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Off to Work We Go: The Future of the Office
CBRE’s Julie Whelan and Brandon Forde on how major companies are viewing the future of the office in the COVID era.
The Czechs have exchanged distance summer destinations for stays in neighboring states, but they did not give up the Adriatic sea
- In the first two weeks of July, 13% less T-Mobile SIM cards abroad than last year
- Tunisia, Egypt, Serbia - a drop of almost 100%
- More tourists went to Slovakia and Poland
Will COVID-19 vaccines ‘save the world’?
Innovators are sprinting to develop inoculations against the novel coronavirus. Here, we summarize the latest information on research timelines and the potential impact of a vaccine on the pandemic—and society.
Pitfalls of managing transfer prices by means of marketing services
The Municipal Court in Prague confirmed the tax administrator’s approach reclassifying marketing services contracted and provided to abroad to ‘consideration received from a third party’. In the court’s opinion, the services were rendered directly to the Czech recipients of the goods. The consideration received from abroad shall thus enter into the tax base of local sales of the goods, and shall be subject to Czech VAT.
CTP plans to reduce waste generation at Spielberk from 300 tonnes to 55 tonnes annually
CTP is investing almost CZK 40 million in reconstruction and modernisation
Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy
- Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
- The City Campus as Idea Factory
- Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
- Government as a Competitive Advantage, including Digitization
Advocacy Priorities for 2023
Technology, People, Infrastructure
Actions Recommended in Areas:
1. Establishing Policy Objectives for Research.
2. Research Investment and Cooperation. Big Bets (Key Technology Projects).
3. Establishing Databases for Tracking Public Policy Outcomes.
4. Public Procurement as an Innovation Tool.
5. Immigration of STEM Talents.
6. Digitization of Immigration.
7. Adult Reskilling and Upskilling.
8. Digitization of Land Use.
9. Infrastructure Development, including Technology Parks.
Read the documents in English and Czech.
Policy pipeline
In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.