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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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AmCham annual Macroeconomic Outlook: More return on Government spending needed
AmCham held its annual Macroeconomic Outlook with Czech National Bank Vice-Governor Eva Zamrazilová, and with featured topic experts Eric Heymann, Senior Economist at Deutsche Bank and Ondřej Zabloudil, Director, Financial Advisory, Real Estate and Construction at Deloitte.
Mondelēz promotes innovation, invests $58MM in Opava
Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ), the creator of iconic household brands such as Oreo cookies and Milka chocolate, has announced a new investment of $58MM to expand production of innovative chocolate-covered wafers at its factory in Opava, Czechia. The ambitious investment schedule will commence immediately, the investment will create about 100 new jobs, and it will allow the company to expand production of chocolate covered round wafers to reach the capacity of 22,000 tons a year.
ExxonMobil Global Outlook: Our view to 2050
The Global Outlook is ExxonMobil’s view of energy demand and supply through 2050.
A foundation of our business plan, the analysis is based on a long-term assessment of:
- Economic trends
- Advances in technology
- Consumer behavior
- Climate-related public policy
A new public underground P+R car park has been opened in Prague’s Roztyly district, right next to the metro station of the same name
The recently completed Roztyly Plaza office building opened an underground P+R (Park and Ride) car park with a capacity of 100 parking spaces. It offers the general public covered car parking on the first underground level of the building directly on the metro line C “Roztyly”. Drivers can conveniently park their cars here every day for a flat rate of CZK 50.
New European rules for artificial intelligence
This March, MEPs approved new rules for artificial intelligence (AI), the so-called Artificial Intelligence Act. This was presented by the European Commission in April 2021. It is the world's first comprehensive AI legislation. The Act aims to improve the functioning of the internal market by setting a single legal framework for the development, launch and use of AI. The AI Act also seeks to reduce the administrative and financial burden on businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises.
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.
