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Eurostat: Czech Republic has one of biggest increases in EU in R&D intensity since 2004, high share of R&D funding from abroad | No. of applications at EPO more than doubled
Recently published Eurostat data show the biggest increases in R & D intensity (in percentage point terms) between 2004 and 2014 were recorded in Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Austria. High shares — in excess of 20.0 % in 2013 — of R & D funding from abroad were reported in Latvia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic and Malta, for example
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CzechInvest, Technology Agency: Brochure Research and Development in the Czech Republic
The Government agency CzechInvest in cooperation with the Technology Agency TA CR have prepared a new version of Brochure Research and Development in the Czech Republic.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce: The Future of UK-EU Relations: Priorities of the U.S. Business Community
The British people opted for change when they voted on June 23 for the United Kingdom to negotiate an exit from the European Union. Whether this break with the status quo benefits the UK in the long run will depend chiefly on the choices Prime Minister Theresa May and her cabinet will make in the months ahead. Overview of Brexit webinars inside.
Joint position paper by AEL, AmCham EU, APRA, DIGITALEUROPE and SEMI: Enabling the Circular Economy: Ensuring a free flow for products for repair, remanufacturing and refurbishment
The associations supporting this position paper represent industries with strong business models in the circular economy: repair, remanufacturing and refurbishment. The medical devices refurbishment business alone is worth nearly €500 million p.a., the IT-Remanufacturing market in the EU generated revenues of about 6.9 billion $ in 2012.
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.
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.
