Community Česko.Digital

Česko.Digital is a community of expert volunteers from many fields, from IT to project management to marketing, who spend their free time helping the state and non-profit organizations and changing the Czech Republic for the better. It was founded in 2019 by Jakub Nešetřil, Radka Horáková and Eva Pavlíková. There are currently over 6,500 volunteers in the community, making it the largest civic-tech organization in Europe. The goal of Česko.Digital is a future in which technology serves people, regardless of time, place or social conditions.

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Expert volunteers

The most important ones, without whom it wouldn't work. The community of more than 6,500 expert volunteers from many disciplines ranging from IT to project management to marketing. Their role is irreplaceable - pro bono they have helped or are helping the state and non-profit organizations with digitalization, changing the Czech Republic for the better. And what do some of them have to say about their experience with Česko.Digital ?

Core team

The number of tribal team members changes irregularly, but the aspirations and values remain the same. With paid time and the necessary context, the tribal team is fully committed to the development of the organisation, service design and community care. At the same time, they create the organisation's strategy and branding to help achieve the goals set. It is also responsible for communicating the organization's benefits and uniqueness and building relationships with government, nonprofits, the public and other organizations.

Jan Kotara

Chief Executive Officer

In my role, I enable others to focus on their tasks and maximise productivity by contributing to the facilitation of the organisation's operations and processes.

Veronika Quek

Chief Strategy Officer - Systemic change

I look after the strategy for the whole organisation to help us make the most of technology in the public sector. I coordinate activities in our systems change map. I make sure our work is meaningful, effective and leads to digital transformation.

Julia Baraniakova

Head of Partnerships

I care about our partners and donors. I am involved in the development of strategy no.d, including financial support and long-term financial stability. I am expanding the network of supporters and expert organizations supporting Česko.Digital on the path to fulfilling our vision.

Romana Pokorná

Programme & Project Lead

I take care of the functioning of the Česko.Digital community primarily from a volunteer perspective. My goal is to keep our volunteers happy and motivated and to make sure they take away a positive experience. I help set up background processes based on input from the community.

Anežka Müller

Community Experience Lead

I take care of the Česko.Digital community and help build and maintain the online environments in which we operate. Open discussion forum Discuss.Digital, a community Slack, a platform with opportunities for engagement. I also design the background processes to make everything work as it should.

Jindřich Oukropec

Brand Product Owner

I am responsible for the image, reputation and communication strategy of the organisation. I link communication to organisational goals and deal with what we say, to whom and how we say it. I ensure that our messages are consistent and that our values are upheld.

Martina Habová

Marketing & Communication Lead

I am responsible for the visibility and promotion of the community of expert volunteers, their activities and impact. I work with marketing specialists.

Lukáš Návesník

Digital & Production Lead

I manage audiovisual content and lead the dobro.production team and our edu.digital learning platform. I co-create graphics for social media, blog articles and educational materials. I act as a liaison between marketing & IT.

Tomas Znamenacek

Programmer

I take care of programming the Česko.Digital website and generally maintaining and developing the internal tools.

Lujza Kotryová

Service Designer

I am responsible for the design leadership of the Digital Inclusion project, which aims to help digitally excluded people bridge the digital divide. I make sure that we don't forget them when digitizing the Czech Republic.

Tereza Vaskova

Event Lead

I take care of everything related to organizing events at Česko.Digital - hack days, meetups, lectures, conferences. I'm responsible for event strategy, keeping the event plan up to date and I'm in charge of the good-team that helps with the implementation of events.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is composed of experienced experts with different competences. It helps with the direction of the organisation and spreads its good name. It also supports the CEO, consults and proposes solutions for important milestones of the organisation and ensures compliance with legislation and rules. He consults on an ongoing basis and meets every 3-4 months.

Eva Pavlíková

Non-Profit Founder

Jakub Nešetřil

Startup Founder, Non-Profit Founder, Tech Geek

Dita Formankova

Director & Founder Czechitas, Director Diversity & Inclusion and Communities / Gen

Michal Bláha

Director & Founder

Ondřej Zapletal

Collaborative Philanthropy and Nonprofit Strategist