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Martin Vlachynský: The war in Ukraine serves politicians as a cover for their own mistakes in finance, energy, and the economy.
Martin Vlachynský from INESS says that today's era is different mainly because of social media, artificial intelligence, and the rapid decline in birth rates. Even though everything may seem more chaotic, people have experienced similar situations before. However, we should prepare for higher taxes and less freedom, as we have spent more than we had over the past 20 years. Now, it will be necessary to slow down and change the way we live.
Innovation happens when the government and business pull together. In Slovakia, cooperation is lacking – Korea shows the way
In South Korea, we witnessed how strong ties between the government and the private sector can launch innovation at rocket speed. In contrast, Slovakia is held back by weak cooperation and poor coordination. The Slovakia-Korea Knowledge Sharing Program revealed enormous potential for collaboration in SME digitalization, technology transfer, and cluster partnerships. Strong relationships, knowledge sharing, and joint projects are key to building stronger bilateral ties and opening new opportunities for Slovak businesses and research.
When engineering clashes with purchasing: How companies benefit from a clearer view of parts
Every company eventually realizes that having information isn’t enough — what matters is who can access it, when, and in what form. Engineering deals with specs, purchasing looks for suppliers and prices — but if there’s no shared view, tension builds up. Instead of a smooth process, things come to a standstill. PartSupply is built on a simple idea: everyone sees the same data, at the same time, in one place. Fewer assumptions, faster decisions.
The Future of Slovak Industry: Slovakia no longer wants to be just an assembly line — and it has a good reason
For years, Slovakia operated as an industrial subcontractor — manufacturing according to blueprints, meeting deadlines, pushing for efficiency. It worked. But something is changing. Not only in Bratislava, Žilina, or Košice — across Europe, it’s becoming clear that the old model no longer suffices. It's no longer just about manufacturing. It’s about meaning, vision, and the future.
From a poor country to one of the world’s top 13 economies: What can Slovakia learn from South Korea?
Did you know that as recently as the 1970s, South Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world? In 1973, its economy was even weaker than that of North Korea. Today, however, it ranks among the top 13 largest economies globally, invests more than 4.5% of its GDP in research and development, and its capital city, Seoul, is one of the six strongest metropolitan economies in the world. This is not science fiction, but a reality that can also serve as an inspiration for Slovakia.
