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15th March 2017 / Competitiveness / Trade and Investment


OECD: Czech regulatory restrictiveness towards FDI is low | Cesko v datech: Czech Rep has 11,000+ brownfields

The Czech Republic has one of the lowest level of discrimination against foreign investors, OECD data show.

13th March 2017 / Economic policy / Health Care


P. Vepřek Healthcare 2.0: Why we need to complete the reform of our healthcare system

Our healthcare system begun transformation from state central control and command system into regulated market with citizens as customers some 25 years ago. This process was not completed so far and our current system concentrates defects of both systems, says MUDr. Pavel Vapřek, heading the Initiative Healthcare 2.0.

13th March 2017 / Competitiveness / Education


Ihned.cz: For some politicians, analysts and elites, it has become normal to state that Czech automotive industry is a set of assembly plants

For some politicians, analysts and elites, it has become normal to state that whole automotive industry in the Czech Rep is a set of assembly plants. But this is not true. The automotive sector comprises research and development, too, ihned.cz writes. Recent trends in university, vocational education graduates inside.

13th March 2017 / Competitiveness / Trade and Investment


London Economics/AmCham EU: Czech Republic 3rd in Single Market integration index in 2015 (updated)

The study by London Economics published by AmCham EU describes how each Member State has integrated into the EU’s single economic area and measures the impact on their economies.

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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