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25th November 2021 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


Panattoni to build for Amazon the first robotic fulfillment center in the Czech Republic on a brownfield site near Kojetín

Eight years since Amazon announced its entry into the Czech Republic, the world's leading e-commerce company has announced its expansion into Moravia. Industrial zone builder Panattoni will build the first robotic fulfillment center for Amazon in the Czech Republic on a brownfield site of a former sugar factory near Kojetín in the Přerov region. It will be the first fully-fledged multi-storey logistics building with state-of-the-art technological equipment in the Czech Republic.

25th November 2021 / Competitiveness / Technology, R&D and Innovation


The Catalyst™ Turboprop Engine completes First Flight

Milestone successfully achieved in 1 hour, 40-minute flight from the Berlin Airport.

  • The first original turboprop design entering the business & general aviation market in more than 50 years
  • Wholly designed and made in Europe, where the supply chain resides
  • Incorporates additive and the latest digital technology to deliver a more efficient step change in performance

25th November 2021 / /


Thanksgiving message by AmCham CZ Executive Director Weston Stacey: Humanity working together can overcome this crisis better than individuals acting apart. We give thanks to all those who helped.

Today is America's day of thanks giving. 2021 has been a year of crisis, conflict and concern. And, yet, despite all the tumult of our covid era, we have much to be grateful about.

24th November 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Czech Republic: Reintroduction of mandatory testing of all employees

Mandatory weekly COVID-19 testing for all employees is being reintroduced for all employers in the Czech Republic.
Employers are obligated to conduct first testing no later than 29 November 2021.

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


GDPR Legal Update - Autumn 2021

  • Use of cookies only with prior consent 
  • The amendment brings changes from January 1st, 2022
  • Max Schrems makes complaints about the processing of cookies in violation of EU rules
  • Decison making
  • Overview of inspections by the Office for Personal Data Protection in the first half of 2021
  • Fine for WhatsApp

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

In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.

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