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Good Governance: OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook 2015: Czech Rep should improve quantification of impacts, consultations, ex post evaluation
On 28 October 2015, OECD have published their Regulatory Policy Outlook 2015. Read the press release. The report says the Czech Republic has made a significant progress in ensuring regulatory quality, especially by strengthening its Regulatory Impact Assessment process and its quality oversight th...
Economic Policy: World Bank: Doing Business 2016: Czech Republic up one place in paying taxes (updated)
On 27 October 2015, World Bank Group published their report Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency. New methodology that was used put the Czech Republic to 33rd place in 2015 instead of 44th. In the 2016 report, the country ranked 36th, lagging behind Slovakia (29th), for...
Competitiveness: Three Czech universities among top ten in Emerging Europe, Central Asia
Charles University (3rd place), Czech Technical University in Prague (8th place) and Masaryk University in Brno (9th place) are among top ten universities in Emerging Europe and Central Asia regions, says recent report by UK's Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a producer of world and regional university ...
Good Governance: Prague Post: Poll: Czechs proud of their country …(updated)
… but ashamed of politicians and corruption. People are proud of their Czech citizenship since they consider the Czech Republic a beautiful country, but they feel ashamed of politicians, the current political situation and corruption, according to a poll of the Public Opinion Research Center (CVVM...
Competitiveness: Prague Post: Socially responsible companies recognized
Brewery Plzeňský Prazdroj and building firm Skanska share the first place in the competition top socially responsible company 2015 in the category of big companies, with engineering firm Galvamet winning among small enterprises, contest organizers told the Czech News Agency...Read more. View also ...
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.