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Competitiveness: EU's Digital Agenda: Czech Republic among slow performing countries
In 2014, digital public services was the dimension where performance was most fragmented. European countries performed most alike in connectivity and in use of internet. The Czech Republic ended up in the "low performance" cluster of countries, i.e. bellow the EU28 average...Read more. The Digita...
Politics:Euractiv.cz: Visegrad Group cooperation in areas of energy, e-government
Read comments of the Visegrad Group Members of the European Parliament on possible cooperation of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia in the area of energy and Energy Union. E-government in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia is underdeveloped, compared with the EU28 average. Th...
Economic Policy: OECD Health Statistics 2015: Czech health spending struck by crisis
"Most countries in the European Union reported real per capita health spending below the levels of 2009. Outside of Europe, health spending has been growing at around 2.5% per year since 2010. Health spending growth has generally remained in line with economic growth, so health expenditure as a s...
AmCham Policy Report, Issue 6 - July 2015
Who wins the bid for operating the government’s highway toll system will determine more than just which company will get a big boost to its revenues. How the process is handled may decide the longevity of this government, and will certainly influence how long Minister of Transport Dan Tok stays in...
Good Governance: e15.cz: Interview with Head of Prague prosecutor's office Bradáčová on results of Czech state prosecution
Public perception of the Czech prosecution is negative. According to the Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2013, 52% of respondents in the Czech Republic felt that judiciary was corrupt or extremely corrupt. The proposed new act on State Prosecution drafted by the Ministry of ...
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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Policy pipeline
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