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AmCham met with PM's advisor Tomáš Pojar: Conservation and conversion is the responsible way forward
This year we much conserve and invest. Next we must switch to sustainable energy sources. In the third year, we must be fully converted from Russian energy and nearly ready to power our manufacturing base from new, sustainable sources of supply.
LINET represents the Czech Republic at the exhibition in Brussels
Showcasing hospital beds at the exhibition of top Czech designers in Brussels? LINET has managed to be among the best of contemporary Czech design.
The facility will increase its Silicon Carbide (SiC) wafer production capacity by 16 times over the next two years to address the sharply increasing demand for microchips
onsemi (Nasdaq: ON), a leader in intelligent power and sensing technologies, today celebrated the inauguration of its expanded silicon carbide (SiC) fab in Roznov, Czech Republic. Multiple guests of honor attended the ribbon cutting ceremony led by Ministry of Industry and Trade Section Chief Zbyněk Pokorný, Governor of the Zlín Region Radim Holiš and City Mayor Jiří Pavlica as well as other local governmental dignitaries, signifying the importance of this event and manufacturing of semiconductors in the Czech Republic.
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Government measures to mitigate the impact of the energy crisis on business
Last week, the Czech government introduced a series of measures to support energy consumers affected by the sharp rise in electricity and gas prices. First, it set maximum electricity and gas prices for households, sole traders and small and medium-sized companies, then approved and published a support programme for large energy consumers. Proposals for further measures can be expected once they have been discussed and approved at EU level. Below we summarise the ways of helping individual consumers that have been confirmed so far:
Remote work from abroad: Potential consequences for employers
In recent years, working from home has become a commonly used tool. The previously required benefit among employees has become a necessary tool for maintaining operations in many companies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees had to fundamentally change their working habits and adapt to the new situation overnight. Although working from home was not a novelty for everyone, the extent to which it started to be used at this time was unprecedented, and almost everyone had to adjust.
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.