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17th July 2015 / Good governance / Public Procurement


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....

17th July 2015 / Politics / Trade and Investment


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....

14th July 2015 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda


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...

14th July 2015 / Politics / Energy and Environment


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...

14th July 2015 / Economic policy / Health Care


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...

Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy

  1. Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
  2. The City Campus as Idea Factory
  3. Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
  4. 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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