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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...
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Google+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...
Good Governance: Forum 2000 Conference: Democracy & Education. Videos
The 19th FORUM 2000 conference took place in Prague, Czech Republic and other Central European Cities between 13 and 16 September 2015, with the focus on Democracy & Education. Video recordings of presentations on core topics: Education, Citizenship and Values | A Changing World Order | Educa...
Competitiveness: OECD: New approach needed to deliver on technology’s potential in schools
“Students, Computers and Learning: Making The Connection” says that even countries which have invested heavily in information and communication technologies (ICT) for education have seen no noticeable improvement in their performances in PISA results for reading, mathematics or science. Ensuring t...
Competitiveness: Radio Prague: Czech industry urged to prepare for fourth industrial revolution
...As Czech industry operates at near peak capacity, it’s tooling up again and will frequently be placing orders with German machine tool and other companies. Those German tool companies provide around 40 percent of Czech machine tool needs. And the Czech Republic is also a heavy hitter in the mac...
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.
