Správa Informačních Technologií

What Správa Informačních Technologií does

Správa Informačních technologií města Plzně (SITMP) is a contributory organization (příspěvková organizace) wholly owned by the city of Plzeň in the Czech Republic, established to deliver IT infrastructure, citizen digital services, and smart-city programs on behalf of the municipal government. Headquartered at Dominikánská 4 in Plzeň, SITMP provides direct IT support to city departments, all 26 Plzeň elementary schools, the city transport company (PMDP), and citizens, alongside a portfolio of educational and innovation programs.

The technical scope combines municipal IT services with sensor-based urban monitoring and citizen-facing apps. Core platforms include the SITLab sensor/camera network, a 3D digital twin of Plzeň used for urban-planning simulation, and the ParkSimply Plzeň mobile app for parking payment. Sub-brands extend the surface: Centrum robotiky (10-year robotics education program serving thousands of children and teachers), Drony SIT (drone operations and an unmanned-flying festival), SIT Port (coworking for tech startups), and TechTower (a technology-park innovation hub opened in February 2023 in a former brewery building). Product modules deployed in schools and on city infrastructure include VR Rescue (virtual-reality first-aid training), the MARCO school-travel app, and e-government tools (Portál občana, Plznito, TutaPlzeň, Otevřená data).

Revenue is not publicly disclosed and comes primarily from two streams: core municipal budget allocations from the City of Plzeň and competitive EU research-and-innovation grants. Documented EU funding totals roughly €970,000 across five multi-year projects (CLIMABOROUGH, URBREATH, EPIC, EUREKA, GOLIA) under Horizon Europe, Interreg Europe, and the European Urban Initiative, with budgets running from 2023 through 2029. Direct go-to-market is sales-light: services are delivered as public-sector provision rather than commercial transactions, no pricing is published, and the customer base is essentially the city, its institutions, and its residents. Operational scale is ~51–100 employees under director Luděk Šantora.

Name

Správa Informačních Technologií

Legal name

Správa informačních technologií města Plzně, příspěvková organizace

Website

https://sitmp.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SITMP is the municipal IT organization of the City of Plzeň, Czech Republic, delivering IT infrastructure, citizen-facing digital services, robotics education, and smart-city projects to city departments, 26 elementary schools, and Plzeň residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Plzen

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Budget Allocation: Core funding from the city of Plzeň as a contributory organization (příspěvková organizace) providing IT services to municipal government, schools, and citizens
2. EU Research and Innovation Grants: Horizon Europe, Interreg Europe, and European Urban Initiative funding for smart city, climate, and mobility projects including CLIMABOROUGH (€202,937.50), URBREATH (€251,250), GOLIA (€198,500), EPIC (€120,000), and EUREKA (€197,900)

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SITMP is the municipal contributory IT organization of the City of Plzeň, providing comprehensive IT infrastructure, technical and end-user support, citizen-facing digital services, smart city solutions (digital twin, IoT, parking management, drones), and technical education programs (Centrum robotiky and VR Rescue first-aid training). Operations are funded through the municipal budget of Plzeň and through competitive EU Horizon Europe and Interreg Europe grants awarded for smart city, climate adaptation, and mobility pilots.

Product overview

SITMP is a municipal IT organization operating as a unified platform-plus-modules architecture. Core offerings include IT services for the City of Pilsen, the Robotics Center (educational programs), SIT Port (coworking/startup support), and Drones SIT. The product portfolio spans citizen-facing services (parking apps, citizen portals, open data), EU-funded smart city projects (CLIMABOROUGH, URBREATH, GOLIA focusing on climate, mobility, and urban innovation), and technology infrastructure (digital twins, sensors, VR training). Key products interconnect: parking services feed into mobility data; robotics education and SIT Port support the broader innovation ecosystem; EU projects leverage digital twin and sensor technologies for urban planning. The TechTower technology park anchors the startup community. The organization positions itself as a smart city enabler with both operational services and innovative pilot projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TechTower: Technology park for startup community, opened February 2023, located in former brewery building
• Centrum robotiky
• SIT Port
• Drony SIT

Products and services

• IT Services (Služby IT) Comprehensive IT services for the City of Plzeň, including technical and IT support for municipal schools, government administrative systems, and smart city infrastructure delivered as a contracted public service.
• Centrum robotiky (Centre of Robotics) Robotics education center offering courses, clubs, day camps, competitions, and teacher training for children and students in modern technologies; one of SITMP's three primary service pillars.
• SIT Port Coworking space and startup community inside TechTower supporting young entrepreneurs, technology startups, and the Spořáci community of young people interested in robotics and technology.
• Drones SIT (Drony SIT) Drone operations and unmanned aircraft services for the City of Plzeň, including the unmanned flying festival and municipal drone-related projects.
• ParkSimply Plzeň Mobile App Mobile application for parking fee payment and management across all parking zones in Plzeň; users purchase virtual parking tickets by entering vehicle registration numbers and paying online via credit card, with support for multiple vehicles per user.
• Self-Service Parking Cards (Samoobsluha na parkovací karty) E-commerce platform for virtualized residential and subscriber parking cards with remote identity and vehicle registration verification; sends email notifications for subscription expiry.
• VR Rescue (VR First Aid Training for Schools) Virtual reality first aid training program for schools, developed by Plzeň-based company CIE Group and selected by SITMP via PINE; includes VR headsets, resuscitation manikins, and software licenses.
• TechTower Technology Park Technology park and startup ecosystem hub located in Plzeň's former brewery; supports technology entrepreneurship and houses the SIT Port coworking community.
• MARCO Mobile App (School Travel Companion) Mobile app for optimal school route planning, eco-challenges, and environmental impact tracking for students and parents; includes motivational elements like points, badges, and leaderboards as part of the CLIMABOROUGH traffic calming pilot.
• Citizen Portal (Portál občana) E-government portal that enables citizens of Plzeň to handle administrative procedures and life situations online.
• Plznito (Citizen Reporting App) Citizen reporting application for submitting feedback and reporting civic issues in the City of Plzeň.
• TutaPlzeň (City Living Information Platform) Information platform providing residents and visitors with information about living well in the City of Plzeň.
• Open Data (Otevřená data) Platform Open data platform providing municipal datasets for public reuse, supporting transparency and civic innovation in Plzeň.

Quantifiable outcome

• VR Rescue first aid training reached approximately 7,000 students and hundreds of teachers across 26 elementary schools in Plzeň
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FIT ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIT Consulting serves as project coordinator for GOLIA (Horizon Europe). The project involves 21 partners testing innovative mobility governance models in Florence, Plzeň, and Antwerp.
• Lisbon CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLisbon Council serves as project coordinator for URBREATH (Horizon Europe). The four-year project involves 37 partners from 12 European countries focusing on urban climate adaptation.
• ANCI ToscanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANCI Toscana (Italy) serves as project coordinator for CLIMABOROUGH (Horizon Europe). The project connects 27 European cities aiming to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
• Municipality of PratocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Italian Municipality of Prato leads the EPIC project (European Urban Initiative) with nine partners from public and private sector. Plzeň participates as transfer partner learning industrial tourism best practices.
• European Cities - EUREKA ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSITMP participates in EUREKA bringing together eleven partners from Italy, France, Greece, Czech Republic, Spain, Belgium, Poland, Ireland, Finland, Ukraine and Sweden to share climate neutrality know-how. Led by Prato (Italy).
• TechTowercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSITMP supports TechTower, a startup community and technology park opened in February 2023 in Plzeň's former world-famous brewery. Part of the Plzeň Innovation Ecosystem (PINE) supporting technology entrepreneurship.
• Plzeň-TURISMUSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSITMP collaborates with Plzeň-TURISMUS on the EPIC project to transfer industrial tourism know-how to Plzeň and apply it at the TechTower technology park.
• Department of Grants and ITI (Plzeň)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Department of Grants and ITI coordinates GOLIA project activities in Plzeň in cooperation with SITMP. Partners include 21 entities across Florence, Antwerp, and Plzeň pilot cities.
• Pilot Cities (Madrid, Cluj-Napoca, Talinn, Leuven)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerURBREATH pilot cities where nature-based solutions and climate adaptation methodologies are developed and tested. Plzeň participates as follower city alongside Athens, Parma, Aarhus, and Kajaani.
• CIE GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlzeň-based company providing VR Rescue first aid training program. Passed through Plzeň Innovation Ecosystem (PINE) and selected by SITMP to provide VR training to all 26 elementary schools in Plzeň.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Global incumbent offering smart city, building, and mobility solutions for municipalities. Overlaps with SITMP's digital twin, traffic, and citizen engagement deployments, though it serves cities broadly via a vendor model rather than as a municipal operator.
• Microsoft CityNext: Microsoft's smart city / government initiative offering cloud, citizen engagement, and data platforms for municipalities. Comparable to SITMP's citizen portal, open data platform, and e-government services, though as a global cloud platform vendor.
• Atos Smart City & Digital Government: European IT services group with dedicated smart city and public sector digital transformation offerings. Comparable to SITMP's municipal IT, smart city, and citizen services portfolio, though as a large commercial systems integrator.
• Hitachi Smart City: Hitachi's smart city portfolio covering mobility, energy, and digital infrastructure for cities. Comparable to SITMP's integrated smart city and mobility governance (GOLIA/SOMI) work, though as a diversified industrial conglomerate.
• Cisco Smart City Solutions: Global technology vendor providing networking, IoT, and smart city infrastructure to municipalities. Comparable to SITMP's IoT sensor networks, SITLab monitoring, and city connectivity layer, though at much larger scale and as a commercial vendor.

Emerging players

• Unicorn (Czech Republic): Major Czech IT systems integrator delivering public sector and enterprise solutions. Comparable to SITMP on the IT services-for-Czech-government dimension, though as a commercial vendor rather than a city-owned entity.

Others

• Itron (Smart City / Smart Infrastructure): Provider of smart infrastructure solutions (metering, lighting, sensors) for cities and utilities. Tangentially comparable to SITMP's citywide sensor / SITLab deployments and open data platform, though focused on utilities infrastructure.
• Honeywell Smart Cities: Global vendor offering smart city, building, and air quality monitoring solutions. Comparable to SITMP's air quality, traffic, and environmental data sensing stack (CLIMABOROUGH / SITLab), though as a diversified industrial vendor.

Direct peers

• Operator ICT Prague: Prague's municipal IT organization providing IT infrastructure, e-government services, and digital solutions to the City of Prague. Closest direct peer to SITMP as both are city-owned contributory IT organizations serving a major Czech municipal government.
• Brno Communications (Brno IT org): Municipal IT and smart city services for the City of Brno. Comparable to SITMP as another Czech city-owned entity delivering digital public services, citizen portals, and smart city infrastructure to a regional capital.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sitmp_cz
• Facebookfacebook.com/sitmp.cz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sitmp

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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