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Good Governance: 182nd Žofín Forum: What will new public procurement and construction legislation bring?
On 8 September 2015, 182nd Žofín Forum took place in Prague, Czech Republic. The focus of the debate were new pieces of legislation drafted by the Ministry for Regional Development; the drafts of new public procurement act and amendment to the construction act. View presentations of Minister for R...
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Google+Politics: Joint Communiqué of V4 Foreign Ministers on Migration Crisis
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Visegrad Group countries met with their counterparts from the Luxembourg Presidency and Germany in Prague on September 11, 2015 to discuss concrete measures within the external dimension of the migration crisis. ...The Ministers recall the Joint Statement o...
Politics: Juncker´s first State of the Union speech in EP
Last Wednesday 9 September, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker gave his first State of the Union speech in the European Parliament plenary in Strassbourg. His 77-minute long speech, made in English and French, touched a variety of topics the European Union copes with these days. The basic op...
Good Governance: Council on Fight against Corruption greenlights Public Procurement Draft Act
At its session on 8 September, the Government Council for Fight against Corruption greenlighted draft Act on Public Procurement (Zákon o zadávacím řízení). Although the Council insisted on most of their critical comments (statement published end June 2015), they recommended the Government to pass ...
Politics: CTK: NATO must adapt to security environment - Stoltenberg
NATO must adapt to the changes taking place in the security environment in its neighbourhood, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference after a meeting with a Czech government delegation in Prague today, adding that the migration crisis requires the EU´s immediate reaction...
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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In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.
