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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 ...
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Google+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...
Economic Policy: IMF: Delivering on the Promise of 2025
There are three Key Policy Areas for Women’s Economic Empowerment: Education, Employment and Family. "...we have estimates that, if the number of female workers were to increase to the same level as the number of men, GDP in the United States would expand by 5 percent, by 9 percent in Japan, and ...
Politics: Statement by EU Commissioner Věra Jourová on finalisation of EU-US negotiations on data protection "Umbrella Agreement"
"...Once in force, this agreement will guarantee a high level of protection of all personal data when transferred between law enforcement authorities across the Atlantic. It will in particular guarantee that all EU citizens have the right to enforce their data protection rights in US courts – as c...
Politics: "YES" or "NO"?TTIP debate in the Czech Republic (updated)
Here are some recently published opinions in chronological order. MEP Luděk Niedermayer (TOP09) - in Czech TTIP: Removing Barriers - Cecilia Malmström: Getting TTIP Facts Straight For SMEs - in English Czech Members of the European Parliament Jan Zahradil (ODS), Pavel Poc (ČSSD), Dita Charanzov...
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.
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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.
