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29th December 2015 / Competitiveness / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


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... 

22nd December 2015 / Competitiveness / Trade and Investment


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...

20th December 2015 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda


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...

 

20th December 2015 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


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

  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.

 

 

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