Andrej Kona

University of St. Cyril and Methodius of Trnava - Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda · Faculty of Social Sciences

Cross border cooperation can be a solution for the development of the economy of areas geographically located at state borders. Based on the data of the Slovak Smart City Index, we compare districts according to their maturity within the overall data and data for the Smart Economy pillar. This study examines whether districts with a state border ar...

Although the topic of implementing smart technologies in cities and towns in Slovakia is not a new one, the process as such is only in its beginnings. The implementation of smart solutions provides opportunities to improve the quality of governing within local governments, more effective cooperation between individual departments, as well as possib...

The number of people living in and around cities is growing exponentially. Adjacent urban areas are expanding and the number of required services is increasing as the population grows. This creates requirements that need to be addressed comprehensively for the whole region and not individually for local governments. A functional urban area and its...

On 13 May 2019, the National Council of the Slovak Republic voted on the Act 31/2002 novelization. This Act regulates the Higher Education. Novelization changes the number of mandates of senior officials of universities from two consecutive mandates to unlimited. The media published a lot in short paragraphs, and many institutions had confused stat...

In 1967 at the Expo 67 in Montreal a new film was introduced entitled Kinoautomat (subtitled: One Man and his House). Kinoautomat was conceived by Radúz Činčera and it was shown in a specially adapted cinema screening room where each chair had been equipped with two control buttons-one red and one green. During the screening, the film was interrupt...

This paper provides a comparison between the Coat of Arms and the Brand. In order to outline the characteristic features of the Coat of Arms and the Brand, it is important to look back at how communication developed throughout history. The Coat of Arms was used in chivalry and by the aristocracy as a representative tool. Today, Brands show features...

For many years now Slovakia has been endeavouring to establish its own brand. There has been much failure, criticism, but also some progress and breakthroughs. In 2015 there was a failed attempt at public procurement with a budget of almost half a million euros. That same year, the Council of the European Union Presidency logo was created for under...

Getting a tourist attraction is more than complicate and tourism has a big economic impact on the country. However, for the country to remain competitive, it must focus on and use modern technology to its advantage. Gamification is at the forefront of interest in many business, education, and healthcare sectors. Travel destinations using gamming ca...

In traditional understanding public diplomacy means governmental communication directed at a foreign audience with the aim of achieving a change in the thinking and feeling of people. Nonetheless, public diplomacy may also focus on the domestic audience, namely in two ways: input from the country's inhabitants for formulating foreign policy (engage...