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21st September 2018 / Competitiveness / Tax & Finance


Digital Transformation in Financial Services

The financial services sector is at a pivotal point in its evolution. Disruption, new business models, FinTechs, payments, cryptocurrency, cyberthreats, greater collaboration and data legislation are all transforming the sector - and regulators are scrambling to keep up.
The sector has made great strides towards digital transformation, but there are still barriers to innovation. How do industry insiders see financial services evolving: which will be the real game-changers, how will the industry transform over the next few years and are institutions and regulators keeping pace?

21st September 2018 / Good governance / Digital Agenda


Asking the right questions to define government’s role in cybersecurity

There is no one-size-fits-all approach for governments to manage cybersecurity. But asking some key questions can help leaders get started.

20th September 2018 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


The CEE real estate market has been one of the most dynamically developing markets across Europe. Will this trend continue?

The CEE real estate market has been one of the most dynamically developing markets across Europe and has enjoyed strong interest from a wide range of developers, investors and occupiers across all sectors. Will this dynamic and rapidly developing market continue at such pace for the coming years?

20th September 2018 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda


EC EIDES: More networking and support needed to boost Czech digital entrepreneurship

During the last decade digitisation has transformed the character of entrepreneurial activities as for both the entrepreneurial opportunities and the practices to pursue them. In this context, to ensure that the new productivity potential is fully deployed to the benefits of economic growth and societal welfare, policymakers need adequate metrics to monitor digital entrepreneurship. The European Commission published its European Index of Digital Entrepreneurship Systems.

20th September 2018 / Politics / Trade and Investment


AmCham Germany meets US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in Washington, DC. Chance for constructive talks between the US and Europe on the trade dispute

Washington, DC, September 19, 2018 – A delegation from AmCham Germany is currently in Washington, DC to hold talks with high-ranking US decision makers on transatlantic business relations. AmCham Germany President Frank Sportolari says, "We currently see the chance for solution-oriented dialogue in the trade conflict with the US."

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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