A Quarter of Czechs Report Feeling Dependent on Their Smartphones
Results from a recent study by Nielsen Admosphere show that Czechs spend an average of three hours per day on their smartphones. More than half of Czechs use their smartphones…
New Cybersecurity Institute Established By Leading Czech Universities
A new institute, CyberSecurity Hub, has been established by agreement between Masaryk University, Brno University of Technology and the Czech Technical University. The joint institute will focus on supporting industry…
Scientists From Brno University of Technology To Conduct Research On Nuclear Safety
Scientists from Brno University of Technology will be conducting new research in the field of nuclear energy. The experiments are meant to shed new light on potential accidents in nuclear…
Research and Development On The Rise in Czech Republic
Confirming a trend from the previous two years, a significant increase in research and development (R&D) expenditure was recorded in the Czech Republic in the last year. In 2019, spending…
Labour Market Trends to Feel The Impact of Covid-19 and Industry 4.0
The labour market will see significant changes within the next ten years, under the influence of the pandemic and the advent of the fourth industrial revolution. 30% of jobs will…
City of Brno to Obtain Data from Mobile Operators on Citizens’ Movements to Enable Better Urban Planning
Last month, the City Council agreed to purchase data from mobile operators on the movement of the Brno public. The Councillors took the next step on Wednesday and approved the…
In Brief: Huawei Fails To Win Tender To Build 5G Networks in The Czech Republic
CETIN will build the fifth generation of towers in the Czech Republic in exclusive collaboration with Ericsson. The Chinese company Huawei, although the largest global supplier of this technology, did…
Masaryk University Launches App To Streamline Volunteering Efforts
Masaryk University (MUNI) has launched an app for volunteers to offer their services to people in need during the pandemic crisis. Volunteers can see an overview of requests and decide…
Social Media: Are Czechs Less Afraid to Share Their Personal Data?
A survey conducted by Eurostat revealed that in 2019 only 14% of Czechs claimed to have avoided providing personal information to social or professional network services due to security concerns.…
Brno Student Launches Website for Finding Stray Dogs
The ingenuity of a computer science student in Brno will help reduce the number of lost dogs that end up in animal shelters. The website is free, and the developer…