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Competitiveness: CTK/Prague Post: People may run next Prague marathon virtually
Thanks to an electronic application, people may run the Prague race course on a treadmill and they will see the real environment on their computer, television, iPhone or iPad. The treadmill runners just have to pay 10 euros for the downloading of the race track..."The first Prague digital marathon...
Economic Policy: AMSP ČR: Czech SMEs lax about energy cost management
The Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Crafts of the Czezh Republic (AMSP ČR) in cooperation with RWE energy group published analysis of energy cost management in Czech small and medium-sized enterprises. Czech SMEs are not well-informed about all currently available energy-savi...
Competitiveness: DVTV: VIDEO: Bohdan Pomahač: Face transplant? Few experts in the world capable of performing it
Bohdan Pomahač is a Czech plastic surgeon who explains that the hardest or unique thing about face transplant is to cut away the donor's tissue, remove the face. There are only two surgeons in the world capable of performing it, Mr Pomahač being one of them. Behind his success there is "a little b...
Politics: EU Interior ministers struggle to reach resettlement agreement
Last Monday, 14 September, justice and interior ministers of the EU Member States met in Brussels at an Extraordinary Council Meeting to discuss the ongoing refugee crisis. Many crucial steps were agreed to tackle the crisis, however, the meeting was regarded as a failure. The ministers formally a...
Economic Policy: CFO.com: EU widens corporate tax investigation
Now that all countries within the European Union are cooperating, regulators are widening their investigation into alleged sweetheart tax deals with companies, a Wall Street Journal article said on 17 September. EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager told European lawmakers at a hearing on 17 Septembe...
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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