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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Radio Prague: Czech research could help pave way for rapid data storage. Czech scientists help explain early universe
Czech researchers from the Academy of Science have taken part in a discovery which could dramatically increase the speed of saving computer data. Also, Czech scientists have contributed to research explaining the state of the galaxy today...
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Deloitte: Czech Republic Corporate R&D Report 2015. Tax and grant support for research and development activities.
The most significant problem in the current system of the support for research and development consists in the tax uncertainty when assessing subsidies or tax deductions by taxation or other authorities. This is according to one third of responding companies that participated in the third survey conducted by Deloitte in cooperation with the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA ČR) in the first half of 2015.
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World Intellectual Property Indicators - 2015 edition: Czechs are intense users of utility models
According to the World Intellectual Property Indicators covering IP filing activity in 2014, the Czech Republic ranks 29th (patents), 30th (marks) and 37th (designs) in total (resident and abroad) IP filing activity by origin. Compared to patents, the Czech Republic, China Hong Kong (SAR), the Philippines, Slovakia and Ukraine are intense users of utility models...
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