Competitiveness

This section feature research, opinion and progress reports on how the Czech Republic compares to other EU countries economically. It includes analysis of international rankings such as the WEF and World Bank.

Spotlight issue

26th September 2017 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


Manufacturing Roundtable at Moduslink Brno

The representatives of the main manufacturing companies located in Brno accepted an invitation by Weston Stacey from the American Chamber of Commerce to meet and discuss two topics connected to their business, these being Automation & Industry 4.0 and the challenging situation in the labour market.
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25th September 2017 / Competitiveness / Technology, R&D and Innovation


CzechInvest/M.Rychlik: “The Air is Our Sea” – thanks to aviation

The Czech aviation industry has a century-long tradition. The Czech Republic remains one of only a few countries that are able to produce a complete aircraft: from the airframe through the engine to the electronics, Martin Rychlik writes for czech-research.com.
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21st September 2017 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda


Eurostat: Less than 35% of Czech businesses had ICT security policy in place in 2015

Nowadays, practically all businesses in the EU (98 %) use computers and among those, only 32 % have a formally defined ICT security policy. For large businesses, this share reached 72 %, while it was less than one third for SMEs (31 %). In 2015, according to Eurostat, less than 35% of Czech businesses had ICT security policy in place, but this is still above the EU average.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic