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Economic Policy: OECD: Reforms to international tax system for curbing avoidance by multinational enterprises. New measures.
The OECD presented today the final package of measures for a comprehensive, coherent and co-ordinated reform of the international tax rules to be discussed by G20 Finance Ministers at their meeting on 8 October, in Lima, Peru. The OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project provides ...
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Google+Good Governance: Government approves draft Act on Public Procurement
At its session on 5 October, the Government greenlighted draft Act on Public Procurement. The debate in the Chamber of Deputies should start in the second half of October (19 October). New rules will enable public authorities to reject a bid of a supplier with whom they had a bad experience in the...
Politics: AMSP survey:Czech companies unaware of TTIP
According to a survey conducted by the Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Crafts of the Czech Republic and Ipsos Agency, 74% of respondents (exporters) had no idea what was Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. The survey took place during the Czech Business Weekend in...
Competitiveness: Czech Republic ratifies agreement on Joint Visegrad Patent Institute
At the beginning of October, the Czech Republic ratified the agreement on the establishment of the Visegrad Patent Institute (VPI), an authority that will serve as the International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Trea...
Economic Policy: OECD: Healthcare costs unsustainable in advanced economies without reform
OECD published their report Fiscal Sustainability of Health Systems: Bridging Health and Finance Perspectives on 24 September, finding that going over budget on health spending remains endemic in most OECD countries. Maintaining today’s healthcare, and funding future medical advances, will be diff...
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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