecké náměstí 1280, 268 01 Hořovice, www.terasoft.cz,info@terasoft.czTerasoft, a. s. is the most important publisher of the Czech educational software for schools. Itsproducts are targeting everyone from kindergartens to high schools. At the moment, 300 schools areusing its educational software.6. Štefl software s. r. o. Contact: Plovdivská 4, 616 00 Brno, info@steflsoftware.cz,http://www.steflsoftware.cz/In cooperation with teachers and experts, the company is developing its own educational and learningtitles, which in entertaining way examine and in various fields improve knowledge of children. Theyhave more than 5000 installations in schools and also households. Company also cooperates with otherorganizations.7. Educational programs - Tomáš Holubec. Contact: Ústí 116, 755 01 Vsetín, info@holubec.cz,www.holubec.czThis company is free association of creative students of high schools and universities of the IT andeconomics sector, sheltered by Tomáš Holubec. Company is among the official supplier of educationalsoftware for Czech school system. The most successful software in the field of school education isGeography Czech Republic, Europe, World. As for the field of household software it is PC DrivingSchool – Tomáš Holubec.• Government PolicyState Information and Communication Policy eCzech 2006White Book - National Programme of Education Development 2001106

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportConception of Development Computer Literacy on Universities 2003State information Policy in Education• ProjectsNational Program of Computer Literacy Ministry of Informatics Czech RepublicThe objective of the Ministry of Informatics is to provide the basic computer literacy skills to at leasthalf of our population in the course of four years. Apart from a systematic support of informationliteracy the basic tool in this respect is also the National Program of Computer Literacy (NPCL) aimedat providing beginners with the basic computer skills. The project is a concrete example of an efficientcooperation of the private and public sectors. NPCL was launched by the Ministry of Informatics inFebruary 2003.Mentio programs (http://www.mentio.cz/) are educational software for children and adults withlogopaedic problems caused as a consequence of an illness or injury. Besides, it is also suitable forthose, who are willing to exercise the language, its pronunciation, grammar, and writing, improvememory and improve expression skills. Programs are part of educational and learning software ofMinistry of Education, Youth and Sport.Class Server for SchoolsThis project is an initiative of Ministry of Education, Youth and Education and Microsoft s. r. o. ČR,based on Memorandum of Understanding signed by resort ministress Petra Buzkova and Bill Gates onJanuary 27, 2005. This project supports e-learning and allows teachers and pupils to try MicrosoftClass Server software. The project is assigned for Elementary and Grammar Schools. This softwarecontains manuals for preparations of e-learning courses for teachers as well study materials fromseveral subjects for pupils and students.ICT and the Czech School Culture(http://wwwdata.muni.cz/research/cep_item.asp?ID=1616&UID=arts)Project is focusing on the relation of information and communication technologies and school culture.It works mainly on the topic of the impact of information and communication technologies on theculture of Czech schools in its main areas and performances. Project is funded by Czech ScienceFoundation and carried out by the Institute of Pedagogical Sciences of Philosophical Faculty ofMasaryk University in Brno.E-learningE-learning community information portal (http://elearning.cesnet.cz/pages/o_portalu.html) is hostedby CESNET (association of legal entities, was held in 1996 by all universities of the Czech Republicand the Czech Academy of Sciences). This portal started to be build up in 2002 and at the momentgathers only those institutions, which have certified courses of distant learning and e-learning. The e-learning community consists of:• 30 universities from the Czech Republic• over 40 associations• over 20 other institutions connected to e-learning and distant learning• 33 e-universities worldwideAnother portal informing about possibilities of e-learning is www.elabyrint.cz intended for adultfurther education. The e-learning section is operated under supervision of Czech Society for HumanResources Development. This portal lists 187 e-learning courses in Czech language from 35 suppliers.• Forecasts and TrendsThis will be dynamically growing section, since learning ICT applications are already popular. It canbe predicted that both private and academic sector will be active.• Trade Association and Institutions107

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportMinistry of Education, Youth and Sports (www.msmt.cz)Association of Institutions for Adult Education in CR (http://www.aivd.cz/)CESNET (www.cesnet.cz)Academic Information CentreCzech Science Foundation (http://www.gacr.cz/)108

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportA3.3.8 – e-GovernmentBack to Technology Sector Map• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsS: governmental supporting schemes, informatisation of public administrationW: slow adaptability of public administration, slow implementation of legislationO: urge for using ICT application locally and globally, growing level of ICT in the CR, growing levelof computer literacyT: refusal of public administration to use ICT applications• Statistics and economical indicatorsCzech Statistical Office performed a large research in 2004 concerning the use of informationtechnologies in public administration. The research was a part of broader European research, Surveyon ICT usage in households and by individuals in 2003, Eurostat.The main findings are summarized below:Almost all public institutions are connected to internet. The worst situation is in towns under 499inhabitants, where 86,6 % were connected. Local network was operated by all regional authorities,majority (97,5%) of state institutions, but only one tenth of small towns under 499 inhabitants. Mostinstitutions published only selected information on their pages. Lower number of institutions offeredon-line services, except e-mail communication. Internet usage by individuals for interaction withpublic authorities: obtaining information 12.2%, obtaining forms 3.5%, returning filled forms 1.3%(2003), Overall 5% (2004). Internet usage by enterprises for interaction with public authorities:obtaining information 61,1%, obtaining forms 47,7%, returning filled forms 19,1% (2003).The current numbers are definitely much higher. The development in the area is very fast and twoyears is a long period, however the representative survey was not carried out since 2003. Many newservices were carried out by individua institutions and also on the national level. eGovernmentinfrastructure improved evidently, mainly thanks to running public portal (www.portal.gov.cz),building of Public Administration Intranet and running free-of-charge e-tenders and e-auctions portalwww.centralni-adresa.cz.The availability and sophistication of eServices to public, businesses and businesses was assessed bystandardized EU metodology and Publisher in eGovernment in the Czech Republic(http://europa.eu.int/idabc/servlets/Doc?id=21005).eGovernment Services for CitizensFor each service, the sophistication stage reached is indicated, with reference to the maximum stagepossible for the service.• Stage 1 - Information: online information about public services• Stage 2 - Interaction: downloading of forms• Stage 3: Two-way interaction: processing of forms, including authentication• Stage 4: Transaction: full case handling, decision and delivery (payment)1. Income taxes (declaration, notification of assessment)Responsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Finance, Czech Tax AdministrationSophistication stage: 4/4Description: The Czech Tax Administration website enables electronic filing of income tax returns.2. Job Search services by labour offices109

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportResponsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Employment ServicesAdministrationSophistication stage: 3/3Description: The website of the employment services of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairscontains the national database of vacancies, contacts (and links) to all labour offices (job centres) anda list of accredited private employment agencies. There is a network of 77 public job centres in thecountry.3. Social security benefitsa. Unemployment BenefitsResponsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, State Social BenefitsSophistication stage: 2/4Description: Information and forms to download. Payment of unemployment benefits is managed bythe network of 77 public job centres in the country.b. Family allowancesResponsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, State Social BenefitsSophistication stage: 4/4Description: A web-enabled application system enables allowances applications to be submitted andmanaged electronically. A forms server enables users to choose a specific form either to print it andfill it out “manually”, or to fill it out and submit it online, using digital signatures.c. Medical costs (reimbursement or direct settlement)Responsibility: Central Government, Health insurance companiesWebsites: N.A.Sophistication stage: 3-4/4 (depending on the insurance company)Description: Health insurance is compulsory in the Czech Republic, but administered by private healthinsurance companies. These companies (23 at present) are independent bodies that cannot make aprofit, any surplus going to a special account called the Reserve Fund. The system is financed fromcontributions by individuals, employers and the state (on behalf of the unemployed, pensioners,students and children). It is highly individualised, with health care coverage related to individualcontributions. Opting out of the insurance system is not permitted, and the state acts as guarantor ofthe system.d. Student grantsResponsibility: N.A.Website: N.A.Sophistication stage: N.A.Description: There is no public system of student grants in the Czech Republic. Some kind of 'studentloans' are offered by banks.4. Personal Documents (passport and driving licence)a. PassportResponsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Interior (production), Local Government(applications/distribution)Sophistication stage: 1/3Description: Information only. Passport applications are handled by municipalities.110

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportb. Driving LicenseResponsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Transport (production), Local Government(applications/distribution)Sophistication stage: 1/3Description: Information only. Driving license applications are handled by municipalities.5. Car registration (new, used and imported cars)Responsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Transport, & Local GovernmentSophistication stage: 1/4Description: Information only. Car registration applications are handled by municipalities.6. Application for building/planning permissionResponsibility: Local GovernmentWebsite:Sophistication stage: 1/4Description: Applications for building/planning permission are handled by municipalities. Somemunicipalities provide related information on their websites.7. Declaration to the police (e.g. in case of theft)Responsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Interior, Czech PoliceSophistication stage: 1/3Description: Information only, no online declaration possible.8. Public libraries (availability of catalogues and search tools)Responsibility: Regional & Local GovernmentWebsite:Sophistication stage: 0-1/3Description: Public libraries are managed by regional and local governments. Only some of themprovide information over the Internet.9. Certificates (birth, marriage): request and deliveryResponsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Interior, & Local GovernmentSophistication stage: 1/3Description: Information only. Requests and issuance of certificates are handled by municipalities.Only a few of them provide downloadable application forms.10. Enrolment in higher Education/universityResponsibility: Central Government and Local Government, higher education institutionsWebsite:Sophistication stage: 2/4111

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportDescription: There is no central enrolment system in the Czech Republic. Enrolment is in thecompetence of individual schools and universities. Most of them offer information and downloadableforms.11. Announcement of moving (change of address)Responsibility: Central Government and Local Government, Ministry of Interior and MunicipalitiesSophistication stage: 1/3Description: Information only. Residents must notify their change of address at the municipalities,who update the central population register managed by the Ministry of the Interior. A central addresschange notification service, accessible through the government portal Portal.gov.cz, is due to beimplemented by 2006.12. Health related services (interactive advice on the availability of services in different hospitals;appointments for hospitals)Responsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Health, & Regional GovernmentSophistication stage: 1/4Description: Information only. The national health policy is coordinated by The Ministry of Health butthe operation of the hospitals is managed by regional governments.eGovernment Services for Businesses1. Social contribution for employeesResponsibility: Central Government, Czech Social Security AdministrationSophistication stage: 3/4Description: It is now possible for small businesses to send monthly employee reports and electronicpension documents to the Czech Social Security Administration. Fully on-line service is underpreparation.2. Corporation tax: declaration, notificationResponsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Finance, Czech Tax AdministrationSophistication stage: 4/4Description: The Czech Tax Administration website enables electronic filing of corporate tax returns.3. VAT: declaration, notificationResponsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Finance, Czech Tax AdministrationSophistication stage: 4/4Description: The Czech Tax Administration website enables electronic filing of VAT returns.4. Registration of a new companyResponsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Industry and TradeSophistication stage: 2/4Description: The BusinessInfo portal – formally the Integrated Business and Export System – wasdeveloped by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Czech Trade agency along with other112

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Reportpartners and State Administration institutions. The portal provides a one-stop shop to businessinformation, including concerning company registration. It is now possible to file electronicapplications for inclusion of a company into the business registry. Applications are sent to e-mailaddresses of the relevant registry courts (that can be found via the public administration portal).5. Submission of data to statistical officesResponsibility: Central Government, Czech Statistical OfficeSophistication stage: 3/3Description: Businesses and public authorities are able to transmit statistical data electronically.6. Customs declarationsResponsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Finance, Directorate of Customs AdministrationSophistication stage: 3/47. Environment-related permits (incl. reporting)Responsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Environment, & Local GovernmentSophistication stage: 1-2/4Description: Information only. Permit applications are handled by municipalities, some of which offerforms to download.8. Public procurementResponsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Informatics & Public Procurement Department of theOffice for the Protection of Competition (Sophistication stage: 4/4Description: All public tenders and awards are published on the free-of-charge e-tenders and e-auctions portal www.centralni-adresa.cz. The procedures for notification and publication of thesepublic tenders have been automated to a large extent. Beyond this e-tendering portal, the CzechGovernment intends to automate ordering and invoicing procedures. The objective is to build anintegrated e-procurement system used for repeated and bulk purchases in the whole field of the publicadministration. In the meantime, public administrations must make use of one of the three accreditedprivate marketplaces listed at www.micr.cz/e-trziste for procuring ICT goods and services under alegal threshold.• RTDs and SMEs1. Public Administration Portal (portal.gov.cz) Contact: Ministry of Informatics Czech Republic,Havelkova 2, 130 00 Praha 3, www.micr.cz, posta@micr.czThe Ministry of Informatics is a national coordinator of the development of public administrationinformation systems and the development of e-Government, electronic public administration, allowingmutual coordination of public administration bodies, facilitating the contact of citizens and businesseswith the state authorities while making public administration more transparent and efficient throughthe use of modern information and communications technologies. The Ministry aims at making mostof the public administration agenda accessible on-line and intends to motivate citizens to use them tothe greatest extend. Ministry is planning to provide access to authorized extracts from publicadministration registers and records that citizens need obtain to comply with the requirements of theauthorities through the branches of the Czech Post Office by 2004. The main information source of thewhole system of services within e-Government is the Public Administration Portal the pilot version ofwhich was launched in October 2003.113

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report2. ICZ s. r. o. Contact: Hvězdova 1689/2a, 140 00 Prague 4, www.icz.cz, info@icz.czICZ is currently implementing the first phase of a public information system for regional officesconsisting of applications and solutions for the conceptualization and implementation of a centralsupport network, the development of an Internet security system, hardware and application servers forsystem infrastructure and the delivery of corresponding information systems to projects in which wecooperate with sub-suppliers.3. Gordic s. r. o., Erbenova 4, 586 01 Jihlava, www.gordic.czGordic s. r. o. is a software company specializing in designing flexible software and providing users instate administration, municipal authorities and banking with complex support. High usability value ofthe products is ensured by strong analytical, methodical and technological background. Its dominantposition in the Czech market is supported by marketing and servicing activities of distributingchannels employing 250 experts in the whole Czech Republic.4. PVT, a.s. Contact: Kovanecká 30/2124, 190 00 Praha 9, sales@pvt.cz, www.pvt.czPVT, a. s., ranks among the most significant providers of comprehensive solutions and services in thefield of information and communication technologies and information systems (ICT/IS) in the CzechRepublic. The product leaders for the e-governance are FENIX II (modern information systemdesigned for the bodies of State Administration and Self-government, Health Care, Education etc.) andRAMIS - Regional and Municipal Information System (open-development, modular informationsystem designed for a complex support of cognitive, planning, decision-making and auditing activitiesof Public Administration bodies).5. OKsystem s.r.o. Contact: Na Pankraci 125, 140 21 Praha 4, www.oksystem.czOKsystem is a leading Czech software house and system integrator. It offers its customers all meansof support for effective implementation and enforcing of the information technology in theirorganizations. Special attention is paid to the public services area and e-government, where wellthoughtand insightful implementation of information systems can bring high- quality services, equalaccess to information without discrimination, building knowledge and gradual improvement ofcomfort for clients, both the individual citizens and the enterprises. OKsystem concept of versatilesupport is based on all-inclusive services: from a proposal of a complex solution, through design,development of software application, providing licenses and technology of leading world producers,covering implementation including the system integration services, training for users and systemadministrators, to outsourcing and providing other associated services according to the needs of largeenterprises and public authorities.6. TRIADA spol. s r.o. Contact: U svobodarny 1110/12, 190 00 Prague 9, www.triada.cz,info@triada.czCompany is providing compact information systems for public administration bodies. A crucial pointof Trioda’s activity is in professional services with emphasis put on individual needs of customers, inaccordance with basic requirements for system integration. In addition to permanent staff (25employees), Triada, Ltd. takes advantage in its network of external analytics, researchers, consultantsand trainers. Number of these experts reaches 40.7. Aquasoft s. r. o. Contact: Rubeška 215/1, 190 00 Praha 9, www.aquasoft.cz,obchod@aquasoft.czOne of the fields of expertise of Aquasoft company is e-governance. Aquasoft interconnects theknowledge of the functioning of state bodies with the IT knowledge. Among its products leaders wecan find public registers, control systems, Axapta e-governance and made- to- order solutions.114

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping Report• Government PolicyThe Czech e-government strategy was first laid down in the State Information Policy (SIP) of 1999.This policy defined eight priority areas for the development of the Information Society in the CzechRepublic, including e-government. It was implemented through a SIP Action Plan, which first versionwas adopted in 2000 (for the period to 2002) and an updated version was adopted in February 2002(for the period to 2003).The Czech government decided in 2004 to reformulate its objectives related to the Information Societyand telecommunications, and to devise a new national strategy for the period up to 2006. Unlike theprevious approach, which consisted in developing separate policies for the two areas (InformationSociety and Telecommunications), the government opted for developing one joint strategic and policydocument entitled State Information and Communications Policy (e-Czech 2006). This documentcan be downloaded from http://europa.eu.int/idabc/servlets/Doc?id=21807.Modern online public services are an essential objective of the eCzech 2006 strategy, which identifiesthree priority areas for action: e-government services, e-procurement, and e-health.Key tasks specified in this document:• In 2005: draft legislation governing the rules for interchange of data between publicadministration bodies and the status of basic registers of public administration.• By 2005: interconnect basic information systems of public administration entities in asufficiently efficient, reliable and secure manner.• By 2005: provide access from public administration contact points and Czech Post branches toauthorised copies of entries in registers and records of public administration which citizensneed to do their business with authorities.• By 2005: minimise, as much as possible, the obligation of citizens to submit to publicadministration bodies documents in documentary form if the bodies can provide those to eachother electronically.• By 2005: make available via the Public Administration Portal at least the following onlineservices to citizens: portal-type services assisting the public with their life events; possibilityto file personal income tax returns; application for personal identification documents (identitycards, travel documents, etc.); a single point to announce a change of address online;applications for social benefits; services related to public health care; and the followingservices for entrepreneurs: processing of employees’ social and health insurance; filing ofcorporate income tax returns; filing of value-added tax returns and excise duty declarations;simplification of online completion and filing of statistical reports; and the continuedintroduction of customs declarations relating to electronic customs procedures.• By 2006: use e-marketplaces throughout public administration for all procurement worth overCZK 100,000 (around EUR 3,350)Other national policies:State information and communication policyNational Programme of Computer Literacy• ProjectsNational Programme of Computer Literacy carried out by Ministry of InformaticsPublic Administration Portal (www.portal.gov.cz)115

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportMinistry of Informatics is obliged to set up and administer a Public Administration Portal, which hasbeen defined as an information system which has been created and is operated with the intention ofmaking remote access to public administration information easier for the general public. The aim is tocreate a sophisticated advisor and helper for the general public in their contacts with the variousadministration departments and which would eliminate time wastage that is often increased by therelevant information not being available to an individual in time.Electronic Marketplace (http://gem.b2bcentrum.cz/ )Electronic marketplace has been introduced in order to ensure efficient spending of financial meansreserved for the information and communications technologies in the public administration. Startingfrom 1 September 2002 all entities of the public administration that are administrators of the statebudget chapters have begun to carry out all orders and purchases of information and communicationstechnologies up to the amount of 62.500 € (i.e. minor public procurement) through electronicmarketplace. During the first eight months 4194 transactions were made through this marketplaceamounting to almost 7,156.250 €. The Ministry of Informatics is expecting development of electronicmarketplaces and electronic tools for public procurement also in connection with the adoption of anew Act on Public Procurement. By 2006 electronic marketplaces should be used for repeated andbulk purchases in the whole field of the public administration.• Forecasts and TrendsThis section will also dynamically develop. The development will be mainly due to governmentalsupport, also due to commitment to policy of EU and due to global development. Since this policy isfavorable for both private and academic sphere, we can predict research and development in bothspheres.• Trade Associations and InstitutionsMinistry of Informatics (www.micr.cz )Association for e-Commerce (www.apek.cz )Association.BIZ (www.asociace.biz)Local and Regional Information Society116

CEEC-IST-NETD4.1.2 Czech Republic National Mapping ReportComparative Analysis with IST-Mentor ReportIt has to be stated in the beginning of this comparison, that there are significant differences betweencompared documents, given already by the ambitions of their authors and the time of their genesis.IST Mentor is dated 2003. During these years, many things changed in IST sector as it is evolvingenormously and also the data sources are much more accessible and exploitable. Although the part ofIST Mentor reports concerning Czech Republic is quite complex and of a good quality compared toother ones, we have to say formally, that the CEEC Mapping report contains much more actual andlarger amount of data from wider variety of resources. The only numbers describing the economical,technical and other parameters of ICT sector given in IST Mentor reports can be found in theintroduction D2.3. The CEEC report goes much more in details, describing the general parameters ofthe whole sector in chapters 1.2 and 1.3. Where available, appropriate data are given to sub-sectors inpart 3 of the CEEC Mapping report.Here we come to the second major difference between the reports, the structure of the documents. TheIST Mentor gives only general information about selected topics (E-commerce, E-GovernmentTelecommunications and Logistics Infrastructure, Mobile Market, , E-Security and ConsumerProtection, Information Security, E-commerce and Business sector,, E-learning and Development ofHuman Resources, Embedded Systems). Contrary to this, CEEC IST NET Mapping report goes muchmore into details of sectors and subsectors and tries to give solid information about current state of theart, governmental policy and possibilities of future development. The IST Del 2.3 is named Needs ofNAS with respekt to IST development and assimilation, but in fact does not contain any specificationsof needs or recommendations for successful development, just describes the status in 2003. CEECreport is not originally intended as a guide, but contains in several chapters recommendations orvariants of future development.The IST Mentor report provides the SWOT analysis of the whole sector. CEEC, except the generalSWOT analyses of main sectors, tries more or less successfully to outline SWOT analyses of allsubsectors.The big difference between the reports is in their concreteness. Where IST Mentor gives generalstatements, CEEC report supplements them with actual examples of realized projects and subjectsactive in all sub-sectors, both RTD centres and SMEs, including their brief description and contactinformation.From the formal point of view, the IST Mentor report is not very consistent in referring to the sourcesof information. Some of them are quoted, but some numbers are given without any reference. CEECreport contains the consolidated list of references and also refers to the sources of information insidethe text where applicable.117

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