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AmCham Digitizing Czechia conference: The progress is better than what the headlines would have you believe.
At AmCham’s third Digitizing Czechia event, Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Bartoš reported on the government’s progress toward digitization, and listed his priorities heading into the final year of this governing coalition. The progress is better than what the headlines would have you believe. The priorities illustrate how much political fragmentation is preventing us from fully exploiting the potential provided by an ever-expanding array of digital tools.
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Amendment to the Employment Act: Overview of new provisions applicable from July 2024
With effect from 1 July 2024, the amendment to the Employment Act introduces several changes, particularly in the area of employment of foreigners. Below is a summary of the most important changes.
Changes in the area of employment of foreigners in connection with the amendment to the Employment Act
On 1 July 2024, an amendment to Act No. 435/2004 Coll., on Employment, comes into legal force and introduces several important changes in the area of employment of foreigners.
WITTE Automotive is Expanding Further in Ostrov in the Karlovy Vary Region. New Panattoni Park Ostrov South Will Bring Hundreds of Jobs
In Ostrov near Karlovy Vary, in the new industrial park Panattoni Park Ostrov South, construction of a 65,000 sqm building has begun.The first tenant will be WITTE Automotive Czechia, an international manufacturing company specializing in the development and production of system solutions for the automotive industry. The developer of the project is Panattoni and the completion of the hall is planned for 2025.
Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy
- Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
- The City Campus as Idea Factory
- Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
- Government as a Competitive Advantage, including Digitization
Advocacy Priorities for 2023
Technology, People, Infrastructure
Actions Recommended in Areas:
1. Establishing Policy Objectives for Research.
2. Research Investment and Cooperation. Big Bets (Key Technology Projects).
3. Establishing Databases for Tracking Public Policy Outcomes.
4. Public Procurement as an Innovation Tool.
5. Immigration of STEM Talents.
6. Digitization of Immigration.
7. Adult Reskilling and Upskilling.
8. Digitization of Land Use.
9. Infrastructure Development, including Technology Parks.
Read the documents in English and Czech.
Policy pipeline
In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.
