Economic policy

This section reports on economic policy initiatives of the Czech government, the EU, and other entities that have a direct impact on the competitiveness of the country. It also includes information on economic priorities of the AmCham and other leading associations.

Spotlight issue

23rd September 2022 / Economic policy / Technology, R&D and Innovation


AmCham met with VUT Brno rector L.Janíček: Some of the best we have in business and universities showed commitment to mutually beneficial partnerships

The leadership of AmCham CZ ’s Technology Council - led by AmCham President Milan Šlapák of GE Aviation, AmCham Vice-President Michal Klimeš of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Tomáš Szaszi of Honeywell together with Brno-based AmCham member companies, key players in the local and global market in their respective industries - met with the new rector of Brno University of Technology (VUT Brno) Ladislav Janíček.
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13th September 2022 / Economic policy / Digital Agenda


Ekonom: Czechia has a chance for digital transformation. But it cannot be stifled by a flood of regulations

TEN YEARS, THIS IS HOW EXPERTS ESTIMATE THE DELAY OF THE SOCIETY’S TRANSITION TO THE ONLINE SPACE. ACCELERATION MUST BE COMPLEMENTED BY MODERATE REGULATION. The digital revolution is a necessity for Czechia, without it the modernization of the economy is not possible. However, the path to it is dotted with various administrative points, so it is not easy to move along it quickly.  
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9th September 2022 / Economic policy / Digital Agenda


Ekonom: Digitization of public administration will enable people have time to go out with friends

Czech Republic is about ten years behind the digitalization of public administration, while Estonia, on the other hand, is a model for the world. Except for marriage, divorce and property purchase, there is no official act in this small Baltic country of 1.3 million people that cannot be done online. Even small children learn about robotics there. Marten Kaevats, a former digitalization advisor to the local government, claims that this transformation is not so much a matter of new technologies as of people's willingness to work with them. 
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic