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Competitiveness: VIDEO: Red Dot Award for Czech industrial design
Czech industrial designer Martin Tvarůžek and his colleagues were awarded for the product design of milling and boring machine for Hestego, a.s. The RED DOT AWARD 2015 ceremony took place in Essen, Germany on 7 July 2015. The red dot award celebrates 60th anniversary in 2015. Read more about the w...
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Google+Competitiveness: OECD 2015 Government at a glance: Czechs better at combating government debt, but worse at mathematics
In 2013, the average debt level in OECD countries reached 109.3% of GDP. From 2013 to 2014, debt decreased in Czech Republic, Ireland, Norway and Slovak Republic, while the highest increases in debt occurred in Slovenia, Spain, Italy and Belgium...As for the remuneration of public sector staff, in...
Competitiveness: OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2015: Czech ICT sector produces ever greater value added
According to the 2015 OECD Digital Economy Outlook published on 15 July 2015, the share of ICT goods and services on total value added in the Czech Republic increased by 1.2 percentage points between 2001 and 2013 (Estonia and Slovenia +0.9 percentage points; other OECD countries faced a decrease,...
Good Governance: Minister for Regional Development Šlechtová: Myths about new draft Act on Public Procurement
In the July edition of the Veřejné zakázky v praxi journal, the Czech Minister for Regional Development Karla Šlechtová identifies 7 "myths" about the new draft Act on Public Procurement. Read the article here....
Politics: Inside TTIP: An overview and chapter-by-chapter guide
The Directorate-General for Trade of the European Commission released a publication Inside TTIP: An overview and chapter-by-chapter guide. Visit also the "Have your say" website of the DG for Trade....
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.
