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Brno City State Report 2019
Data is an essential for the Brno’s development and it is a condition for both more and less important decisions being taken based on knowledge, not impressions and unrealistic wishes. And if the Brno City State Report brings you to the city’s data portal – data.brno.cz, one of the report’s objectives will be met. Apart from complete statistics, charts, data interpretation and source links you can also find useful applications from various areas of the city life there.
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PCB: Prague Hosted Record Number of Meetings Last Year and Remains in the World’s Top Ten Most Popular Meeting Destinations
Prague, 14th May 2019 – Prague hosted a record number of conferences and congresses in 2018. Over 4,500 events took place in its collective accommodation establishments last year – that is more than a third of all events held in the Czech Republic. The Czech metropolis welcomed almost 540,000 delegates from all over the world. At the same time, Prague occupied the ninth position in the international ranking of the most popular meeting destinations this year.
Eurostat: Female students under-represented in ICT
According to Eurostat, about 1.3 million people were studying Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the European Union (EU) in 2016. Girls and women were largely in a minority, accounting for only 17 % of all ICT students.
Transformations of commercial companies have their pitfalls
A large number of various types of transformation take place in the Czech Republic annually. However, each transformation has its pitfalls. In an interview with Jan Šafránek, partner of bnt Prague office, we discover what principles of company transformations in practice work and what do not.
Is it possible to say what forms of transformation are most popular in the Czech Republic?
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.
