EIC Network in the Czech republic

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• EIC Network in the Czech republic
• Mrs. Marie Pavlu
• Centre for Regional Development of the Czech
  Republic (CRD CR) and Euro Info centre Prague
• Vinohradska 46, CZ-120 00 Prague 2
• Tel. [phone], Fax [phone]
• E-mail pavlu_at_crr.cz, http//www.crr.cz
• http//www.euroinfocentrum.cz/enlargement

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Euro Info Centre Prague(EIC Prague)

• Member of the network of the European Commission
  DG Enterprise
• Main mission support SMEs especially by
  information and advice
• For Czech clients - information about EU or CEEC
  matters
• For foreign clients information about Czech
  matters
• New task feedback for the EC IPM database

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EU Networks in the Czech Republic

• 7 Euro Info Centres
• Business Innovation Centres

Innovation Relay Centre
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EIC PragueServices

• Information on business environment, legislation,
  taxes, tenders in the EU, CEE countries and in
  the Czech Republic
• Information about EC programmes and projects
• Information about EU activities supporting SMEs
• Opportunity to participate in these activities

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EIC PragueServices (cont.)

• Information about enterprises operating in the
  EU, CEEC and in the Czech Republic
• Contacts to foreign partners as published in the
  bulletin Contacts for Entrepreneurs and on the
  Internet
• Dissemination of demands/offers through
  international networks
• Access to the EU and Czech documentation
  especially related to SMEs

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EIC PragueProjects

• Euro Info Centres Campaign Business
  Opportunities with Enlargement
• www.euroinfocentrum.cz/enlargement

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EIC PragueProjects (cont)

• Organisation of Workshops for SMEs
• Establishment of Business Club
• Phare Small Projects Programme How to get
  Information on EU Issues Quickly, Easily and
  for Everybody
• Training of participants on EU issues and
  searching information

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NUTS 2 in the CR

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Regions in the CR

• From 2000 14 regions NUTS 3 exist
• First elections to regional municipalities were
  in autumn 2000
• 8 regions NUTS 2 were established
• Prague differs from other regions
• much higher GDP per capita (almost twice higher
  than other regions)
• higher monthly wages more 18 000 CZK, other
  regions mostly 11 000 14 000 CZK
• much lower unemployment rate (3,42)

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GDP Ratio () - Contribution by Regions
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Some interestingweb pages

• Basic Information about the CR
• http//www.czech.cz/
• Ministry for Regional Development
• http//www.mmr.cz
• Doing Business in the CR
• http//www.doingbusiness.cz
• Centre for Regional Development
• http//www.crr.cz/en/crd/statement/index.htm

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Some interestingweb pages (cont.)

• Inform Katalog database of Czech firms
• http//www.inform.cz/inp/main.vp
• Kompass - database of Czech firms
• http//www.kompass.com/
• Prague City server
• http//www.a-zprague.cz/
• Register of Economic Subjects in the CR
• http//wwwinfo.mfcr.cz/ares/ares.html.en

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Some interestingweb pages (cont.)

• Czech Statistical Office
• http//www.czso.cz/
• Maps of the CR
• http//mapy.atlas.cz/
• Governments on the web
• http//www.gksoft.com/govt/
• Business Registers in Europe
• http//www.hrasg.ch/eng/welt-e.htm

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Survey of EIC Prague December 2004

• The findings from this survey definitely show
  that EURO INFO CENTRE is
• an institution recognized in the business world
  half of the respondents know about its existence
  and services
• an institution actively used by entrepreneurs
  one-fourth of the respondents have used its
  services
• an institution from which entrepreneurs expect
  help in solving their business plans, in
  particular as to their participation in public
  contracts
• an institution to which they are willing to pay
  for provided services.