In a county where waste is sorted efficiently, smart technology helps manage smooth traffic, and offices are accessible 24/7. This is the future that the CESMOD RESEARCH CENTER FOR A RESILIENT, SMART, INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY project will bring smart solutions to modern regions. Thanks to the support of the Czech Technology Agency, experts from different fields have joined forces to work on innovations in energy, transport, environment, and other areas.
Terms such as smart cities, villages, and regions are increasingly appearing in various strategic and conceptual documents and among the public. While the Czech Republic has adopted the Smart Cities Concept for its development, there is a lack of a unified approach and a clear understanding of the basic principles of what it means to be 'smart'. This hinders the full potential of new technologies.
The Centre for Research and Support for the Development of Resilient, Smart, and Sustainable Municipalities and Cities aims to strengthen public administrations' professional capacities and support the implementation of innovative solutions. The CESMOD project will contribute to a better understanding and use of the smart city concept in the Czech context and propose concrete steps for its further development.
The role of JINAG in the project is to establish and coordinate a network of innovation centers SMARTNET.cz with a focus on SMARTCITY, SMARTREGION, and SMARTVILLAGE and through our innovation brokers to animate innovation activities in municipalities and thus support the creation of pilot projects. Innovation brokers will present successfully tested solutions in practice in the form of workshops, and expert consultations to representatives of municipalities.
The CESMOD project will for the first time concentrate previously fragmented research in one center, thus contributing significantly to the implementation of the National Smart City Concept and the modernization of public services.
JINAG is piloting innovation brokerage in the South Moravian Region and collecting examples of good practices from representatives of municipalities and towns. In November, innovation agencies from all over the Czech Republic were also approached to participate in the project and the creation of the SMARTNET.cz network.
| Project name | RESEARCH CENTER FOR A RESILIENT, SMART, INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY - CESMOD |
| Programme name | TQ - SIGMA Applied Research and Innovation Support Programme |
| Poskytovatel dotace | Technology Agency of the Czech Republic |
| Koordinátor projektu | Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem (UJEP) |
| Období realizace | 09/2024-12/2029 |
| 1st September 2024 |
Launch of the CESMOD Project |
| 30th September - 1st October 2024 |
1st Consortium Working Meeting - Ústí nad Labem |
| 21th November 2024 |
Presentation of the CESMOD Project to Innovation Agencies https://jinag.eu/en/presentation-of-the-cesmod-project-to-innovation-agencies |
| 2025 - present |
Mapping of the Region by Innovation Brokers in the South Moravian Region https://infogram.com/prehled-navstev-inovacnich-brokeru-v-jihomoravskem-kraji-1h9j6q7x7vvk54g https://jinag.eu/en/jinag-as-a-practical-partner-for-municipalities https://jinag.eu/en/innovation-brokering-a-new-way-to-put-innovation-into-practice-in-municipalities |
| June 2025 | Launch of the SMARTNET.CZ platform for smart collaboration between regions and the national government https://jinag.eu/en/smartnetcz-a-new-platform-for-smart-cooperation-between-regions-and-the-state |
| June 2025 |
Presentation on Innovation Brokering at the URBIS Trade Fair https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7344319112493318144 |
| 10th September 2025 |
Workshop - Innovation Brokering https://jinag.eu/en/innovation-brokering-a-new-way-to-put-innovation-into-practice-in-municipalities |
| 24th September 2025 |
CESMOD Project Consortium Meeting - Buštěhrad https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7376629812863598592 |
| 1st April 2026 | Conference on Assistive Technology: Inspiration from the Regions |
| May-June 2026 | Innovation Brokers' Visits to the "Region of Opportunities" with Deputy Governor Marek Sovka |
| 1st June 2026 | Workshop - Pilot Testing of an Educational Module for Innovation Brokers in the Region |
| 2nd-4th June 2026 | Presentation of the CESMOD Project at the URBIS Trade Fair |
Official project website: https://cesmod.cz/
The project "CENTRE OF RESEARCH FOR A RESILIENT, SMART, INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY" (CESMOD" No. TQ12000017) is co-financed with the state support of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic within the 5th public competition of the Programme for the Support of Applied Research and Innovation SIGMA.
Agency Director and Head of the Participation Team