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

17th May 2017 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


Prague Congress Centre: Prague keeps 11th position among world congress destinations

The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) has shortlisted the best congress destinations in 2016. Prague ranks11th globally and 9th in Europe. 
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15th May 2017 / Competitiveness / Technology, R&D and Innovation


Brno University of Technology air driven car succeeds in race in Hungary

Pneumobile cannot be an alternative to gasoline, diesel or electricity driven cars, but compressed air could become a complementary means of transmission of torque onto wheels. The Czech pneumatic vehicle reached the maximum speed of 42.4 km per hour and traveled the distance of 4 km using one air bottle (placed in the vehicle frame).
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14th May 2017 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda


Pew Research Center: The Future of Free Speech, Trolls, Anonymity and Fake News Online

Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center conducted a large-scale canvassing of technology experts, scholars, corporate practitioners and government leaders. Some 1,537 responded to this effort between July 1 and Aug. 12, 2016 (prior to the late-2016 revelations about potential manipulation of public opinion via hacking of social media). They were asked: In the next decade, will public discourse online become more or less shaped by bad actors, harassment, trolls, and an overall tone of griping, distrust, and disgust?
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic