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11th October 2016 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs


OECD Society at a Glance 2016: Young Czechs in 2007-15: Shrinking youth population, rising employment of those with higher education, disinterest in politics

OECD's Society at a Glance 2016 report addresses the growing demand for quantitative evidence on social well-being. This issue focuses on youth. In the Czech Republic, the youth population shrunk markedly since 2007. Between 2007 and 2015, overall youth employment dropped by 17%, while among young people with higher education it increased by 7%.

11th October 2016 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


OECD Entrepreneurship at a Glance 2016: Czech Republic: Start-up birth rates fall

OECD 's Entrepreneurship at a Glance 2016 introduces data from a new online small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) survey prepared by Facebook in co-operation with the OECD and the World Bank, and features a special chapter on SME productivity, and indicators to monitor gender gaps in entrepreneurship. The analysis shows downward trend in Czech self-employed rates or start-up birth rates, among others. 

7th October 2016 / Politics / Elections


Institut pro politiku a společnost: Life after Brexit:: A new forward for the EU - public debate

The Institute for Politics and Society has the honour to invite you to a public debate organised within the international conference Forum 2000: Life after Brexit:: A new forward for the EU

6th October 2016 / Politics / Elections


Eduin.cz: Pre-election assessment of programs of political parties in the area of education

Eduin.cz brings pre-election analysis and assessment of programs of political parties in the area of education in the Czech regions.

6th October 2016 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


EconLab: Report on financing of political parties | Transparency International: Monitoring of financing of election campaigns

The latest EconLab analysis of political party financing in the Czech Republic covers financing of 32 political parties until 2015. It is based on data collected by the politickefinance.cz server and publicly accessible databases and filters. Transparency International Czech Republic has been monitoring financing of election campaigns

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.

Policy pipeline

In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.

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