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Are Europe’s businesses ready for the EU Green Deal? EU Green Deal Survey Report
The European Union Green Deal, adopted in December 2019, is the EU’s ambitious and comprehensive blueprint to become the first climate neutral continent. It will fundamentally transform the European economy and has far-reaching implications for European businesses. Most of businesses that PwC surveyed are unprepared for the Green Deal and lack a comprehensive strategy to respond to its implications.
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International sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation
Due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, international sanctions have been imposed on the Russian Federation in recent weeks. International sanctions can be described as a set of restrictive measures designed to maintain or restore international peace and security. International sanctions can be issued, for example, on the level of the United Nations or the European Union. The key sanctioning provisions on the EU level are then issued in the form of a Council Decision or EU Council Regulation and are gradually supplemented with new measures. Both of these forms of European legislation are directly legally binding for all Member States and contain several forms of sanctions regimes against the Russian Federation.
New report highlights gaps in EU Digital Decade 2030 cloud adoption targets and lack of ICT specialists
- The number of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) specialists across the EU27 needs to more than double in order to hit the digital decade goal
- The EU will need to treble the proportion of businesses using cloud to meet targets. Currently the EU is at 26% with the 2030 goal being 75% by 2030
- In all areas of the Digital Decade targets gaps still exist, including a 41% gap in very high-capacity networks
Top tips for women who want to succeed in tech
What can women who want to get into tech do to break into the field? Here are seven tips from two women who have been there.
Let’s start this article with a little experiment. When you read the following words, pay attention to the very first image that pops into your head: tech worker. Chances are your brain surfaced a pretty stereotypical, Mark Zuckerberg-type image, right? A young man, probably white, maybe he’s wearing a hoodie and sneakers?
Worldwide VAT, GST and Sales Tax Guide 2022
Outlining value-added tax (VAT) systems in 142 jurisdictions, the 2022 edition of our annual reference book is now available to download as a pdf. All of the content is current as of 1 January 2022.
New chapters for 2022 include: Anguilla, Bhutan, Cambodia, Congo (Republic of the), Lao (People’s Democratic Republic of) and Sri Lanka. The Oman chapter has also been updated to reflect the new VAT law.
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.
Read the documents in English and Czech.
Policy pipeline
In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.
