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Committee
The Open Cities Committee is the statutory and chief executive body of the Association, providing its strategic direction and vision. The Committee comprises five members and is elected by the membership for two years.
About us
We are a non-profit organization specializing in the digitization of local governments. We provide technical, legal, and methodological support. We are dedicated to sharing good practices and promoting open and modular solutions for municipalities, regions, and counties.
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membersOpen Cities is now composed of 20 members from different levels of government in the country.
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citizensThe activities of Open Cities impact 2 083 518 citizens who are association members.
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productsOpen Cities now manages three software products in production as tools for digitalizing local governments.
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CZKOpen Cities now manages approximately 1,000,000 CZK per year.
Structure
of the organization
Open Cities consists of 3 central bodies: the Committee, the project board, and the membership meeting. All the parts communicate with each other and have divided responsibilities.
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Project board
a. The Open Cities Project Board is an expert advisory body to the Open Cities Committee. It focuses on expert support in professional matters within the scope of the Association and in project management. It is a body of selected experts with experience in digitalizing local government, open data, legal, and cyber security issues. The Committee of the Association elects the Project Board for two years.
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Member meeting
The Members' Meeting is the supreme body of the Association, which represents the interests of the member governments. It elects and dismisses the Committee. The Membership Meeting shall comprise representatives of all members who meet the requirements to join the Society.
Členové výboru
Lucie Smolka
chair of the CommitteeLucie is a lawyer dealing with modern technologies and intellectual property. She founded the Open Content Association, runs the Czech branch of Creative Commons, and works in advocacy. She currently leads Open Cities, dealing with external partner relations, member care, presentation, and creating a sustainable vision.
Jiří Marek
deputy chair of the CommitteeJiří has been working on openness in various forms, from open science to open code to open data. He serves as deputy chair of Open Cities and is involved in the direction of the organization and product development.
Jiří Hlavenka
member of the CommitteeJiří is a mentor and advisor in matters of the direction of the Association. He takes care of planning the development of the membership base and the focus of the Association. He has moved from the nuclear power industry by establishing a publishing house and an online shop to co-owning many companies and investing in innovative start-ups. He continuously contributes to the building of a modern and digitalized public administration.
Lenka Kováčová
member of the CommitteeLenka is our expert in communication and event management. She is a long-time advocate for building and supporting a community of stakeholders connected by open source, civic tech, and especially open data. She has worked at the OSF Foundation and was at the birth of Česko.Digital and is currently working also in the Ministry of the Interior.
Vacant position
member of the CommitteePosition for the 5th member is currently empty.
Projektová rada
Vaclav Klecanda
Head of the Project BoardIT specialist
Lukáš Jelínek
Project Board memberIT specialist
Jan Mareš
Project Board memberIT specialist
Ivor Kollár
Project Board memberLadislav Nešněra
Project Board memberIT specialist
Martin Dvořák
Project Board memberData specialist
Benedikt Kotmel
Project Board memberData specialist
Ondřej Caletka
Project Board memberIT specialist
Jáchym Čepický
Project Board memberGIS specialist