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Economic Policy: Russia reached economic deal with Ukraine amid protests
Regardless a backdrop of continuous demonstrations in Kiev, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych met Russian president Putin in Moscow and closed economic deal on Tuesday. According to the deal, Russia will invest $15 billion in Ukraine and grant it a $7 billion gas discount in order to help Kiev a...
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Google+Politics: Political parties ČSSD, ANO 2011, and KDU-ČSL approved the Coalitional Agreement
After several weeks of coalitional talks, negotiation teams of three political parties ČSSD (the Social Democrats), ANO 2012, and KDU-ČSL (the Christian Democrats) made the Coalitional Agreement. The Agreement should be considered by internal procedure within all respective parties (the Social and C...
Politics: China is third country to land on the moon
Competitiveness: Interest in Czech market & Czech Republic ranked 43. place in Forbes List of the Best Countries for Business
Investors are still interested in the Czech business market. In the first half of this year, 8 companies have focused on new projects in the Czech marketplace, mostly German, Swiss, Japanese and Czech. Industrial companies are predominant, especially the automotive sector. The existing companies wil...
Good Governance: Citizens’ initiative succeeded – private members’ bills to be proposed
The citizens’ initiative The State Reconstruction (Rekonstrukce státu) that is an umbrella organization of citizens’ legal and anti-corruption initiative has announced that newly elected deputies strive for implementing of some anti-corruption measures that should efficiently help to prevent any mal...
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.
