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Competitiveness of the Czech republic

Competitiveness of the Czech republic. 26. October 2011 / Petr Jonák. Big issue. Competitiveness is being discussed more and more Over 12.200 articles about competitiveness in the Czech media in less than 10 months of 2011 2010 – 9.300 articles 2009 – 6.370 articles

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Competitiveness of the Czech republic

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  1. CompetitivenessoftheCzechrepublic 26. October 2011 / Petr Jonák

  2. Bigissue CompetitivenessoftheCzechRepublic • Competitivenessisbeingdiscussed more and more • Over 12.200 articlesaboutcompetitiveness in theCzech media in lessthan 10 monthsof 2011 • 2010 – 9.300 articles • 2009 – 6.370 articles • Mainreasons: • crisis in the EU • worseningoftheinternationalcompetitivenessoftheCzechRepublic • InternationalCompetitivenessStrategyoftheCzechRepublic • Whoisthe driver ofthediscussion? Politics, business, chambers?

  3. Wastingoftime? CompetitivenessoftheCzechRepublic • …money, people, energy…? • Firstresults: • documentwithapprox. 500 pages, 200 measures, 43 projects… • Government Council for Competitiveness and Information Society • 4 workingcommittees • Delivery unit • Signsofhope: • CzechRepublicneededsomestrategyanddirection (last onefrom 2004) • Widerangeofstakeholdersandexpertshavebeeninvolved (confederations, chambers, tradeunions, academicsphere…) • verygooddescription, realisticsolutionsanddetailedimplementationplan Strategy as a goodquideacrosstheproblemsandsolutionsoftheCzecheconomy

  4. Competitivenessofthestrategy CompetitivenessoftheCzechRepublic • Howseriouslywillitbetakenintoaccount? • Writtenstrategyis a sine qua non. Implementationwillbecrucialforthefuturesuccess. • Key role ofthe prime minister (not Governmentcouncil) • Key role of media (watchdogofthetimeschedule) • Theaccid test: • Short term measures • RegulationImpactAssessment (RIA) • Meeting thetimeschedule • Breachingtheimplementationplan • „Back to theswimmsuitshape“ strategy?

  5. What are thecrucialpillars? CompetitivenessoftheCzechRepublic • 3i strategy? 4i? 5i? • Three basic pilarsfromtheviewoftheGovernment: • Institutions • Infrastructure • Innovations Isthatenough? • Intelligence – skillsandknowledge are theonlythingswhichcan not beinfringed • Intuition - seekingthefuturestrengthsandopportunities (Export strategy, Educationalreform, Energystrategy) WayneGretzky – „I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.“

  6. Viewofthe transport company CompetitivenessoftheCzechRepublic • Infrastructure • StilloneofthecomparativeadvantagesoftheCzechRepublic (andoneofthesourcesofsuccess in attractingtheForeignInvestments) • Hugehiddeninternaldebt • Missingsustainability – too many launchedprojectsand a lackof money forthekeyones • Missingcredibility – chaoticinterruptionsoftheprojects, missingclearandwidelyacceptedconcept • Missingcomplexity – strategiesforroad transport, howevertherail transport isbeingomitted (feeforusageofrails, support ofcombined transport, sidings in industrialzones…) • Missingintegratedapproach – togetherwithmunicipalities, EU, companies…

  7. Viewofthe transport company CompetitivenessoftheCzechRepublic • Infrastructure • Open AWT terminalOstrava-Paskov: • Central railway junction for all main European ports and terminals CzechRepublicshouldhavetheambition to become a logistic hub ofEurope

  8. Viewofthe transport company Zastoupení v přístavech Země se stálými partnery Realizované přepravy import/export CompetitivenessoftheCzechRepublic • Export strategy • Theimportanceoftraditional EU marketsisfalling • New markets - Asia, RussiaandformerSoviet Union countries, Turkey, formerYugoslaviacountries, BRIC countries • Companiesneed to diversifytheexportsandfindnewmarkets • Role ofgovernment: • Business intelligence, analysis, data mining • Narrowcooperationoftheinstitutions • Dooropener, advisor

  9. Thankyoufortheattention jonak@awt.eu www.awt.eu

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