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11th April 2023 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


The Office for Personal Data Protection has updated the guidelines and rules for cookies and cookie bars

Technical cookies

At first, according to the Office, it is important to distinguish whether personal data is processed via "technical cookies" or "non-technical cookies". If the website only uses technical cookies that are necessary for its own operation, there is no need to use a cookie bar, however, the website users have to be informed of this fact (including a recommended list of cookies used and their purpose). If there is related processing of personal data, such information must also comply with the requirements of the GDPR.

3rd April 2023 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Foreign Investments Control in CEE – Updated Practical Guide

Foreign Investments Control in CEE – Updated Practical Guide
❔ Who is considered a foreign investor?
❔ Which investments are subject to control?
❔ What are the sanctions for non-compliance?

30th March 2023 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Dealmaking in CEE remained resilient in 2022 despite unprecedented regional and global headwinds

Mazars, the international audit, tax and advisory firm, today releases a new report, in association with Mergermarket, which reveals that dealmakers in the CEE region have adapted rapidly to the tougher environment that emerged in 2022.

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.

Policy pipeline

In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.

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