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10th January 2017 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


2017 Outlook - a summary, various sources (updated)

An overview of predictions for 2017 by various organizations, businesses, for global economy and various sectors, as well as for the Czech Republic follows.

9th January 2017 / Economic policy / Employment and Social Affairs


Czech Workforce Report 3: Prague employment and average wage by occupation for the period 2011-2015

63% of employment in Prague is of professionals or technicians. Between 2011-2015 average wage grew for key occupations in the private and public sector, except for private sector managers. Public sector managers received the highest increase in pay of all occupation. Private sector managers were the only occupation to experience wage decrease. See more findings in a report drafted by the AmCham team.

5th January 2017 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


Ministry of Finance, Czech National Bank: Assessment of the Fulfilment of the Maastricht Convergence Criteria and the Degree of Economic Alignment of the Czech Republic with the Euro Area (2016)

The document describes how well the Czech Republic is fulfilling, and will fulfil in the coming years, the Maastricht criteria (price stability, public finance sustainability, exchange rate stability and convergence of long-term interest rates) and the degree of alignment of the Czech economy with the euro area.

5th January 2017 / Economic policy / Trade and Investment


Ministry of Industry & Trade: Impacts of CETA on Czech economy - study

The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade published an analysis of impacts of CETA, the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, on the Czech economy. The study was prepared by the Technical University in Liberec.

4th January 2017 / Competitiveness / Technology, R&D and Innovation


Czech Statistical Office: Share of ICT specialists on total employment in the Czech Republic has been rising

According to the analysis Information economy in figures - 2016 published by the Czech Statistical Office, the share of ICT specialists on the total employment in the Czech Republic has risen since 1995 from 1.2% to 3.1% in 2015. In 2015, 10% of ICT specialists were women and 71% of the specialists attained doctoral or master’s level of education. The share of ICT professionals, managers and engineers rose from 0.5% in 1995 to 1.7% of the total employment.

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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