The unique Pilsen Innovation Ecosystem (PINE) connects education, innovative entrepreneurship, and research for the benefit of the region. Its participants help children discover technology, improve the quality of education, retain talent in the region, inspire students to start businesses, motivate and support young entrepreneurs, and help innovative companies expand. PINE connects schools, startups, researchers, companies, and the city so that ideas don’t just remain on paper. We support technologies that make life better and the people behind them.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe develop, inspire, and support innovators through all stages of life, from kindergarten to international expansion,\u201d <\/em>said Tom\u00e1\u0161 Cholinsk\u00fd, director of SIT Port Pilsen, describing how they work. \u201cPINE exists to attract more innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors. All this is in the interest of the city’s future prosperity. The more talent and ideas, the more successful companies<\/em>,<\/em> the better we will live in Pilsen,\u201d <\/em>added Cholinsk\u00fd. Businesses with higher added value, local investment in R&D, greater control over the product and sales chain, <\/em>establishing <\/em>headquarters and management of internationally successful companies employing well-paid experts \u2013 these <\/em>are<\/em> the <\/em>goals<\/em> of the Pilsen innovation ecosystem, which is why the City of Pilsen has been paying so much attention to <\/em>them<\/em> in the long term. Within PINE, we introduce children to technology and teach secondary school pupils to collaborate across disciplines. We provide start-ups with facilities, community inspiration, and expert mentoring. We secure funding for innovation in companies and help them expand abroad,\u201d <\/em>Cholinsk\u00fd explained further.<\/p>\n For each stage in the development of an innovative citizen of Pilsen, the city has four key holders of knowledge and tools at its disposal. \u201cAt first, our children are taken care of by the Centre of Robotics with its clubs and events for boys and girls. Experimenting teenagers are taken over by SIT Port, which turns many of them into innovators and start-up entrepreneurs for whom nothing is impossible,\u201d <\/em>said Cholinsk\u00fd. \u201cThose who want to start a real business move on to the Business and Innovation Centre BIC Pilsen, which follows up on the start-up stage with a greater emphasis on entrepreneurial skills and knowledge. BIC also supports existing companies, cooperates in funding innovative projects and <\/em>in <\/em>their international expansion.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Centre of Robotics provides comprehensive support for technical education to talented young people aged 6 to 15, showing that technology can be fun. It guides children and teenagers along the entire journey \u2014 from inspiring classroom games and engaging hobby clubs, through secondary and university studies, to participation in innovative projects and even support in founding their own startups. The Centre of Robotics works with cutting-edge technologies, often not found even in commercial companies, and serves as a platform offering space, equipment, and topics for technical education.<\/p>\n More on\u00a0www.centrumrobotiky.eu<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n SIT Port works with young people aged 15 and over, building on the work of the Centre of Robotics. It fosters a technical community and offers an ideal environment for developing and launching start-ups. It serves as a harbour for tech enthusiasts looking for a place to anchor, as well as for aspiring entrepreneurs drawn to the waters of business.<\/p>\n SIT Port creates a platform where technology fans meet professional mentors and various industry experts at engaging events and workshops, and it regularly organizes hackathons. Members of the community can use the SIT Port Garage facilities with cutting-edge technologies free of charge. Since 2023, SIT Port Cowork has been part of TechTower.<\/p>\nCentre of Robotics, Modern Leisure Centre<\/h4>\n
SIT Port \u2014 a Port for Young Tech Enthusiasts <\/strong><\/h4>\n