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ILO: Safe Return to Work: Ten Action Points
This tool provides guidance to employers, workers and their representatives on preventive measures for a safe return to work in the context of COVID-19, conforming to well established ILO principles and methods on occupational safety and health risk management.
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2020 European Semester: European Commission Recommendations for Czechia
According to the European Commission, the current crisis has shown the need for crisis preparedness plans in the health sector, which include in particular improved purchasing strategies, diversified supply chains and strategic reserves of essential supplies. They are key elements for developing broader crisis preparedness plans.
Information for Passengers Subject to Measures Applied by the Czech Government
CZECH GOVERNMENT DECREE EFFECTIVE 11 May 2020*:
- A ban on entering the territory of the Czech Republic for all arriving foreigners (tourists) except for foreigners with temporary or permanent residency in the Czech Republic. EU citizens may also enter the territory of the Czech Republic according the published conditions for the purpose of economic activity or university studies.*
CBRE launches CEE & SEE Working from home survey Top 5 findings: Employees miss the human aspects of their regular offices
During the COVID-19 lockdown, CBRE, leader in the real estate consultancy market, has conducted a large-scale study about working from home experience by asking a total of 1,200 employees in Czech Republic, the CEE and SEE regions. What the respondents miss most are the communication with colleagues, the clear separation between work and leisure time and seeing otherswork around them, as indicates the CEE & SEE Working Home Survey launched by CBRE Research.
Mobility atlas: In april, the mobility of people in Bohemia and Moravia begins to get to usual levels
The data of the Mobility Atlas, a joint project of TMCZ and VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, calculated in the IT4Innovations national supercomputer center, confirm the increase in the mobility of the population of the Czech Republic during April. The data show that life in the country is beginning to return to normal. People are no longer afraid to leave their homes and travel much more both on weekends and on weekdays. They started shopping, walking outside or working again.
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.
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Policy pipeline
In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.
