The future of aviation is seen in hydrogen technologies

25. septembra 2025

At the invitation of AKI SR, Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia for the Recovery and Resilience Plan and the use of EU funds Peter Kmec and State Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth Ján Hrinko visited TOMARK company.

On Wednesday, September 24, 2025, a visit to the companies of the TOMARK group took place in Prešov, attended by Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia for the Recovery and Resilience Plan and the use of EU funds Peter Kmec and State Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic Ján Hrinko. The visit was held at the invitation of the Critical Infrastructure Association of the Slovak Republic, which was represented at the event by President Tibor Straka and Chairman of the Supervisory Board Matej Michalko. The new division of the traditional company TOMARK, TOMARK PROTON s.r.o. is among the leading Slovak innovators in the field of hydrogen technologies and is a member of AKI SR.

During the visit, representatives of TOMARK, s.r.o., Tomark Aero s.r.o. and TOMARK PROTON s.r.o. presented large-scale production of chassis for truck trailers, the aviation division and especially the current state of the IPCEI project (Important Project of Common European Interest) H2 VTOL. The main goal of the project is, in addition to developing hydrogen tanks, to build one of the first aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing powered by hydrogen.

"Hydrogen technologies are not just a topic of the future – they are already our real chance today for a greener and competitive economy," said Deputy Prime Minister Peter Kmec.

Discussion focused on the importance of this project from the perspective of high added value and increasing Slovakia's position in the innovation ranking. Hydrogen is perceived as one of the main technologies of the future. It brings ecological solutions with reduced carbon footprint, strengthens the country's energy security and opens space for new innovative projects.

Meeting participants also opened the topic of necessary continuity of grant financing, thanks to which first-class Slovak brains were attracted from abroad. "If we want Slovakia to remain attractive for talented scientists and engineers, we need stable and predictable conditions for supporting research and innovation," added State Secretary Ján Hrinko. Attention was also paid to the importance of cybersecurity of emerging know-how, which is crucial for long-term strategic protection of technological solutions and innovations. "Innovation without security has no future. Protecting our know-how is as important as creating it," emphasized AKI SR President Tibor Straka.

The Critical Infrastructure Association of the Slovak Republic actively supports its members in the field of innovative technologies and cybersecurity, therefore it considers the visit of the Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia for the Recovery and Resilience Plan and the use of EU funds and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth as a significant step towards deepening cooperation between the state, industry and research sphere. The common goal is for Slovakia to be able to harness the potential of hydrogen technologies and become part of the modern and ecological energy transformation.

Budúcnosť letectva vidia vo vodíkových technológiách

25. septembra 2025
Na pozvanie AKI SR podpredseda vlády pre plán obnovy a znalostnú ekonomiku Peter Kmec a štátny tajomník ministerstva školstva, výskumu, vývoja a mládeže Ján Hrinko navštívili firmu TOMARK.

When hackers cut through the open path: inside the 95 million euro per day crisis at Jaguar Land Rover

23. septembra 2025
The halt of global production at Jaguar Land Rover due to a cyberattack reveals an uncomfortable truth about modern industry. When hackers can paralyze assembly lines from Britain to Slovakia with just a few keyboard clicks, it testifies to a fundamental shift in industrial vulnerability.

Keď hackeri pretnú otvorenú cestu: vo vnútri krízy za 95 miliónov eur denne v Jaguar Land Rover

23. septembra 2025
Zastavenie globálnej produkcie v Jaguar Land Rover v dôsledku kybernetického útoku nám odhaľuje nepríjemnú pravdu o modernom priemysle. Keď dokážu hackeri niekoľkými kliknutiami na klávesnici paralyzovať montážne linky od Británie až po Slovensko, svedčí to o zásadnej zmene v zraniteľnosti priemyslu.

Critical Infrastructure in the Spotlight: AKI Meeting with the Administration of State Material Reserves of the Slovak Republic

12. septembra 2025
On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, an important meeting took place between the Critical Infrastructure Association of the Slovak Republic and another central state administration body in the critical infrastructure sector, namely the Administration of State Material Reserves of the Slovak Republic (SŠHR).

Kritická infraštruktúra v centre pozornosti: rokovanie AKI so Správou štátnych hmotných rezerv SR

12. septembra 2025
V stredu 10. septembra 2025 sa uskutočnilo dôležité rokovanie Asociácie kritickej infraštruktúry Slovenskej republiky s ďalším ústredným orgánom štátnej správy na úseku kritickej infraštruktúry, ktorým je Správa štátnych hmotných rezerv Slovenskej republiky (SŠHR).

Critical Infrastructure Association of the Slovak Republic negotiates about financing costs for critical subjects' resilience

27. augusta 2025
The Critical Infrastructure Association of the Slovak Republic (AKI SR) is negotiating with critical subjects and ministries about a suitable financing model for the resilience of critical subjects and the preservation of basic services. The Association is convinced that the entire burden of costs should not be borne only by critical subjects, but that the state should help finance the resilience of critical infrastructure, for example from European funds, and also support negotiations with banks on preparing advantageous loans towards developing threat analyses, security audits and subsequently projects to eliminate identified deficiencies. AKI SR will, in accordance with this proposal, initiate negotiations with the Slovak Banking Association and with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic for the recovery plan and knowledge economy. AKI SR is gradually concluding cooperation memorandums with ministries in accordance with the sectors that are under their responsibility according to the critical infrastructure law.

Asociácia kritickej infraštruktúry SR rokuje o financovaní nákladov na odolnosť kritických subjektov

27. augusta 2025
Asociácia kritickej infraštruktúry Slovenskej republiky (AKI SR) rokuje s kritickými subjektami a ministerstvami o vhodnom modeli financovania odolnosti kritických subjektov a zachovania základných služieb. Asociácia je presvedčená, že celé bremeno nákladov by nemali niesť len kritické subjekty, ale aby štát pomohol financovať odolnosť kritickej infraštruktúry napríklad z európskych fondov a podporil aj rokovania s bankami o príprave výhodných úverov smerom k vypracovaniu analýz hrozieb, bezpečnostných auditov a následne projektov na odstránenie zistených nedostatkov. AKI SR bude v súlade s týmto návrhom iniciovať rokovania so Slovenskou bankovou asociáciou a s podpredsedom vlády SR pre plán obnovy a znalostnú ekonomiku. AKI SR postupne uzatvára memorandá o spolupráci s ministerstvami v súlade so sektormi, ktoré sú v zmysle zákona o kritickej infraštruktúre v ich zodpovednosti.

We continue negotiations on cooperation with sectoral ministries: meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic

25. augusta 2025
Representatives of the Critical Infrastructure Association of the Slovak Republic participated on August 21, 2025, in a working meeting on the issue of the Critical Infrastructure Strategy in the agriculture and rural development sector of the Slovak Republic.

Pokračujeme v rokovaniach o spolupráci so sektorovými ministerstvami: stretnutie na Ministerstve pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka SR

25. augusta 2025
Zástupcovia Asociácie kritickej infraštruktúry Slovenskej republiky sa 21. augusta 2025 zúčastnili na pracovnom stretnutí k problematike Stratégie kritickej infraštruktúry v rezorte pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka SR.

Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the SR and Critical Infrastructure Association of the SR - beginning of partnership for resilient critical infrastructure

19. augusta 2025
As part of developing cooperation across all critical infrastructure sectors, another significant meeting of the Critical Infrastructure Association of the Slovak Republic took place on August 14, 2025, this time at the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic.