Effective March 1, 2026, the activities previously carried out by the Department of the Council for Research, Development and Innovation will be transferred from the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, specifically to the R&D&I Management Department within the newly established Research, Development, and Innovation Section. (The change was approved by Government Resolution No. 122 of January 23, 2026.)
The Council for Research, Development and Innovation (R&D&I Council) remains an advisory body to the government, but its organizational base is being transferred to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
For further communication, please use the new email addresses in the following format:
name.surname@mpo.gov.cz; for shared mailboxes, use address@mpo.gov.cz (e.g., hodnoceniVaVaI@, rvv@).
The original mobile numbers of individual staff members remain valid.
Research, Development and Innovation Section
Director General of the R&D&I Section – Ing. Martin Švolba
tel. 224 853 118, e-mail martin.svolba@mpo.gov.cz
Secretariat – Sabina Reichová
tel. 224 853 575, e-mail sabina.reichova@mpo.gov.cz; rvv@mpo.gov.cz
R&D&I Management Department
Director of the R&D&I Management Department – Daniel Všetečka, MSc.
tel. 224 852 242, e-mail daniel.vsetecka@mpo.gov.cz
Secretariat –
Public Relations – MgA. Mgr. Vendula Kodetová
Tel. 224 852 306, cell 702 129 834, e-mail vendula.kodetova@mpo.gov.cz
Research Organization Evaluation Unit
Head of Unit – Ing. Mgr. Kateřina Miholová, Ph.D.
Tel. 224 852 340, e-mail katerina.miholova@mpo.gov.cz; hodnoceniVaVaI@mpo.gov.cz
Strategic Management and R&D&I Policy Unit
Head of Unit – Ing. Tomáš Holinka, Ph.D.
tel. 224 852 863, e-mail tomas.holinka@mpo.gov.cz
R&D&I Financial Management and Programs Unit
Head of Unit – Ing. Hana Bakičová
Tel. 224 853 447, e-mail hana.bakicova@mpo.gov.cz
The complete structure of the R&D&I Section can be found here https://mpo.gov.cz/assets/cz/rozcestnik/ministerstvo/o-ministerstvu/2026/3/Organizacni-struktura-3--3--2026.pdf
Current addresses:
Council for Research, Development, and Innovation
Office of the Government of the Czech Republic
nábř. E. Beneše 4, 118 01 Prague 1
e-mail rvv@mpo.gov.cz
data box ID: trfaa33
electronic address of the mailroom: posta@vlada.gov.cz
Research, Development, and Innovation Section
Ministry of Industry and Trade
Na Františku 1039/32
110 15 Prague 1
e-mail rvv@mpo.gov.cz
data box ID: bxtaaw4
electronic address of the mailroom: posta@mpo.gov.cz
Please use the address of the Office of the Government on E. Beneš Embankment (nábř. E. Beneše) as the R&D&I Council’s mailing address.
The headquarters of the R&D&I Management Department – R&D&I Section is located in the building of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Thank you.
