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Good Governance: TOL.org: Propaganda wars in Czech schools
A project designed (by the People in Need NGO) to make high school students familiar with how Russian propaganda works is being tried in a several Czech schools. Students also learn more about the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and the impact of pro-Russian media in th...
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Google+Politics: CTK: Czech Deputy ForMin talks to Syrian ForMin in Damascus. Potential peace treaty could be signed in Prague (updated)
"The Czech Republic participates in building balance of forces in Syria that would make it possible to find a political solution [to the situation in the country] and end violence and the driving of Syrian inhabitants from the country," Irena Valentova, spokeswoman for the Czech ministry, told CTK...
Competitiveness: Brno-Munich flight launched. Investors, scientists are welcome.
New flight connecting southern Moravia with Bavaria and other destinations in Europe and overseas was launched on 16 November 2015. We asked director of Brno airport Tomáš Plaček, regional governor of the South Moravian region Michal Hašek and mayor of the City of Brno Petr Vokřál to comment on pote...
AmCham: 4 strategic directions for Czech Economic Policy
The objective of this document is to start a discussion of how the Czech Republic can set a strategy (allocate its current economic and political assets) in order to improve its economic performance over the next ten years. The document will be used to hold roundtables with all willing policymaker...
Politics: WHO Director-General asks think tanks to explore health challenges under the Sustainable Development Goals, incl. TTP
On 12 November 2015, Dr Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization spoke to think tanks and academic institutions at a meeting on global health policy in Geneva, rasing questions about sustainable development goals and their impacts on global health. ...Intellectual property...
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.
