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Politics: More women in Czech politics
The share of women in politics in the Czech Republic has been low. Since 1946, when it reached about 10%, the share has climbed to around 20%. According to the data provided by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Czech Republic currently ranks 68th (together with Bangladesh and Liechtenstein) out o...
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Google+Competitiveness: Slow rise of lifelong learning in Czech Republic
According to the Eurostat data published on 7 July 2015, lifelong learning in the Czech Republic has been rising, although at a mild pace. The share of the Czech population aged 25-64 participating in education and trainning (either formal, non-formal or informal, undertaken on an ongoing basis wi...
American-Helenic Chamber of Commerce votes YES in the upcoming referendum
The Executive Committee of the American-Helenic Chamber of Commerce, at an extraordinary emergency meeting, following the recommendation of the President and the Secretary General of the Chamber, decided the following: The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, on the occasion of recent troubles...
Politics: The Greek grand finale – with an unexpected ending
Last week saw two summits and two Eurogroup meetings discussing Greece. After no substantial progress was made last week (ending 21 June), the European Council and Euro Summit President Donald Tusk called an extraordinary meeting of EU presidents and prime ministers for Monday 22 June. Since Greece ...
Good Governance: Council for Fight against Corruption rejects Public Procurement Draft Act
According to the portal of the Czech Government, the Czech Council for the Fight Against Corruption rejected draft act on Public Procurement on 22 June 2015 and proposed that the draft act should be rewritten, the reason being great number of comments from the inter-ministerial round of comments. ...
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
In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.
