Competitiveness / Technology, R&D and Innovation
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.
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Eurostat: Czech Republic has one of the greatest gender gaps in ICT specialists, second greatest share of e-sales turnover for SME
According to Eurostat Digital Economy & Society in the EU 2018 edition, in 2016, a large majority of ICT specialists who were employed in the EU were men (83 %), their share rising from 78 % in 2010. This gender distribution of ICT specialists was in contrast to the distribution for total employment, where the genders were broadly balanced (54 % men and 46 % women). Female ICT specialists were under-represented in all EU Member States and the largest gender gaps were found in Slovakia (91 % were men) and the Czech Republic (89 %). The highest shares of female ICT specialists were recorded in Bulgaria (30 %) and Romania (26 %).
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eu-startups.com: 10 Czech startups to watch in 2018
The Czech Republic is known for a solid infrastructure, a highly educated and skilled workforce, and relatively low wage costs. No wonder that many interesting companies were born here – AVG, Avast, Apiary to name just a few. This month we took a close look at the Czech startup scene and created a list of 10 promising startups to watch in 2018.
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AmCham CZ: CVUT and GE Aviation: Creating the ecosystem for prosperity
Yesterday, with its research partner GE Aviation in attendance, the Czech Technical University (CVUT) announced an agreement which will put four turboprop engine ground test cells into university labs, as well as provide the university one airplane fitted with a turboprop engine for testing. In the next few weeks, engineers from CVUT and GE will begin their work inside this new, state-of-the-art test cell.
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