According to the 2016 Social Progress Index, in the Basic Human Needs Dimension, Czech Republic performs best on Water and Sanitation and has most opportunity to improve on the Shelter component. In the Foundations of Wellbeing Dimension, Czech Republic scores highest on Access to Basic Knowledge but lags on the Health and Wellness component. In the Opportunity Dimension, Czech Republic is strongest on Personal Freedom and Choice and has the most room to improve on Tolerance and Inclusion.

The key is adaptability. Worries about decreasing attention spans, digital withdrawal disorder and “fear of missing out” syndrome illustrate the shifting landscape of the future. Advances in biotechnology and smart drugs will continue to raise difficult technical and ethical questions as well as provide new opportunities. All of these issues need to be part of a long-term strategy to help education keep pace with modern society, OECD's Tracey Burns, Project Leader, Directorate for Education and Skills writes.

The Czech capital hosted the 2016 European Rubik’s Cube Championship, as the cube, a Hungarian invention, came home to Central Europe. The event saw a new European record for fastest single solve with a time of 5.13 seconds, the TOL.org portal wrote.

 As emigration pressures are likely to persist, CESEE countries will continue to face significant challenges, with some SEE and Baltic economies facing larger emigration pressures than other countries in the region. The IMF analysis Emigration and its Economic Impact on Eastern Europe highlights some of the issues that CESEE policymakers need to pay greater attention to so as to assess the effects of emigration on their economies. The report also discusses how the EU, as a beneficiary of CESEE emigration, could support the efforts of CESEE countries in mitigating the negative effects of emigration on these countries’ economic potential and convergence prospects.