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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. 

17th December 2021 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


PwC CEO Survey: Rising raw material prices or failing supply? The bigger problem for Czech CEOs now is the lack of people

Czech companies continue to struggle with the impact of the pandemic and are going through another difficult year. CEOs do not think the situation will improve significantly any time soon, with 60% of them considering the lack of people to be the biggest problem, while rising prices and dysfunctional supply chains are also a concern. This is according to the interim results of the PwC CEO Survey.

17th December 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Publishing average hourly rates breaches competition rules

The Office for the Protection of Competition (“Office”) once again confirmed its long-term position that associations of competitors should under no circumstances issue, even in the form of non-binding recommendations or historical data, any price lists.

17th December 2021 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


Direct flights between Iceland and Prague with PLAY

PLAY is happy to announce its operations between Iceland and Prague in the Czech Republic starting in May 2022. PLAY will be operating two flights weekly between these destinations from May 5, 2022.

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.

 

 

Read the documents in English and Czech.

Policy pipeline

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