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25th April 2016 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda


V4 Hackathon by AT&T, Czech Telecommunication Office, CZ.NIC shows innovation potential

V4 Hackathon, an event organized by AT&T and the Czech Telecommunication Office (ČTÚ) "confirmed that the Czech Republic has an immense potential that should not be wasted", says the Chairman of the ČTÚ Council Jaromír Novák in an article by Lupa.cz.

 

21st April 2016 / Competitiveness / Technology, R&D and Innovation


Czech Innovation Week: Innovation, Modern Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Smart Cities

Czech Innovation Week will be held May 23 – 29, 2016, with events in several places around the Czech Republic designed to introduce companies, cities and the general public to the latest global trends in innovation and modern technologies and to promote Czech innovations and invention. Come talk about innovation, modern technologies, how they can make life easier for you, your company, your city. #tydeninovaci

21st April 2016 / Good governance / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


Minister of Transport Dan Ťok: The Future Economy: “You cannot have quality public services without quality public servants."

“When you decide to go into government, you have some big ideas of what you want to do, and can do,” Minister Dan Ťok told AmCham members at the outset of his address. “Then, from the first moment you are in the building, the firefighting starts... / Uvnitř shrnutí v českém jazyce.

 

21st April 2016 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


Czech Statistical Office: Czech strengths and weaknesses - statistical data

The Czech Statistical Office selected areas where the Czech Republic/Czechs reached the top or the bottom parts of statistical rankings in the past years.

21st April 2016 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda


Eurostat: In Czech Rep over 50 % of all those employed in high-tech manufacturing are women

Eurostat published data on employment in the high- tech sector. At EU-28 level, the average annual growth rate for employment in high-tech sectors was negative over the 2008-2014 period, whereas the Czech Republic registered growth by 1 percentage point between 2008 (share on total employment was 10.2%) and 2014.(11.2%). Five countries, including the Czech Republic, reported that over 50 % of all those employed in high-tech manufacturing were women...

 

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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