Price Dispersion on the Internet: Empirical Comparison of Several Commodities from the Czech Republic

The fact that the development of information and communication technologies (ICT) is a key factor of development of individuals, regions, sectors and whole countries is well known at the beginning of the 21st century. The real situation of ICT utilization is very different in particular sections and it fails to reach standards that we would expect. The sphere of the agrarian sector of the Czech Republic is a very good example. The Information and Consulting Centre FEM at the University of Agriculture in Prague (IPC) has been participating on research of the utilization ICT in agriculture for three years. According to the latest data from July 2002, 55% of agrarian enterprises are connected to the Internet, which is much less than in other sectors.

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Development of online shopping within B2C e-commerce in the Visegrad Four countries

Marketing Science & Inspirations ◽

10.46286/msi.2021.16.3.5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 42-50

Author(s):

Stefan Kral ◽

Richard Fedorko

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Theoretical Basis ◽

Online Shopping ◽

The Internet ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Goods And Services ◽

Online Purchases ◽

Increasing Trend ◽

The Given ◽

The Eu

Online shopping has become an increasingly common way of shopping in recent years. The main goal of the paper was to evaluate and compare the development of online shopping in the Visegrad Four countries (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary). The paper outlines the theoretical basis of online shopping concept, describes the current situation of online shopping in the EU market and the main types of goods and services purchased through the Internet. Based on data from the Eurostat database, the paper outlines the development of online shopping in the years 2011 to 2019, the share of online purchases in the EU market and online purchases of goods and services within the V4 countries for the given years. We found that in all countries, an increasing trend of online shopping was recorded over the period under review, with the largest increase in the Czech Republic. There was also a growing share of online purchases from retailers in other EU countries, with the largest increase recorded in Hungary. With regard to online purchases of services, year-on-year decline over the period of two years has been recorded in Slovakia.

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Producing and Sharing Free Advanced Scientific and Technological Knowledge Using the Internet

Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch104 ◽

2005 ◽

pp. 587-592

Author(s):

Jean-Philippe Rennard

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Technological Knowledge ◽

The Internet ◽

Scientific Journals ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

World Scientific ◽

Western Countries ◽

The Uk

During 1998-2000, the UK published 4,729 scientific articles per million inhabitants, the Czech Republic published only 1,401 and Turkey 278 (Sandelin & Sarafoglou, 2003). Each year, researchers produce about 2,000,000 refereed articles for 20,000 scientific journals (Harnad, 2003), the huge majority of them being printed in western countries. The contribution of developing countries to these publications is marginal. In 2000 India published less than 2% of world scientific articles. China’s share was about 3% and Brazil 1% (OST, 2004).

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SELECTED ASPECTS OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS DURING GLOBALIZATION

Proceedings of CBU in Economics and Business ◽

10.12955/peb.v1.27 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 112-119

Author(s):

Martina Kovacikova ◽

Katarina Stofkova

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Internet Of Things ◽

Slovak Republic ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Industrial Sector ◽

Added Value ◽

The Internet ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

The Uk ◽

The Internet Of Things

Continuous technological progress makes it possible to use the Internet of Things (IoT) in broader dimensions. Digitization, computerization, and innovation are now key factors for businesses and countries to achieve added value and make progress in competitiveness and attractiveness. These are also optimal conditions for the application of IoT. This study aims to show the status of the implementation of IoT in neighboring countries — the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic — compared to the United Kingdom, which is in the lead. Similarly, the goal was to compare the areas of digitization and informatization to the Networked Readiness Index (NRI), the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), and the Digital Transformation Scoreboards (DTS). Material support for this paper was garnered from the relevant literature. The theoretical basis for issues related to IoT was presented after analyzing secondary sources to determine the current state of the industry and the level of digitization. The those indexes were compared using data from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and the UK. The UK is among the leaders in the field of IoT. The resulting data are presented graphically. Slovak companies that operate mainly in the industrial sector are beginning to discover and implement IoT. More and more cities are adopting this technology. The situation in the UK is already quite far along. During the evaluation of the NRI, DESI, and DTS, Slovakia was ranked lowest, the Czech Republic was ranked slightly higher, and the UK was rated the highest. Comparison of the digitization of the economy and society, and the deployment and use of ICT highlight the need for further development of these areas in the Slovak and Czech republics.

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Determinants Affecting the Use of the Internet by Older People

Emerging Science Journal ◽

10.28991/esj-2021-01317 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

pp. 884-893

Author(s):

Blanka Klimova ◽

Pavel Prazak ◽

Petra Poulova ◽

Ivana Simonova

Keyword(s):

Logistic Regression ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Older People ◽

The Internet ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Third Age ◽

The Third ◽

Use Of The Internet ◽

And Gender ◽

The University

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to detect and analyze some factors which hinder or contribute to the positive use of the Internet by older people living in Central Europe, specifically in one region of the Czech Republic. Methods: The key method is a questionnaire whose results were processed by using a model of logistic regression. The research sample includes 432 seniors from senior houses, municipal ICT courses and the University of the Third Age, all coming from the region of Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic. Findings: The findings of the proposed model confirmed that the key determinants in the Internet use by older people were age, previous experience with IT in their past occupation and active use of IT enhanced by some kind of training, in this case attending IT courses of the University of the Third Age. Education and gender have not proved to be significant determinants in this study. Novelty/ improvement: The introduced model of logistic regression enriches current literature on the subject by emphasizing the possible factors that influence the use of the Internet by seniors in the region. The survey also investigates which factors in comparison with each other act more and which less, and which factors are significant within the model and which are not. Doi: 10.28991/esj-2021-01317 Full Text: PDF

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Municipal Social Responsibility of Statutory Cities in the Czech Republic

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11082308 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. 2308 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Libena Tetrevova ◽

Martina Jelinkova

Keyword(s):

Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Good Practice ◽

The Internet ◽

Ethical Responsibility ◽

Socially Responsible ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Corporate Social ◽

The City

Application of the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is demanded of an ever-wider range of entities as time goes by, among which are municipalities. However, the topic of social responsibility of municipalities stands outside of the bounds of mainstream research. This article presents the results of a study, the objective of which was to identify the socially responsible practices applied by the statutory cities in the Czech Republic, in order to analyse and evaluate the scope and structure of socially responsible activities performed by them and communicated on the internet. The study shows that statutory cities in the Czech Republic perform similar activities to those performed by enterprises within the framework of application of the concept of CSR, this being in the field of economic, environmental, ethical, social and philanthropic responsibility. They perform and communicate economic responsibility activities to the greatest extent and, by contrast, ethical responsibility activities to the least extent. Examples of good practice in performance and communication of these activities on the internet are documented in the article using the example of the City of Pardubice.

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Tornadoes within the Czech Republic: from early medieval chronicles to the “internet society”

Atmospheric Research ◽

10.1016/s0169-8095(03)00075-9 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 67-68 ◽

pp. 589-605 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Martin Setvák ◽

Milan Šálek ◽

Jan Munzar

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

The Internet ◽

Early Medieval ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Medieval Chronicles

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Transformation of photojournalism practice in the Czech Republic in the age of digital technology

Journalism ◽

10.1177/1464884916663622 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 234-251 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sandra Štefaniková ◽

Filip Láb

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Professional Identity ◽

20Th Century ◽

News Media ◽

Digital Technology ◽

The Internet ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Entire Process ◽

The Impact ◽

Depth Interviews

This study investigates the impact of digitalization on the photojournalistic profession and its transformation during the last two decades. The development of digital technology and the Internet by the end of the 20th century has brought several questions to the field of photojournalism and impacted the entire process of photojournalistic material production. Taking the example of the Czech Republic, we examine how photojournalists and photo editors perceive the changes brought on by the adoption of digital technology and how news routines, photojournalistic practices, image content, and professional identity have been reshaped. We conducted in-depth interviews and surveys with 48 photojournalists and photo editors from different Czech news media and magazines. The findings show how Czech photojournalists evaluate the state of their profession after digitalization. We also discuss a new way of image taking, so-called ‘cinematic shooting’, the ‘myth of acceleration’, and new responsibilities laid upon visual news professionals.

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