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.

Spotlight issue

29th June 2021 / Good governance / Digital Agenda


Digitizing Czechia: Outlining ways forward

Last week, government representatives and AmCham experts discussed how the pandemic served as the necessity that forced both government and companies to invent new and better ways to work - and how digitization was a primary tool in that reconstruction. In cooperation with the Institute for Politics and Society, we covered the waterfront on digitization: from healthcare to mobile office to 5G to cloud computing to manufacturing to education. Much has been done and much more needs to be done.
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25th June 2021 / Good governance / Social Responsibility


Vodafone offers help in tornado-hit areas. It will provide free services and donate phones with SIM cards

In times of crisis, it is most important that people can stay connected. That's why Vodafone is offering a helping hand to anyone whose life was affected by last night's natural disaster. People and businesses in the worst affected areas in Hodonín and Břeclav will not be charged for services, whether it is a mobile tariff, internet or TV, for two months. 
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24th June 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Definition of the company’s scope of business

As a result of recent Supreme Court Decision NS 27 Cdo 3549/2020, we recommend that companies recheck the correctness of the scope of their business, which is recorded in the commercial register and stated in the memorandum or articles of association. According to the above case law, business activity defined only as “manufacturing, trade and services not listed in Annexes 1 to 3 of the Trade Licensing Act” is considered as having no legal effect because of the lack of detail, and therefore shall be disregarded.
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