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30th August 2014 / Competitiveness / Trade and Investment


Competitiveness: China Investment Forum 2014

From Thursday 28th August the Prague Castle hosted China Investment Forum 2014 which was held after a six-year break. The Forum was opened by Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and his Chinese counterpart Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Gaoli. They discussed together priority areas of mutual cooperat...

25th August 2014 / Economic policy / Business and Industry


Survey by European Commision - SME support services II

On behalf of the European Commission, Ecorys and Euromonitor International would like to invite you to take part in a short survey aimed at collecting information on available support services that help EU-based Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to extend their business beyond the borders of...

22nd August 2014 / Politics /


Politics: Russia relaxes its counter-sanctions

Following the imposition of its counter-sanctions earlier this month, Moscow starts to count their costs. Russian government officials calculated that the shortage of certain products will require tens of billions of rubbles in subsidies this year in order for the consumer prices to stay stable. The...

21st August 2014 / Economic policy /


Economic Policy: Bank of America reaches record settlement of $16.65 billion

Bank of America Corp reached a record $16.65 billion settlement with the U.S. government to settle charges that it and companies it bought misled investors into buying troubled mortgage-backed securities. The bank will pay out $9.65 billion in cash and $7 billion for consumer relief, including modif...

20th August 2014 / Economic policy / Employment and Social Affairs


Economic Policy: Kurzarbeit to be introduced in the Czech Republic

After its meeting on Monday 18th August Czech government announced that it has agreed with its partners prom business and trade union on the need on introducing so called “kurzarbeit” as a mean on dealing with the impact of sanctions applied on Russia and reciprocally on EU countries. Government ann...

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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