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13th July 2015 / Competitiveness / Public Procurement


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...

12th July 2015 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


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 ...

12th July 2015 / Politics / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


Politics: Greece defaults, opposes austerity in a referendum, then asks for new bailout

Last two weeks (29 July-12 July) saw a vibrant development in the Greek saga. First, the last-ditch attempt to avoid default failed, leading to a sovereign default on 30 June since Greece failed to pay its bundled €1.6 bn payment to the IMF. The country imposed capital controls and closed all comm...

10th July 2015 / Politics / Trade and Investment


Politics: Euractiv.cz: Question for Czech MEPs: What could be the bottleneck in TTIP negotiations?

On 8 June Members of the European Parliament approved the non-binding resolution on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with 436 YES votes against 241 NO votes. The negotiations on the TTIP were blocked by the disagreement on the issue of the so-called ISDS mechanism (Investo...

10th July 2015 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Good Governance: Oživení: Anti-corruption NGO launches GlobaLeaks anonymous whistleblowing instrument

Anti-corruption NGO Oživení launched mid-June an anonymous whistleblowing system entitled GlobaLeaks. The technology is user-friendly even for individuals with weaker IT skills and is able to protect the information shared by whistleblowers from third persons, the authors of the project say. Read ...

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.

 

 

Read the documents in English and Czech.

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