Technological innovations and r&d strategies in the czech republic

1999 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Bohatá
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Innovation Strategies

The paper focuses on the conditions influencing the diffusion of technological innovations and R&D strategies in the CR. First it deals with the main principles of the transformation of R&D and of the legal framework. Attention is paid especially to privatization and the reform of R&D financing. Using evidence from case studies, companies innovation strategies as well as their views on governmental R&D policy are discussed.

The Development of the Communication Skills of Individuals Living in Homes for People with Disabilities

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-70
Author(s):  
Petr Kopečný
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Given

This paper concentrates on the area of special educational support provided to individuals living in homes for people with disabilities in the Czech Republic and presents partial research results illustrating the state of the provision of speech therapy to users of social services facilities falling under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The subject of the research is an analysis of support for the development of the communication skills of pupils living in social services facilities. The partial results of the research outline the approaches employed by the managerial staff of the given facilities in implementing special educational procedures, describe forms of speech therapy provision in homes for people with disabilities, and compare the attitudes of teachers and social services staff to the development of communication with the importance attributed to it by speech therapists and demonstrated by the case studies performed.

From the Bronze Soldier to the “Bloody Marshal”: Monument Wars and Russia’s Aesthetic Vulnerability in Estonia and the Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
pp. 088832542110438
Author(s):  
Aliaksei Kazharski ◽  
Andrey Makarychev
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Historical Narratives ◽  
Politics Of Memory ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Soviet Occupation ◽  
Historical Monuments ◽  
Historical Truth ◽  
Zero Sum ◽  
Inherent Ambiguity

The article analyzes historical monuments as instruments of Russia’s attempts to impose its aesthetic hegemony in the post-Communist world. Drawing on case studies from the Czech Republic and Estonia, it argues that this hegemony is precarious and vulnerable due to inability to deal with the inherent ambiguity and complexity of historical events and figures. The Russian approach regards historical truth in absolute terms and is underpinned by a zero-sum game understanding of historical narratives. It does not tolerate a multiplicity of perspectives on history and has no appreciation for postmodernist deconstruction of historical symbols. This conflicts with a more diverse, reflexive and inclusive politics of memory as an intrinsic element of cityscapes of Prague and Tallinn where some of the controversial monuments connected with the Soviet occupation have been removed. Russia’s reaction to these changes reveals an inherently vulnerable nature of its aesthetic hegemony which is deeply dependent on recognition of the absolute nature of its historical truth that the monuments are supposed to embody.

scholarly journals Occupational exposure to nanoparticles originating from welding – case studies from the Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filip Berger ◽  
Šárka Bernatíková ◽  
Lucie Kocůrková ◽  
Radka Přichystalová ◽  
Lenka Schreiberová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
The Czech Republic

10 Czech Republic

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Schweigelová Dana
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Capital Markets ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Statutory Law ◽  
Regulatory Regimes ◽  
The Cross

This chapter provides an overview of the legal framework of set-off in the Czech Republic both outside and within the context of insolvency. In the Czech Republic, set-off rights are regulated exclusively by statutory law. General regulations on set-off arrangements are laid down in Sections 1982–1991 of the Czech Civil Code. Other laws relevant to set-off are the Business Corporations Act, the Capital Markets Act, the Financial Collateral Act, and the Act on Insolvency. The chapter first examines set-off between solvent parties, taking into account general regulations, specific regulations under the Business Corporations Act, contractual set-off involving multiple parties, and special regulatory regimes governing set-off in the Czech Republic. It then considers set-off between insolvent parties before concluding with an analysis of set-off issues arising in the cross-border context.

The Operational and Environmental Consequences of the Polystyrene Insulation Disposal

2016 ◽  
Vol 824 ◽  
pp. 180-187
Author(s):  
Jan Pasek ◽  
Martin Casensky ◽  
Jakub Stransky
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Future Production

In connection with the significant volume of polystyrene embedded in buildings as thermal insulation, in the next few years it will be needed to solve the matter of its disposal after the end of its life cycle. Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) has been used as a flame retardant in polystyrene thermal insulation (EPS and XPS) for the last 50 years. The internationally recognized Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants prohibits future production, use and recycling of materials that contain HBCDD. It also, to a large extent, limits the options of waste management of such materials. European legislation, in particular Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 and the so called REACH Directive, established a binding legal framework for EU Member States which reduces waste management options of material containing HCDBB practically only to incineration. In the coming years, this fact requests fundamental changes in disposal of construction and demolition waste containing the polystyrene insulation and related processes on construction sites in the Czech Republic. The research is based on the analysis of the international and the Czech legislation related to this issue, and the analysis of material and technological context. The paper focuses on possible operational, economic, energy and environmental impact on the construction industry and environment, and compares the current situation in the Czech Republic with other European countries, and assesses the readiness of the Czech Republic to deal with the upcoming legislation changes.

scholarly journals  Legal framework for payments for forest ecosystem services in the Czech Republic

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 131-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Ventrubová ◽  
P. Dvořák
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Payments For Ecosystem Services ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Agriculture Water

Although examples of payments for ecosystem services (PES) can be traced back at least as far as the 1980’s, it is still a relatively new instrument, and the hitherto experience in many parts of the world is not extensive yet, or based on a very long timeframe. In addition, PES is being introduced in more and more sectors (agriculture, water supply, carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, etc.) and in relation to more and more ecosystems (surface water, groundwater, forest, etc.). But such PES can work only with good governance in place, comprising an effective political, legislative as well as institutional system. Nevertheless, an effective introduction of PES system into national legislation calls for an appropriate analysis of the current legal system so that duplications can be excluded and only valuable measures can be added. The main goal of this paper is to analyze if the current legal framework of the Czech Republic provides an appropriate basis for establishing payments for a forest ecosystem services scheme.    

scholarly journals Regional Railway Transport in Czech, Austrian and German Decentralised and Regionalised Transport Markets

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Seidenglanz ◽  
Tomáš Nigrin ◽  
Jiří Dujka
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Central European ◽  
Organisational Form ◽  
Train Services ◽  
Comparative Case Studies

Abstract The article analyses railway transport markets in three neighbouring Central European countries: the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany (specifically Bavaria and Saxony), with a focus on regional transportation. It examines the organisational form of public transport resulting from regionalisation and provides comparative case studies of regional train services in these countries. The article points out the organisational differences in public transportation between the studied regions and tries to connect these results with the supply of regional train services on various types of lines and in different geographical areas.

scholarly journals Identification of Potential Localities for Restoring Former Historical Ponds: Case Studies from the Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-328
Author(s):  
Hana Skokanová ◽  
Renata Pavelková ◽  
Marek Havlíček ◽  
Aleš Létal
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
The Czech Republic

Czech Bluegrass

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Bidgood
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
International Market ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Learning Barriers ◽  
The World ◽  
Bluegrass Music ◽  
Work Abroad

Bluegrass music has taken root all over the world but thrives in unique ways in the Czech Republic. Ethnomusicologist and bluegrass musician Lee Bidgood writes about what it is like to live and work playing bluegrass in the heart of Europe. The chapters trace Bidgood's engagement with Czech bluegrassers, their processes of learning, barriers to understanding, and the joys and successes that they find in making bluegrass their own. After providing a general cultural and historical background, a set of case studies convey ethnographic detail from Bidgood's participatory observational research: with a Czech band as they work abroad in Europe; with banjo makers seeking an international market; with fiddlers wrestling with technical, social, and aesthetic hurdles; with a non-Christian seeking to truthfully sing gospel songs. Bidgood's analysis of songs, sounds, places, and speech provide insights into how Czech bluegrassers negotiate the Americanness and Czechness of their musical projects. This study poses bluegrass not as a restrictive set of repertoire or techniques, but as a form of sociality, a discourse with local and global resonances—and in its Czech form it is clearly a practice of in-betweenness that defies categorization, challenging narratives that limit music to a certain time, place, or people. Includes orientation notes on language, and a glossary of Czech terms.

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