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4th April 2018 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


Prague Convention Bureau has been helping event organizers for ten years

Prague Convention Bureau celebrates 10th anniversary this year. Over the last ten years, the Prague Convention Bureau has participated in acquiring more than 630 events with the attendance of almost 293,000 delegates. They have generated a total of 620 thousand roomnights worth more than 1.2 billion Czech crowns (€ 47.5 million).

4th April 2018 / Competitiveness / Energy and Environment


Electromobility is a Way to Sustainability for MONETA Money Bank

At MONETA Money Bank, the fourth largest domestic bank with one million customers, we focus on sustainability to achieve long-term success and profitability.  

4th April 2018 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs


Czech Companies Consider Well-Being, Data and Experience the Main Human Capital Trends

Czech firms find employee well-being to be of the greatest importance (92%). Nevertheless, only 57% of respondents believe that their firm is ready for it. These are the conclusions of Deloitte’s latest Global Human Capital Trends report. The survey included over 11,000 respondents across 124 countries worldwide, including the Czech Republic.

29th March 2018 / Competitiveness / Tax & Finance


CMS European M&A Study: Sellers take centre stage as European M&A deal value surges in 2017

  • European M&A witnessed a bumper year in 2017 compared to 2016, whilst global M&A activity fell by 3% in value and 1% in volume.
  • Sellers were more successful in shifting risk to buyers in private company M&A than at any time in the last decade
  • Stark differences in seller/buyer risk allocation remain embedded in the US and European deal structures for private company M&A

29th March 2018 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


Commercial Zones Are Changing Their Character

One of the commercial spaces of 21st century is Ponávka in Brno

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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