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Pharmaboardroom.com: W.Stacey of AmCham CZ: "Our suggestion is that policy makers and the healthcare system focus on healthy life years of the Czech people rather than quarrelling about spending."
The executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic discusses measuring the impact that healthcare policy changes have on the healthy life years of Czechs. Furthermore, he identifies the Czech people as a most important asset which sets the nation apart from its neighbors.
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Google+Conference Sources of Czech Competitiveness
On June 28, at the Senate, the Upper Chamber of the Czech Parliament, representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic Michal Nebeský of Citibank, Michal Klimeš of Silicon Graphics, Ondřej Krajíček of Y Soft, Tomáš Kolár of Linet and Radim Passer of PasserInvest Group gave presentations about specific areas of competitiveness in the Czech Republic.
Eurostat: Czech GDP per capita 15th highest in EU28 | Share of shadow economy in Czech Rep higher than 11% of GDP
Czech GDP per capita is at 85% of the EU28 level, the 15th highest in the EU28, recent Eurostat data show. The share of shadow economy in the Czech Republic amounts to more than 11.25% of GDP, a study published by EY and Master Card showed.
AmCham EU’s assessment of the first results of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)
The American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (AmCham EU) believes that productive public investments and effective policies that promote private investments are key enablers of growth and competitiveness.
Eurostat: 16 students per 1,000 Czechs graduate in science, mathematics, computing, engineering, manufacturing, or construction | OECD Skills Matter report
In the Czech Republic, there are 16.6 graduates in tertiary education aged 20-29 in science, mathematics, computing, engineering, manufacturing, or construction per 1,000 inhabitants, the Eurostat data say.
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.
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Policy pipeline
In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.
