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Economic Policy: Czech CEZ will focus on acquisitions abroad
CEZ may be interested in buying some assets from Vattenfall AB in Germany, according to the chief of CEZ Daniel Benes. CEZ might be also interested in opportunities in Poland and especially in Slovakia, where the national utility Slovenske Elektrarne AS is owned by Enel SpA. The company recently cal...
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Google+Competitiveness: Public Procurement Act draft open for comments
Ministry of Regional Development announced on its Public Procurement and Concessions Portal survey regarding new Public Procurement Act which is to be drafted and discussed in government and in parliament. Ministry is interested in gathering opinions from the general public for the creation of parag...
Good Governance: Transparency International: EU institutions are vulnerable to corruption
In its report released on 24 April, Transparency International states that EU institutions are “vulnerable to corruption”. Recent Eurobarometer showed that Europeans believe corruption to be present in EU institutions – almost 70% have responded positively to this question, compared with 80% when as...
Economic Policy: Czech government aims to boost trade relations with China
The Czech government has signaled its attempt to improve relations with China in order to boost trade between countries. Czech government officials announced they would adopt EU policy towards the communist country, and would no longer question its occupation of Tibet. However, the y pledged to figh...
Economic Policy: Ministry of Finance plans to introduce electronic surveillance of sales
According to the interview of deputy-minister Simona Hornochová of Ministry of Finance for the Ekonom journal the state is planning to introduce system based on Croatian model that would track and record every sale of every merchant for the purpose of proper taxation. The system is based on the fact...
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.
