In the second half of January, Jihlava will host a regional meeting of applicants and partners dedicated to current and future developments in cohesion policy and the Operational Program Technology and Applications for Competitiveness (OP TAK). Representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Agency for Entrepreneurship and Innovation will speak at the meeting, presenting key documents and guidelines for the coming period. Discussions will focus in particular on the Strategic Technologies Platform for Europe (STEP), the revision of OP TAK, the National Regional Partnership Plan (NRPP), the proposal for the European Competitiveness Fund (EFK), and the OP TAK call schedule for 2026. The meeting will also include a regional map of OP TAK drawdown, supplemented by acceleration measures and an overview of the program rules.
Date: January 21, 2026
Start of event: 10:00 a.m.
Location: EA Business Hotel Jihlava, Havlíčkova 28
Registration: https://www.optak.gov.cz/regionalni-seminar-jihlava/a-583/
Programe:
10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Strategic Technologies Platform for Europe (STEP), revision of OP TAK
10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. National Regional Partnership Plan (NRPP) and European Competitiveness Fund (ECF)
11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. OP TAK call schedule for 2026
12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Regional map of OP TAK drawdown, acceleration measures
12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Rules of the game in OP TAK
1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Most common mistakes made by applicants and subsidy recipients, how to prevent them
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Closing remarks, time for discussion
More information and an invitation are available at OP TAK website. Source: optak.gov.cz