Local territorial self-government must respond flexibly to new trends that with varying intesity affect cities and municipalities, but also the lives of their inhabitants. The Smart Agenda has a significant impact on towns and villages and it presents a chance to modernize them. It is an opportunity to increase efficiency and a tool for their further development. It will gradually become a competitive advantage that self-governments have to prepare for. It is an investment for a new perspective that combines the roles, responsibilities, demands of the population, as well as visions with technological solutions. Its proper understanding and systematic approach are preconditions for further success.
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Michal Kaliňák
Michal Kaliňák is a political scientist specialising in local government. In the past he worked as a spokesman, secretary of the Council of Experts and later as the central director of the office of the Association of Towns and Municipalities of Slovakia. He has been with ZMOS since 2010. He worked in local government as a municipal deputy, first in Medzilaborce and later in Prešov. In the meantime, he held the position of spokesperson for the city of Prešov and also head of the public communication department in the Bratislava - Petržalka Municipal District. He was assistant to the President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, advisor and spokesman to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic for Knowledge Society, Eu…
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