How Brno transformed from a textile city to a high-tech hub of business and innovation

Twenty years ago, the JIC business hub was created in the Czech Republic’s second-largest city of Brno, becoming one of the first technological incubators in the eastern part of the European Union.

Today, its success has made it a magnet for entrepreneurs and companies with an international perspective.

Michal Veselý, Chief Marketing Officer at JIC told Euronews about the origins and expectations of this technological hub when it was set up two decades ago.

“JIC was established in 2003 when there was a high unemployment rate in the region,” he explained. “And we are part of the Sm