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Quality and efficiency measurement - the must for quality health care procurement
On March 30 about 150 representatives of hospitals, public sector institutions, companies and healthcare professionals met at the Health Care Conference: How much courage do we need for good quality public procurement? held under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance.
Public procurement: from the cost to the value
Experts in public procurement met on March 30 to discuss current situation and how has procurement reform improved ability to procure higher quality goods and services with Dan Ťok - Minister of Transport, Jaroslav Kračún - European Commision, DG GROW, Daniel Weinhold – Weinhold Legal and representatives of Jindřichův Hradec - Bohumil Komínek – Deputy Mayor and Martina Pechová - Head of the Department of Regional Development.
Mastercard 2017 Masterindex survey on Pan-European E-Commerce Trends
According to the Mastercard 2017 Masterindex survey on Pan-European E-Commerce Trend, more than 40% of Czech online shoppers have never bought from foreign websites.
Prague.tv: Prague ranked 9th by Tripadvisor
The city fell three spots, and the description is a bit outdated, Prague.tv writes.
Eurostat: Manufacture of vehicles, transport dominates industrial production growth in the Czech Republic. CEE comparison inside
In the Czech Republic, the highest industrial production growth in 2010-2016 was reported in "Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers" (65.5%), followed by "Manufacture of other transport equipment" (47.6%), "Manufacture of electrical equipment" (41%) and "Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment" (27.9%), recently published Eurostat data show. CEE comparison inside.
Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy
- Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
- The City Campus as Idea Factory
- Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
- 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.