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Eurostat: Czech educational expenditure below EU28 average; teachers' pay below Czech average wage
The Czech Republic, with expenditures on education amounting to 4.3% of GDP, is below the EU28 average of 5.3%. The top performer is Sweden with 7.4% of GDP spent on education, whereas Latvia and Romania give out only 2.6% of their GDP.
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The Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Czech Parliament, greenlighted draft act on Public Procurement today. The bill is heading to the upper house, the Senate. The opposition parties, including representatives of mayors claim that the bill will “help” use Kc billions of public money without public control.
Czech Statistical Office: Focus on Women & Men 2015 | More initiatives on occasion of International Women's Day
The Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) published earlier a report focusing on comparison of differences between women and men in various areas of life in the Czech society, including the subjective assessment of satisfaction with selected aspects of life. Also, life expectancy for women was 80 years; for men 72 years in 2012. But on average women spend 10 yrs in ill health, says the World Health Organisation (WHO).
AmCham Policy Report: US Presidential Elections: Is America going crazy?
Its hard to be an American abroad these days. Almost every European asks if America has finally gone absolutely crazy. Maybe. The silver lining is that the question presupposes that the US was not already out-of-its-mind nuts. Which is progress of a sort in US and European relations...
Pension spending in Czech Republic below EU average, above OECD average | Data on Czech old people's homes
According to the recent Eurostat data for 2013/2012, the “Old age and survivors” group of citizens receives the greatest share of the total volume of social protection benefits in the Czech Republic (46%, 9.7% of GDP), followed by the categories “Sickness/health care” (29.7% of the total benefits, 6.3% of GDP), and “Family/children” (8.8% of the total benefits, 1.9% of GDP). The percentage shares of GDP are below EU28 average.
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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