Good governance
This section details initiatives to make government a competitive advantage. It includes analysis and reports of government initiatives, as well as data on accountability and performance measures.
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EconLab: Czech single-bid procurement in 2015: Czech Republic among worst EU member states
Single-bid procurement is a case of public procurement where there is only one bid. In 2015, there were 6,409 such tenders in the Czech Republic reaching total volume of EUR 2 bn. This is the highest number of such tenders recorded so far. Although labelled as highly exceptional form of public procurement, they accounted for approximately 1/3 of all tenders in the country, which places the Czech Republic into a group of the worst performing countries in the EU...
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AmCham Policy Report 2016, Issue 1 - February 1
AmCham published its 1st Policy Report on Good Governance and Economic Development in 2016.
Last fall, AmCham debated what our advocacy priorities should be for 2016. We made a strategic choice. We would get back to what we like to do: pursue economic development issues. Since so many others had jumped into the fight against corruption, we felt we could cut back our hours there, and start examining how research could contribute to higher value-added exports, or how the Prague-Brno corridor could become the primary catalyst for the Central European region. We slid good government to fourth, and last, place among our economic priorities. Read the report...
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Prague Post: Czech named CoE special representative on migration and refugees
Following reports and allegations of human rights violations against migrants and refugees in Europe, Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland has appointed Czech Tomáš Boček as Special Representative on Migration and Refugees. Jagland said: “We will be looking for new legislative initiatives in member states and if necessary also intervene...
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