Digital Manifesto

2023

Following the Digital Sector Manifesto 2020, SAPIE and AmCham Slovakia have prepared an updated Digital Manifesto to support the digitalisation of SMEs for the next government.

Digital manifesto

Innovation Manifesto

2023

Measures for a better business, research and innovation environment. Three challenges that can fundamentally affect Slovakia's economic growth and prosperity: ensuring a quality workforce, developing the business environment and effectively unifying research and innovation management. 

Innovation Manifesto
SAPIE AI Act - Joint Statement

2023

SAPIE and with other startup associations, national trade associations, community of SMEs and innovators from EU raising their voice on the prepared AI regulation in EU.

AI Act Joint Statement

SAPIE Forum

2023

Report We intended the Forum as a celebration of the creative power of innovation. It also turned out to be a demonstration of the strength and potential of the local innovation ecosystem. The regional aspect of the Forum is very important to us, as we believe that exchanging best ideas and practices is the fastest and shortest path towards approaching our vision of Slovakia as a modern country, fully embracing the potential of digital technology, an attractive destination for foreign investors, but also local and international talent. 

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Digital transformation of Slovak SME's

2023

In recent years, Slovakia has regularly been on the unflattering last rungs of the DESI indexes, through which the European Commission annually monitors the progress of individual EU member states in the area of digital competitiveness.

The analysis of the digital maturity of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Slovakia includes the results of a survey conducted in cooperation with the Slovak Alliance for Innovative Economy (SAPIE) and Slovenská sporiteľňa under the cover of the League for Digital Boost.

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SK version of report


30 years of innovation in Slovakia

2023

This report aims to map Slovakia’s path on the digital innovation journey during the 30 years of its independent existence, as well as to offer a vision of its future development in this area.

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Digitalization country profiles

2023

Digitalization offers opportunities to improve citizens' lives, but it requires understanding and implementation, evolving skills, and cross-sectoral cooperation with stable and transparent regulations.

SMEs are regularly referred to as the backbone of the European economy. According to the European Commission’s data, they represent 99% of all businesses in the EU, provide 2 out of 3 jobs in the EU and generate 50% of Europe’s GDP and, importantly, SMEs undertake about half of all innovation activities within the EU.

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Scale Up Report Slovakia

2017

This scale-up study is the first of its kind in Slovakia and provides an insight into the world of fast-growing companies through the stories of the most successful Internet companies based in Slovakia from the recent years.

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Visegrad Startup 

2016/2017

Published with an aim to facilitate investors’ pursuit for innovative businesses in the whole V4 region, benefit stakeholders directly involved innovation policy, and provide a coordinated support mechanism for startups in the V4 region.

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Slovak Challengers 

2017

Report on Slovakia’s top scale-ups and its growing innovation ecosystem. This report highlights the positive transformation that has taken place in the Slovak innovation ecosystem in the past decade.

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Prague European Summit 2017 Study

2017

This paper examines the limits of current level of integration, especially in the field of services liberalization and digital economy. It develops on the argument that the more European economy comprises of services and digital economy, the less there is of the European Single Market.

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Slovak Startup Report 

2016

As part of the V4 Startup Survey, in collaboration with Startup Poland.

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