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15th June 2017 / Politics / Elections


Invitation: Public Affairs seminar: Months of uncertainty: How to get your business ready for the election period

Grayling, together with the Chamber of Commerce of the Czech Republic, would like to invite you to a breakfast seminar on business challenges during the election period. As the general elections are approaching, political environment is getting less predictable. The purpose of this event is to discuss pitfalls and opportunities that will arise in the upcoming 6 months.

14th June 2017 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


Czech Statistical Office: Foreign visitors number rose by over 25% in the past four years

The number of foreign visitors in the Czech Republic grew by 11.7%. In the past four years, foreign visitors number rose by 25.7%.

14th June 2017 / Politics / Elections


C.Gershman/National Endowment for Democracy: Reagan’s Westminster Address and Democracy 35 Years Later

At the end of May a group of democratic intellectuals and activists from more than two dozen countries gathered in Prague under the auspices of Forum 2000, an organization founded by Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who turned president in Czechoslovakia, to consider how to reverse the alarming decline of liberal democracy in the world today.

13th June 2017 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs


OECD 2017 Employment Outlook does not expect Czech employment-to-population ratio to exceed 63% by 4Q 2018

According to the OECD Employment Outlook 2017 report, the Czech Republic is among the best performers with one of the lowest unemployment and low income rates. OECD does not expect the country to increase its employment-to-population ratio between 4Q 2016 and 4Q 2018.

9th June 2017 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


AmCham CZ Board of Directors material: Overview of Advocacy Priorities 2H2017

The AmCham Czech Republic Board of Directors discussed our second half of 2017 advocacy plan and the potential impact of the parliamentary elections on the economy at its final meeting of the 2016-2017 membership year.

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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