On the 16th and 17th May 2023, 3 Seas Local Government Congress and Economic Forum in Lublin took place.

Innovations are often referred to as the driving engine of economic development. But innovations are also a way to improve the quality of life, support sustainable solutions, attract talent, increase competitiveness, or increase GDP.

Košice region is full of inspirational innovation success stories. SAPIE was invited to the Košice Region Innovation Awards 2023 and organised an innovation breakfast with local community. These two events were proof of the competitivness of the Eastern Slovakia.

Digitalization offers opportunities to improve citizens' lives, but it requires understanding and implementation, evolving skills, and cross-sectoral cooperation with stable and transparent regulations.

In recent years, Slovakia has regularly been on the unflattering last rungs of the DESI indexes, through which the European Commission annually monitors the progress of individual EU member states in the area of digital competitiveness. Read the report we have prepared in cooperation with Slovenská sporiteľňa.

Innovate Slovakia has launched the first ever database about the innovation ecosystem in Slovakia. The database includes data on startups, scaleups, funding rounds and exits in the country.

Read SAPIE report about 30 years of innovations in Slovakia. This report aims to map Slovakia’s path on the digital innovation journey during the 30 years of its independent existence, as well as to offer a vision of its future development in this area.

First edition of SAPIE Forum has offered many interesting insights into the digital and innovation ecosystem. Here you can find a throwback report of the second day of the forum.

First edition of SAPIE Forum has offered many interesting insights into the digital and innovation ecosystem. Here you can find a throwback report of the first day of the forum.

Sledujete diane v oblasti EÚ regulácií? Nie? Nech sa páči prehľad najaktuálnejších regulácií, ktoré sa môžu týkať aj Vás.

Digitalizáciu vnímajú slovenské firmy ako povestnú mincu, ktorá má dve strany. Na jednej sa jej venujú, pretože si uvedomujú jej prínosy a nevyhnutnosť, a zároveň im pomáha zvyšovať zisky. Na druhej majú veľké obavy z kybernetických útokov a zaostávania voči konkurencii. Vyplýva to z prieskumu Slovenskej sporiteľne a Slovenskej aliancie pre inovatívnu ekonomiku (SAPIE).

”Digitálne zručnosti a zručnosti celkovo sú jednou z najpálčivejších tém súčasnosti. Aj rok 2023 sa nesie v znamení európskeho roka zručností a podpory vzdelávania.

Digitálna transformácia je prioritou na národnej a rovnako tak na európskej úrovni. S cieľom zabezpečiť lepšiu digitálnu budúcnosť pracuje Európska únia súčasne na viacerých legislatívach, ktoré ovplyvnia viacerých ekosystémových hráčov, nevynímajúc veľké firmy, či MSP.

Among more than 3000 SMEs across 11 European countries surveyed, 82% recognise the importance of digital transformation.

Slovensko sa v oblasti digitálnej konkurencieschopnosti od roku 2014 postupne prepadá – z 20. priečky až na aktuálne 23. miesto. Na zreteli preto musí mať štyri priority: pestovať zručnosti u zamestnancov, zlepšovať prácu s dátami a cloudom, chrániť ich a využívať už existujúce nástroje a centrá pomoci, ktorých u nás pribúda.

Startup Hungary in cooperation with partner organizations also comprising SAPIE has published a report on the startup-related regulatory environment in CEE.

SAPIE in cooperation with Slovak Embassy in Tel Aviv and IT Valley Košice has conducted the first innovation mission of 2023 to Tel Aviv. It comprised almost 50 people from the Slovak innovation ecosystem and was a bottomless source of inspiration.

The V4 countries have a variety of specific attributes that allow businesses to thrive, especially SMEs which have struggled tremendously during and after the pandemic.

We ended up our January regional tour in Poprad. We discussed what are EDIHs and how companies can finance the digitalization.

We opened a regional tour with Hopero in Zilina. Innovative companies from the region met to discuss about funding of digitalization, AI and Industry 4.0.