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Economic Policy: EU and Vietnam reach an agreement on free trade
After two and a half years of negotiations, the EU and Vietnam agreed last week in principle on a free trade agreement. The deal will eliminate almost all tariffs and dramatically reduce other non-tariff barriers in Vietnam for EU products. Investment and government procurement for EU companies wi...
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Google+OECD: Czech Republic has 6th lowest venture capital investments
According to the data in the newest OECD Entrepreneurship at a glance publication, the Czech Republic had 6th lowest volume of venture capital investments (12.03m USD) out of 34 OECD member states. At the top of the ranking there were United States of America. Greece ranked last. The services sect...
HN interview with Commissioner Jourová:some EU member states lose 5% of GDP per year due to low employment of women
Originally, the European Commission planned to have equal participation of women and men in the EU’’s labor market by 2020. Nowadays, 2081 seems to be a more likely date. Some EU member states lose 5% of GDP due to low participation of women in the economy, says European Commissioner for Justice, ...
Competitiveness: Pravo: Czechs develop top textile membrane. World outdoor community interested.
The nanotechnology based membrane was developed by scientists at the Technical university in north Bohemian town of Liberec in cooperation with the Svitap company. The fabrics is highly breathable and could beat the U.S. market leader Gore-Tex membrane, the developers say. The production costs sho...
Competitiveness: ECB criticizes lack of convergence in the eurozone
The eurozone´s central bank last week used an unusually strong wording to assess the convergence progress among member states of the monetary bloc. According to the central bankers, early adopters of the euro (the original 11 members plus Greece, which joined them in 2001, before the introduction ...
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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