Competitiveness / Digital Agenda

This section feature research, opinion and progress reports on how the Czech Republic compares to other EU countries economically. It includes analysis of international rankings such as the WEF and World Bank.

Spotlight issue

10th November 2017 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda


KPMG 2017 CIO survey: More and more companies have their own digital transformation specialist

Over two thirds (64%) of organizations respond to global political and economic uncertainty by changing IT strategies. As a result, the strategic influence of IT directors is growing, and they are increasingly involved in significant corporate governance decisions, KPMG 2017 CIO survey says..
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16th October 2017 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda


Tanja Vainio, GM ABB talks with Dita Přikrylová, Marcela Pechová and Michaela Hergetová on Women in Tech

Showing women the attractiveness of tech and the support from the people around them are the key factors for having more women in the tech industry. Thank you very much to Dita Přikrylová and Markéta Pechová for joining me in a panel discussion! If you missed the live show, here is the rerun, Tanja Vainio, Country Managing Director, ABB Czech Republic is inviting to view the talk. Moderated by Michaela Hergetová.
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21st September 2017 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda


Eurostat: Less than 35% of Czech businesses had ICT security policy in place in 2015

Nowadays, practically all businesses in the EU (98 %) use computers and among those, only 32 % have a formally defined ICT security policy. For large businesses, this share reached 72 %, while it was less than one third for SMEs (31 %). In 2015, according to Eurostat, less than 35% of Czech businesses had ICT security policy in place, but this is still above the EU average.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic