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4th January 2022 / Economic policy / Trade and Investment


CzechInvest M&A report Q3 2021

According to CzechInvest, the government investment agency, 142 M&A transactions were announced in the third quarter of 2021.

30th December 2021 / Economic policy / Employment and Social Affairs


Government Measures Supporting Employment or Individual Economic Revenue

The list of Government measures supporting employment or individual economic revenue. Last update December 302021.

27th December 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Legal Update - December 2021

News in legislation
  • Ministry of Health issued a decree on compulsory vaccination against covid-19 disease

 

21st December 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Obligation of the employer in the Czech Republic to issue confirmation of positive Covid test

From 20 December 2021, all employers are obliged to issue confirmation to an employee who tests positive at the workplace.

20th December 2021 / Politics / Elections


Next Government: What to expect?:This government have more economic horsepower behind them than any previous government

Czechia will move from a government dominated by one personality to a coalition with many moving parts. The incoming Prime Minister- Petr Fiala of ODS- is touted by his former colleagues in academia for his experience with herding professioral cats: his strength, they say, is merging others' ambitions into a single objective. 

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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