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Competitiveness: Prague Convention Bureau: Prague strengthens its position in international congress tourism
Popularity of Prague as a congress destination across the world grows continuously. Congress destination number one in the Czech Republic attracts more interest in the international congress industry. This year, Prague has won its second annual Meeting Star award of the Slovenian Kongres Magazine,...
Economic Policy: Shadow economy makes up 15 percent of Czech GDP / Central Bank to keep forex interventions.
The shadow economy makes up 15 percent of the Czech GDP, according to data released by the Czech Statistics Office, Radio Prague informed. Transactions to the tune of 614 billion crowns annually go untaxed. In addition to large-scale VAT evasion this concerns undeclared income from smaller transac...
Competitiveness:Radio Prague:Czech Republic makes big impression with nanotechnology
“I like new technologies. my background is technical, electro-technical, but something like three years ago I decided to create a company with nanotechnology. At the beginning I was thinking that it would be a company buying and selling different nanotechnology products but just by chance, with so...
Competitiveness: CTK/Prague Monitor: Commissioner Jourová: Gap between women and men's pay third highest in EU
The Czech Republic has the third highest differences in the salaries of men and women in the EU, Vera Jourova, EU commissioner for justice, consumer protection and gender equality, said on 2 November, adding that the gap is an average 22 percent compared with the European difference of 16 percent,...
Competitiveness: Pierstone/CICDP: The Weltimmo decision – no ‘one-stop-shop’ for European data controllers
Besides the much discussed Safe Harbor ruling, earlier this month the CJEU issued another landmark decision concerning data protection which may significantly impact companies operating in multiple EU Member States, in particular online and consumer-facing businesses. The CJEU held that a foreign ...
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
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