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TITLE OF THE INITIATIVE:

Czech Head,
Česká hlava

REFERENT(S):

Česká hlava s.r.o. (The Czech Head, Ltd.)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INITIATIVE:

The project “Czech Head” exists since 2002 and represents several interconnected activities and initiatives which are described in separate sheets. Top event is a Czech Head Award for best individuals of research and technology.

OBJECTIVE OF THE INITIATIVE:

To support research and technology development in the Czech Republic with the aim to make research and science more popular and enhance the prestige of scientists and researchers within the society.
The long-term goal of the Award is to make its prestige comparable to the Nobel Prize, however on the national level. The idea of the project resulted from the fact that there is a constant decline in the interest of work in research and from the fact that the level of scientific and technology knowledge across the society doesn´t increase in desirable pace which is reflected also in socioeconomic growth of the country.
The idea behind the Czech Head project is that the Czech society can become prosperous only if it can create a favourable environment for science, research and knowledge based society..

TARGET GROUP OF THE EVENT:

General public

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EVENT:

Awards to established researchers, awards to young researchers
Awards to researchers, science popularization, conferences, private investment into science and research, activities to promote cooperation between research and application, etc.

IMPACT OF THE EVENT:

National, international (international contest for secondary school students Innovating Minds).
In 2008 established affiliated company “Head of the Year” in the Slovak Republic.

RESULTS REACHED:

The Czech Head Award has become one of the most prestigious Czech awards in the field of Research and Development; activities carried out in the framework of the Czech Head are among the most visible in the field of science popularization.

EVALUATION OF THE INITIATIVE:

Successful initiative that makes science and research more visible for general public; supported by major Czech public mass media.

WEBSITE OF THE EVENT:

http://www.ceskahlava.cz/

NAME OF COMPILER:

Petra Kinzlova

NAME OF INSTITUTION:

ICT Prague, Department of Science and Research

ROLE:

Member of CIAAU Research Team in ICT Prague