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22nd October 2013 / Politics / Elections


2013 Parliamentary Elections: ANO meeting minutes

Andrej Babiš: Strana ANO je vnímá kriticky současný ekonomický a politický stav společnosti a věří, že je třeba zásadní systémová transformace. Některé politické strany se nechovají podle svých politických programů a politické filozofie, takže máme pravicové polické strany, které neuskutečňují pravi...

22nd October 2013 / Politics / Elections


Politics: 2013 Parliamentary Elections - AmCham analysis

Czech citizens will go to the polls this weekend to elect a new Chamber of Deputies, and, by doing so, express their preference for which parties should form a new government and which individual should be the new prime minister. It is treasured mark of human progress that individuals have this oppo...

21st October 2013 / Economic policy / Legal Reform and Transparency


Economic Policy: New Civil Code Brief

NEW CIVIL CODE BRIEF is a publication by American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic containing articles prepared by its members about all important areas of New Civil Code in force as of January 1, 2014. Civil Code Brief serves as educational and business oriented document including basic pr...

21st October 2013 / Competitiveness / Public Procurement


Competitiveness: Senate passed amendments to Public Procurement Act

The Senate passed a legal measurement that was proposed by the Government. The Bill on Public Procurement (zákon o veřejných zakázkách) should amend the currently effective Act. Since January 2014, the Act stipulates that lower value of public tender that should be treated according to the Act. As a...

18th October 2013 / Politics /


Politics: U.S. Homeland Security´s focus to shift from immigration to terrorism

President Obama nominated new Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh C. Johnson to replace Janet Napolitano, who left her post last month to become president of the University of California system.  Johnson is former Pentagon´s top lawyer, who formed the nation’s counterterrorism policy, including desig...

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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