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14th October 2015 / Competitiveness / Social Responsibility


Competitiveness: OECD How's life? report: Volunteering makes 2% of GDP per year

On 13 October, OECD published their How's life report measuring well-being in the member states and partner countries, capturing both material well-being (such as income, jobs and housing) and the broader quality of people’s lives (such as their health, education, work-life balance, environment, s...

13th October 2015 / Economic policy / Legal Reform and Transparency


Economic Policy: EU's Single Market Scoreboard: Czech Rep lags behind in quality of public procurement

The EU's Single Market Scoreboard aims to give an overview of the practical management of the Single Market. Results for the Czech Republic, published last week, are available here. The country received negative feedback in the areas of EU law transposition and public procurement. Click here for m...

13th October 2015 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda


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...

12th October 2015 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


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...

12th October 2015 / Politics / Digital Agenda


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...

Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy

  1. Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
  2. The City Campus as Idea Factory
  3. Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
  4. 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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