More than three hundred significant Czech and Slovak companies joined this year’s Aon Benefit Survey. The survey maps the current offer of benefits and employee benefits, and based on its results, the companies are able to compare their offer with the external market.

The conference Social responsibility and quality in public procurement will be held on September 20, 2018, 9 AM - 17 PM, at the Congress Centre of the Czech National Bank, Senovážné náměstí 30, Prague 1, and is organized by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic.

All tools can be used for good or ill. Even a broom can be used to sweep the floor or hit someone over the head. The more powerful the tool, the greater the benefit or damage it can cause. The last few months have brought this into stark relief when it comes to computer-assisted facial recognition – the ability of a computer to recognize people’s faces from a photo or through a camera. This technology can catalog your photos, help reunite families or potentially be misused and abused by private companies and public authorities alike, Brad Smith, President, Microsoft writes.

Boston Consulting Group released their 2018 Sustainable Economic Development Assessement (SEDA) focused on wealth and well-being. The analysis included 152 countries and used data from 2007 through 2016, finding out, among other things, that countries that focus on enhancing well-being not only raise the standard of living of their citizens but also set their country up for stronger and more resilient economic growth.