As it was said at the symposium, it is not possible to build quality living space and sustainable transport without the cooperation of the state administration, the commercial sphere and experts from the academic environment, and this was one of the main goals of the SCSP symposium, whose first edition took place in 2015. With the distance of ten consecutive editions, it can be concluded that this long-term goal of the SCSP symposium is still being fulfilled.
This year's edition again resonated with themes related to sustainable mobility and improving the quality of life in the regions, not only in the Czech Republic. The international scope of the symposium is evidenced by the representation of participants from 12 countries, namely Japan, India, Taiwan, USA, Canada and a number of European countries.
During the symposium, a number of experts or implementers of smart solutions spoke and shared their knowledge and experience with the nearly 140 participants who attended the symposium.
Among the main lecturers was Professor Miroslav Bárta, a world-renowned Egyptologist and expert on the rise and fall of civilizations, and it was he who emphasized the need to change our thinking and, above all, a responsible approach to the resources that are offered to us. Professor Jan Polívka from TU Berlin with his lecture entitled "Plan Smart, not Hard: How to Plan Cities We Need" spoke about the need to apply the principles of sustainable development already in the design of smart cities. Dr. Jayant Jagtap from NIMS University in India shared his experience in implementing smart city projects in collaboration with the Indian government, which is initiating the use of AI in the transformation of Indian cities. This topic was then seamlessly followed by David Velvéthy from PwC, who also focused on other tools for building smart cities from AI, Blockchain and xR.
The symposium inevitably includes an evening cruise on the Vltava River on the historic paddle-wheel steamboat Vltava and the final concert of the unique Duo Professores, which gained its uniqueness not only by its unusual combination of accordion and cello, or perhaps its repertoire, which includes compositions by Queen, but above all its protagonists, who are the former Dean of the Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Professor Miroslav Svítek (accordion) and the current Dean of the Faculty, Professor Ondřej Přibyl (cello).
The symposium was organized by CTU Faculty of Transportation Sciecnes under the auspices of the Mayor of Prague Bohuslav Svoboda and the Minister of Transportation Martin Kupka, with the support and participation of many commercial partners, including Road and Motorway Management, Patric, DNS, ČD Cargo, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, MSC, Sudop Praha, Czech Post, AŽD, Smart Plan, Association for Transport Telematics, Railway Administration, Air Traffic Control and Citya.
The scientific committee consisting of leading experts of the CTU in Prague, Faculty of Transportation Sciences, namely the Dean of the Faculty, Professor Ondřej Přibyl, Professor Miroslav Svítek and doc. Tomáš Horák, is responsible for the professional content of the symposium.
More details can be found on the symposium website.