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25th March 2020 / Competitiveness / Education


Virtual School Experience

With our campuses now closed, we want to reassure our families that, until we re-open, we continue to offer a high quality, age-appropriate education from Prague British International School through our Nord Anglia Virtual School Experience. We shared a parents’ guide to helping our families get the most out of their child’s Nord Anglia Virtual School Experience and we would like to share it with your community too. 

25th March 2020 / Competitiveness / Health Care


Helping with crisis information website for Czech Ministry of Health

The voluntary group of IT experts (under Česko.Digital community) helped to create a crisis information website for Czech Ministry of Health about the coronavirus outbreak in the Czech Republic koronavirus.mzcr.cz in a very short time with a great ability to manage the huge turnout of visitors. Vaclav Jirovský, Cloud Solution Architect, MSD IT is the author and driver of the technical solution described in the article below.

24th March 2020 / Politics / Business and Industry


COVID-19: Measures taken by European governments

What measures are taken by European governments to tackle the spread of hashtagCOVID and to keep our economies afloat? Read this daily update compiled by our Public Affairs network to stay on top of new developments.

24th March 2020 / Politics / Business and Industry


COVID-19: a multi country overview of supportive measures

The continued spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is forcing governments to take drastic measures to take back control over the human impact of COVID-19 and reduce the number of contaminations. There is no doubt that this pandemic is equally having a detrimental impact on the global economy. 

24th March 2020 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Liberation package to alleviate economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic in the Czech Republic

The Czech Government will provide tax breaks in relation to the spread of the coronavirus diseas, which should help entrepreneurs to cope with the loss of income. e State will provide tax breaks in relation to the spread of the coronavirus contagion which should help entrepreneurs to cope with their loss of income.

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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