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6th May 2020 / Good governance / Public Procurement


Public Procurement in the Construction & Infrastructure Sector webinar

The public sector remains a prominent force in business as well as a primary source of orders across various industries. While the stakes in public procured services and products can be high, procurement processes can be overly formal and require a substantial time investment from a bidder. The COVID-19 pandemic does not seem to have affected the infrastructure development pipeline, and the Czech government announced that it remains committed to investing in infrastructure.

We would like to invite you to join us for webinar session where we will turn the spotlight on the particulars of public procurement in the Construction and Infrastructure sector.

28th April 2020 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Covid-19 and changes in the field of procedural deadlines, insolvency and enforcement

In order to alleviate the most urgent difficulties in the field of court proceedings, insolvency and enforcement caused by the coronavirus situation and the state of emergency, it was necessary to adopt several fundamental measures. Therefore, a new Act on some measures to alleviate the impact of the epidemy of the coronavirus SARS CoV-2 to persons participating in court proceedings, aggrieved persons, victims of criminal offences and legal entities, and on amendments to the Insolvency Act and Law Enforcement Act was adopted. The Act newly addresses especially the field of procedural deadlines and introduces some measures in the field of insolvency and court enforcement of decisions. Attorneys from Taylor Wessing list below a brief summary of the most important changes that will affect all of us in relation to the new Act. At the same time, they also point out that it must be borne in mind that the newly effective Act neglects completely a fundamental area of substantive time limits.

Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy

  1. Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
  2. The City Campus as Idea Factory
  3. Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
  4. 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.

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