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17th May 2017 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


Prague Congress Centre: Prague keeps 11th position among world congress destinations

The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) has shortlisted the best congress destinations in 2016. Prague ranks11th globally and 9th in Europe. 

16th May 2017 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


IMF: Czech Rep needs a well calibrated combination of monetary, macroprudential, financial, structural, and fiscal policies

The Czech economy is doing well. Growth is solid and the unemployment rate is low. Inflation is back at the target level. The public finances are in good condition, and the banking system is liquid and profitable. However...

15th May 2017 / Economic policy / Trade and Investment


W.Stacey, AmCham CZ: "The first thing we need to do is realize that the US and the EU need to make sure that they remain calm."

"If I could give one piece of advice to Czech exporters, I would say vote for the parties in the election that support the European Union," Weston Stacey, Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic, says in an interview for investicniweb.cz.

15th May 2017 / Competitiveness / Technology, R&D and Innovation


Brno University of Technology air driven car succeeds in race in Hungary

Pneumobile cannot be an alternative to gasoline, diesel or electricity driven cars, but compressed air could become a complementary means of transmission of torque onto wheels. The Czech pneumatic vehicle reached the maximum speed of 42.4 km per hour and traveled the distance of 4 km using one air bottle (placed in the vehicle frame).

14th May 2017 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda


Pew Research Center: The Future of Free Speech, Trolls, Anonymity and Fake News Online

Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center conducted a large-scale canvassing of technology experts, scholars, corporate practitioners and government leaders. Some 1,537 responded to this effort between July 1 and Aug. 12, 2016 (prior to the late-2016 revelations about potential manipulation of public opinion via hacking of social media). They were asked: In the next decade, will public discourse online become more or less shaped by bad actors, harassment, trolls, and an overall tone of griping, distrust, and disgust?

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.

 

 

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