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Eurostat: Czech Rep has highest labour productivity ratio for programming, broadcasting sector in 2012
According to recently published Eurostat data, the highest wage-adjusted labour productivity ratio for the programming and broadcasting sector in 2012 was recorded in the Czech Republic (357.7 %); this figure was 2.4 times as high as the national average for the whole of the non-financial business economy.
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Google+2015 Freedom of Press Report: Czech Republic 21st: some degree of self-censorship of media workers, oligarchization, lower quality&depth of news reporting
The Czech Republic ranks 21st out of 180 countries asessed in the 2015 Freedom of the Press Report by the Freedomhouse organisation, compared with 9th place in the 2014 report. Harsh laws and violence drive global decline, the organization says, adding that global press freedom declined in 2014 to its lowest point in more than ten years.
CTK: Court: Dalík asked for bribe in Pandur deal for gov't member
Prague, April 19 (CTK) - Czech lobbyist Marek Dalik asked for a bribe on behalf of a top representative of the government within the negotiations about the Czech purchase of the Pandur armoured personnel carriers, the Prague Municipal Court wrote in its recent verdict, which is not final as Dalik has appealed it. / Uvnitř článek v českém a anglickém jazce.
AmCham EU’s reaction to the Article 29 Working Party opinion of the draft EU-US Privacy Shield adequacy decision
The American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) welcomes the fact that European Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) have recognised that the new EU-US Privacy Shield represents a major improvement and is a step forward. Based on the information available so far we believe that concerns raised by the Article 29 Working Party should not hold back adoption and can be addressed through further clarifications. Statement by the U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Stefan Selig.
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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