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10th March 2017 / Competitiveness / Education


QS Top 10 Student Cities - According to Students: Prague, Brno in the top 10

Between December 2016 and January 2017, more than 18,000 students and graduates rated their cities in eight categories: arts and culture, affordability, nightlife, employment opportunities, diversity, tolerance and inclusion, ease of getting around, and friendliness. Czech cities Prague and Brno made it to the top 10 student cities.

10th March 2017 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


PCB on MICE tourism: Prague welcomed the largest number of events over the past decade

According to the data published by the Prague Convention Bureau, there were 2,528 events held in Prague in 2016, of which 85% took place in hotels, and the rest in other venues, congress centres and at universities.

9th March 2017 / Economic policy / Trade and Investment


AmCham EU/Center for Transatlantic Relations: The Transatlantic Economy 2017: US FDI in Czech Rep decline, affiliate employment grows

U.S. foreign direct investment in the Czech Republic has more than doubled over the past ten years to $5.8 billion in 2015, but declined from $7.2 billion in 2014.Estimated affiliate employment in the Czech Republic is among the highest in eastern Europe, with American firms employing an estimated 95,013 workers in 2015, 6,000 more than the year before. The Czech Republic has 1.2% share of European app economy jobs (19,700 app economy jobs), the 2017 Transatlantic Economy report says.

9th March 2017 / Politics / Elections


MEP M.Schaake on transatlantic relations: We have come a long way, and should not fall into a trap of viewing the situation in oversimplified terms

The transatlantic relation will be more horizontal, based not as much on government to government relations, but rather on connections between companies, civil society and citizens that are likeminded.

9th March 2017 / Amcham best office news /


Presentations from Real Estate Market Outlook 2017

How can you use real estate to create competitive advantage for your business? What is the current state of the real estate market in Prague and in the Czech Republic? What are its threats and opportunities?

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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