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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26th November 2015 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency

Good Governance: Chamber of Deputies passes Act on Registry of Contracts. Public contracts over CZK50,000 to be published, otherwise will be invalid.

110 out of 116 MPs voted for the Chamber of Deputies' version of the draft Act on Registry of Contracts on 24 November 2015. Only 27 MPs supported the Senate's version of the bill that did not include strict disclosure rules. Public contracts will be published in a central online registry from mid...

24th November 2015 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency

Good Governance: EconLab/Charles University/ceska-justice.cz: Mandatory disclosure of contract data - one mistake per contract on average found

Profile of a contractor is an electronic tool that makes some public contracts data accessible to public. EconLab, an organization at the Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University in Prague, used software to go through all contractors' profiles and found many mistakes - one mistake per con...

19th November 2015 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency

Good Governance: Outcomes of conference Insolvency - end point or new chance?

Conference "Insolvency - end point or a new chance?" organized by Insolcentrum took place in the Chamber of Deputies on 12 November 2015. The outcomes of insolvency proceedings in the Czech Republic show that general public and businesses do not trust Czech legal order. No one-off solution or amen...