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It was in July 2004 when Michal Štencl, with his partners, founded Sygic. 👨‍💼 Since then, it's been 18 years of unceasing effort to be the best in the world – 18 years of many first-places, innovations, tackling challenges of several industries, and bringing new technologies to them. From navigating fleets to the navigation of commuters and travelers, truck drivers, and caravanners to the solutions for insurance and automotive. 🚗 Sygic has grown up into an adult, always putting people in the first place and still keeping its young mindset!

It is no secret we hope to have much more women in IT. There is a soft spot in our hearts for organizations such as Aj Ty v IT , that supports women opportunities in tech companies or any other companies. They aim to empower, educate and motivate women and girls.

Usually we meet under the Christmas tree and review the past year. Unfortunately COVID has not allowed us to meet so we had to postpone and meet in February.

Last few days it might have felt as the summer is over. Hoping for Indian Summer to come, we want to share some Challenge Day memories with you. We love to work hard and play hard. Our value Challenge reminds us of how important it is to regularly try something out of our comfort zone to learn, improve, and enjoy. Challenge Day is an event when basically everyone from Sygic leaves their comfort zone and tries something new, usually involving getting sweaty, dirty, having to swim or climb. This year we decided to conquer Maly Dunaj.

We all know a unique energy the spring brings. Setting the new goals, saying “yes” to each opportunity, working harder than the previous year. However, things don’t always go the way we expect. Great motivation and passion can be followed by great exhaustion, apathy, and loss of purpose. Especially in these “online” days when remote work is more demanding and intruding into your personal life, it is essential to take care of your mental health.

Christmas time is finally here! Even though this year has had very special atmosphere (not only in a good way), it would not be a proper end of the year without soaking in the Christmas spirit.

Education of young people is our favourite CSR topic! For a while Sygic has been a partner to OpenLab - a platform where high school students work on real projects, learn both hard skills and soft skills, such as team work, giving and receiving feedback. OpenGate, a presentation of students´ projects, took place at our office last year, however, this year when everyone switched into online, this event was not an exception. Therefore, students faced another challenge within their projects and that is - presenting their projects fully online.

We consider education one of the most important values of society. Therefore we proudly support initiatives that strive to improve education - especially of technical skills in young people. One of such organisations is Aj ty v IT that is on a mission to make women fall in love with IT.

Innovation has been the Sygic fuel since ever. And one of the most popular internal events is Innovation Day, which celebrates this value. Even though this year has special atmosphere, we wouldn't miss the chance to create something new and original.