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Radio Praha: Visitors could get more from Prague by 'slowing down', says Prague City Tourism head
In most respects 2016 was a good year for tourism not least in the Czech capital, which saw yet another increase in the number of visitors. But there were complications as well, Radio Praha writes.
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EU's 2016 Employment and Social Developments report: 3.2% of Czech respondents think they have the computer skills they need to do their job well | Conferderation of Industry and Trade: Current employment issues - conference
Industry’s share of total employment is by far the highest in the Czech Republic, followed by Slovakia and Poland, while Cyprus, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom recorded the lowest share of employment in industry. In all Member States this share is decreasing, EU's 2016 Employment and Social Developments report says, among others.
CICDP: 14 European countries incl. Czech Republic seek ban on data localization
Czech Industry Coalition on Data Protection CICDP points to the fact that a coalition of 14 countriesm including the Czech Republic, agreed on 2 December on a position to push the European mission to propose a legislative ban on unjustified laws that keep data within national borders.
Czechs find the world’s highest growing plant, measure the highest waterfall
Czech scientists have recently discovered what is believed to be the world’s highest growing plant. While carrying out research in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas, they came across six species of a tiny plant, no bigger than a coin, clinging to a gravel on Mount Shukule, at an elevation 6,150 metres above sea level, Radio Praha writes.
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.
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Policy pipeline
In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.
