Last year, a project of LINET and University of Hradec Králové became the winner in one of four main categories of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic Awards, which annually awards the best applied research projects. Last year's absolute winner was the project “COVID-19 Infodemic: AI communication platform suppressing the infodemic.” Its main researcher, Václav Moravec, dedicated the Czech Idea statuette to the winners of all categories of the TA CR 2022 Awards.

The EU Digital Identity Wallet Consortium (EWC), was selected by the European Commission to run one of the Large Scale Pilots for the new EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI) ecosystem. Avast, a leading digital security and privacy brand of Gen™, sits on the Executive Team of the consortium, having been closely involved in its formation. The EUDI Wallet is a part of the proposed eIDAS2.0 regulation, which will provide all European citizens access to a trusted digital identity provided by their government and accepted by all EU Member States and EFTA.

EU member states will newly be required to adopt binding regal regulations under which listed companies must staff their boards such that the underrepresented sex is not put at a disadvantage.

A draft amendment to the Labour Code is heading to the chamber of deputies. The bill has undergone significant changes since last autumn when it was first published. From an employers’ perspective, the changes to the rules for working from home are very favourable.