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Some tips about the region

  • 449,494 inhabitants as of December 31, 2024
  • Located in northern Czech Republic, bordering Germany (22.7 km) and Poland (133.5 km)
  • Home to the Bohemian Basin, Jizera Mountains, Giant Mountains, and Lusatian Mountains
  • Districts: Česká Lípa, Jablonec nad Nisou, Liberec, and Semily districts

Industry key players

Astur ias maintains one of Spain’s strongest
industrial bases:

  • Industry drives over 42% of gross added value
  • Strong export orientation
  • Focusing on automotive components
  • Fastest growth in high-tech sector across Czech regions
  • 2nd highest number of registered businesses per 1,000 inhabitants
  • GDP per capita at 77% of national average
  • Yet, economic activity remains low in inter-regional comparison

Priorities of the regional RIS3 strategy

  1. Advanced materials with a focus on nanomaterials, textiles, glass, metals, plastics, composites and technologies for their production and use
  2. Advanced mechanical engineering
  3.  Electronics, electrical engineering, ICT, optics
  4. Advanced transport equipment, transport vehicles and their components
  5. Sustainable management of energy, water and othernatural resources

GreenStep contributions

  • Connecting less and more developed regions
  • Sharing expertise in EII sector innovation
  • Building a common strategic plan, coordinated action
  • Promoting best practices and future investments
  • Boosting SME competitiveness via interregional knowledge transfer

Innovation interests

  • Focus on sustainable energy, water, and resource management
  • Tackling ecological burdens with nanomaterials and remediation technologies
  • Electromobility and H2 in a strong automotive sector

Mechanical engineering, glass and optics, nanomaterials, textiles and advanced materials

  • To compete on non-EU prices, create higher-quality solutions with higher added value through innovation.
  • Innovation powered by the Technical University of Liberec as a regional R&D hub

ICT Technologies

  • Embracing ICT and virtualisation to expand research and collaboration
  • Building cybersecurity capacity to protect strategic infrastructures

LIFEPOPWAT project: awarded the LIFE Awards 2025 title in the “Circular Economy and Quality of Life

  • Cleans wastewater from old pesticide dumps in Czech Republic and Poland
  • Achieves nearly 100% efficiency in toxic water purification
  • Developed at CXI TUL, showcasing excellence in environmental innovation

Strengths:

  • Dominant glass manufacturing sector (21 entities)
  • Balanced enterprise size distribution (small, medium, large)
  • High engagement in best practices (41 stakeholders)
  • Advanced automotive sector presence

Weaknesses:

  • Poor environmental reporting (only 1 entity reporting CO₂, energy)
  • Over-dependence on glass sector
  • Regulatory complexity frequently cited (40 entities)

Opportunities:

  • Enhancing environmental transparency and sustainability practices
  • Technological advancement (Industry 4.0, glass, automotive, steel)
  • Strong potential for inter-sectoral collaboration

Threats:

  • Regulatory complexity and compliance hurdles
  • Exposure to global economic volatility (glass, automotive)
  • Potential skill shortages in advanced manufacturing
  • Establish a Glass and Optics Transition Platform
  • Create a Confidential Data Club
  • Open an SME Quick-wins Lane and Design 2 Flagship Pilots
  • Design a Shared Eletric Hot-shop and Finishing Lab
  • Set a List of Energy-Saving KPIs
2027
  • Launch a "One-door" Help Desk and Start Publishing Standard, Vendor-neutral Thematic Templates
  • Start Annualy Publishing a Short Anonymous Dashboard Within the Data Club
  • Run Open Demonstration Days on the Studio Electric Setup
  • Launch a Shared Lab - Phase 1
2028
  • Share a 24-month Plan of Likely Maintenance Shutdowns, Shared Resources and Visiting Experts
  • Grow to 10+ Sites Sharing Data
  • Add an Oxy-fuel with Strong Heat Recovery Pilot
  • Run 5 Supplier/Startup Pilots
  • Host the First Crystal Valley Convergence
2029
  • Optimise the Glass and Optics Transition Platform
  • Most Pilots Sites Plan Upgrades with a Digital Model First
  • Open Second-phase of Shared Lab
  • Anchor 1 EU Interregional Project
  • Mid-term review of the Transition Reports
2030
  • 15+ Sites are Reporting Data
  • 15% Lower Energy per Ton and 10% lower CO2 per Ton than in 2027
  • 500+ People Trained, 100+ SMEs Helped
  • 50+ Firms Use the Verified Mark
2031
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