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Carnegie Europe asks experts: Will TTIP happen?
Carnegie Europe asked experts such as Shawn Donnan, World trade editor at the Financial Times, Krzysztof Bledowski, Director of economic studies at the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation, Reinhard Bütikofer, Co-chair of the European Green Party and member of the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the United States...
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Czech applied research: Best Cooperation of the Year 2016 Award goes to Sci-Trace unique device that has no global competition so far
The Best Cooperation of the Year 2016 Award for applied research goes to Sci-Trace, a unique laser-based material analysis instrument. It is a worldwide unique device that has no global competition so far. Project leaders were the Central European Institute of Technology CEITEC, which belongs to the University of Technology in Brno, and the companies AtomTrace and Tescan. Sci-Trace can analyze any solid, liquid and gaseous samples without any preparation and in just a few seconds. (Uvnitř informace, videa v českém a anglickém jazyce.)
Govt improves access to eKlep legislative process database | Grayling publishes infographic map of Czech legislative process
The Government improved public electronic access to new legislation drafts and the possibility to follow the legislative process in the eKlep database. Also, Grayling issued a clear infographic map of the legislative process in the Czech Republic.
AMO, VŠE: TTIP impact assessment for Czech Republic - study | Euractiv.cz: Deputy Industry & Trade Minister Bärtl: "From our perspective, the TTIP negotiations are heading in the right direction."
The TTIP impact assessment study by the Association for International Affairs (AMO) and the University of Economics in Prague (VŠE) looks at potential benefits and threats of the agreement of TTIP for the Czech Republic and aims to be a starting point for further debate. Also Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Bärtl said in an interview for Euractiv.cz that "from our perspective, the TTIP negotiations are heading in the right direction."
CTU Head Jaromír Novák: "Technologies are and will remain always only a tool. It is essential to define their value added in the educational process (or life) and try to maximize it."
Interview with the Chairman of the Czech Telecommunication Office (ČTÚ) Council Jaromír Novák./ Uvnitř verze v anglickém a českém jazyce.
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.
