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Czech Government legislative and non-legislative works planned for 2016
At its session on 14 December, the Government passed the Plan of legislative works for 2016, a summary of implementation works for 2016 and a plan of implementation works for 2016 and following years. Plan of non-legislative works for the first half and the second half of 2016.
Czech Republic 28th in UN's 2015 Human Development Index. Could do better?
The UN's 2015 Human Development Index looks at gender inequality, maternal mortality ratio, adolescent birth rate, share of seats in parliament, population with at least some secondary education. and labour force participation rate, among others. The Czech Republic ended up 28th in global ranking, with average annual growth rate 0.4% in 2010-2015 and international student mobility reaching 6.5% of total tertiary enrolment in 2013...
European Investment Projects Portal: Join network of investors or find investor for your project
Find out whether your project is eligible and register it, so that it appears on the portal from its very start in February 2016...
CEE perspectives in the field of data protection
Central and Eastern European Industry Federations in Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and Slovenia sent a letter to the EU commissioner Věra Jourová on Safe Harbor...
CNB: Czech National Bank sets the countercyclical capital buffer rate at 0.5%
The CNB Bank Board has decided to set the countercyclical capital buffer (CCB) rate for exposures located in the Czech Republic at 0.5%. Banks, credit unions and investment firms are obliged to apply this rate from 1 January 2017. The current CCB rate is zero, the Czech central bank informed on 18 December...
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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Policy pipeline
In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.