Conference: Assistive Technology: Inspiration from the Regions

WHEN: April 1, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

WHERE: Hybernská 4, 116 00 Prague 1

Register for the conference HERE.

Participation is free of charge.

The event is primarily intended for representatives of regions and municipalities, providers of social and health-social services, public administration employees, innovation agencies, service development experts, and other stakeholders interested in assistive technologies and community care. 

What the conference will offer you

• inspiration from regions where assistive technologies are already in use,
• an overview of places and centers where you can try out the technologies,
• specific models of support from regions and municipalities,
• an opportunity to share experiences and collaborate across regions,
• the chance to actively participate in the program's interactive components and discussions.

Programme

9:30–10:00 Registration of participants

10:00-11:40 Introductory block: Assistive technologies and awareness

The aim of the panel is to show how to effectively raise awareness of assistive technologies among the public, caregivers, and service providers.

• Home is home in the South Moravian Region: tools for awareness and accessibility of assistive technologies (Eva Nečasová, JINAG)
• The Center for Practical Skills in Changing Times: Planning, Questions, and Searching for Meaning in an Era of Technological Change (Linda Obrtelová, Institute of Social Services in Prague 4)
• IT Competence: The Basis of Effective Social Services (Dagmar Klučková, Social Services of the City of Kroměříž)
• Assistive Technology Cards: Support for Informal Caregivers in Practice (Michaela Veselá Hiekischová, UJEP FSE)

11:40-12:30 Lunch break and networking 

12:30-13:45 PANEL: Places where technology can be tried out

The aim of the panel is to present various models of centers and places in the Czech Republic where assistive technologies can be tested and introduced to the public and experts.

• Network of Assistive Technology Centers as branches of social services (Viktor Kubát, Dohled na dosah z.s.)
• Smart technology demonstration apartment in Zlín (Mariem Bolcková, Technological Innovation Center Zlín)
• Assistive Technology Center at the Socio Info Point Brno Counseling Center (Terezie Jouklová, Brno City Hall)
• Current readiness of the social assistance environment for the widespread use of modern technologies (Petr Panýrek, TELMED HTP s.r.o.)
• Live assistive technology laboratory, a place for participation (Vít Janovský, CTU, UCEEB)

1:45-2:15 p.m. Break and networking

2:15-3:50 p.m. PANEL: Supporting the introduction of technologies in municipalities and services

The aim is to present specific financial, methodological, and organizational tools that help put assistive technologies into practice.

• Comprehensive care for the safety and health of citizens: An integrated model of safety, social care, and telemedicine in practice in cities (Lubomír Teichman, Lumír Prejda, Milan Glonka, Jindřiška Kosinová)
• Vision for the development of advanced technologies in the social sphere and their financing in the Moravian-Silesian Region (Tomáš Mičkal and Radim Miklušák, Moravian-Silesian Region)
• South Moravian Region and subsidy title for municipalities to support the construction of special-purpose housing, which includes support for assistive technologies (Iveta Macurová, South Moravian Region)
• Innovative technologies in social services in practice (Dagmar Klučková, Social Services of the City of Kroměříž)
• One remote care ecosystem: How the new První Tísňové platform breaks down barriers at the social-health interface (Jakub Hospodka, Multitone CZ, spol. s r.o.)

3:50-3:55 p.m. Conference conclusion

4:00-5:00 p.m. Workshop

Workshop