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18th October 2017 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


OLAF 2016 report on fraud

Currently, nine Member States (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta and Slovakia) have adopted a National Anti-Fraud Strategy (NAFS), the European Anti-Fraud Agency OLAF 2016 report states.

17th October 2017 / Competitiveness / Tax & Finance


Property Lending Barometer 2017

A survey of banks on the prospects for real estate sector lending in Europe.

17th October 2017 / Politics / Elections


Aon's Political Risk Quarterly 2017

This quarter, four countries experienced a change in their country risk ratings, with all of them marking a deterioration.  This is the first quarter, in some time, that there have been more downgrades (countries experiencing an increase in political risk) than improvements.

16th October 2017 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda


Tanja Vainio, GM ABB talks with Dita Přikrylová, Marcela Pechová and Michaela Hergetová on Women in Tech

Showing women the attractiveness of tech and the support from the people around them are the key factors for having more women in the tech industry. Thank you very much to Dita Přikrylová and Markéta Pechová for joining me in a panel discussion! If you missed the live show, here is the rerun, Tanja Vainio, Country Managing Director, ABB Czech Republic is inviting to view the talk. Moderated by Michaela Hergetová.

16th October 2017 / Economic policy / Health Care


Invitation: "Reimbursement in 2018 and What's Next?"

Healthcare 2.0 initiative invites to a panel discussion, which will take place on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 3 pm in the NHÚ AV ČR building, Politických vězňů 7, Praha 1, 2nd floor, room No. 7. The key issue for the discussion is "Reimbursement in 2018 and What's Next?".

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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