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Competitiveness: Reaction of CICDP to EU Court ruling on Safe Harbor
Czech Industry Coalition on Data Protection is a common platform for issues related to ICT and internet economy, connecting individuals, associations (ICT Unie, Czech ICT Alliance, SPIR), business assocations and corporations. Their position on the recent decision of the Court of Justice of the Eu...
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Google+Economic Policy: Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2015
On 9 October, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union published Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2015. The five EU regions recording the largest gap between the employment rates of women and men aged 25-34 were Severozápad (with a 33.2 pp gap), Střední Morava (30.0 pp), Jihozápad (28.8 pp...
Politics: EC Vice-president for Digital Single Market on Czech Television: Czech Republic ranks 17th in EU in digital development, can do better. (updated)
The Czech Republic can improve its current position in digital performance if the public sector offers more services to people, said Andrus Ansip, the European Commission Vice-President for Digital Single Market in an interview for Czech Television on 7 October. On the one hand, Czech Republic lag...
Competitiveness: Employment issues: Aktuálně.cz: Czechs deserve higher wages. (updated)
Whereas Czech GDP per capita reached 84% of the EU 25 average, Czech gross monthly wage before deductions climbed only to 62% of the EU 25 average in 2014. Deloitte analyst David Marek names the following reasons: 1. High non-wage labor costs, with the share of social insurance on total labor cost...
Competitiveness: Radio Prague: Ideas: Accelerator seeks to help Czech companies put down roots in US. Prague swop shop site finds treasure in trash
Czech companies, even the biggest of them, do not have a sizable footprint in the United States. The value of Czech exports to the US is approaching around 100 billion crowns, which sounds a lot but is probably a bit disappointing given the size of the overall market. But an initiative from a US b...
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.
