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18th October 2016 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


TOL.org: Prague’s Festival of Lights

Hundreds of thousands of attendees wandered through the Prague city center to admire 22 spectacular sites put on by artists from all over the world.

18th October 2016 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


Radio Praha: World’s deepest underwater cave discovered in Czech Republic

A team of explorers recently found the world’s deepest underwater cave located in the eastern part of the Czech Republic. 

18th October 2016 / Politics / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


Club of Rome: Reinventing prosperity - report

The Club of Rome think-tank presents 13 proposals to reduce unemployment, inequality and climate change. 

 

13th October 2016 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2016 shows strengths, weaknesses of some Czech regions

The Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2016 looks at regions of the EU Members States from various points of view. The Czech Republic recorded one of the highest increases in R&D intensity in the EU (as for regions, leaders are the Jihovýchod, Praha and Střední Čechy regions). The Severozápad and Jihozápad regions are among regions with the highest share of students following vocational education. The Severovýchod region reported the highest share of industrial workforce among the EU regions, the report says.

13th October 2016 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


European Commission/UN Habitat: The State of European Cities 2016: Czech Rep high no. of small municipalities, high motorisation rate, Prague high share of green areas | Case study on Prague's public transport services improvement

The publication The State of European Cities 2016 covers the 28 EU member states and the countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), i.e. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland and focuses on demographic, economic, mobility, societal and environmental trends and trends in urbanisation. The report shows high motorisation rates in the Czech Republic and the capital city Prague, compared with the rest of Europe, but points at Prague's improved transport services, or large green areas within the capital city. Also, since early 1990s, the number of municipalities rose the most in the Czech Republic (+50%], Croatia and Slovenia, the report says.

 

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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