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The election of Miroslav Kalousek as the head of the junior coalition
Christian Democratic Party makes the headlines in all today's papers.
Photos of Mr. Kalousek wearing a broad grin share front page space with
reports on the terrorist attack in Riyadh.
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Current AffairsNational project offers computer courses to help fight unemployment
In recent years, computer skills have gone from being a great asset to a
basic requirement, and nowadays it's very hard to get a job if you are not
computer literate. While more and more people can use computers, employers
in the Czech Republic complain that many job applicants still do not know
how to write a document or create a simple table on computers.
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There's only one star of today's Press Review, and that is of course the
Japanese robot Asimo. Yes, robot fever has hit the Czech Republic this
week, and the papers are full of him. Asimo shaking hands with Prime
Minister Vladimir Spidla, Asimo standing proudly by the side of Japanese
PM Junichiro Koizumi, Asimo declaring a toast of friendship between robots
and humans: could this be the most successful official visit ever to the
Czech Republic?
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Business NewsBusiness News
Special financial police unit to be set up. Police say Pirate of Prague now regarded as fugitive. Important mines sell-off for later this year. Campaign aims to encourage Czechs to holiday at home. Falkon Capital to recover Russia's Soviet-era debt to Czech Republic. Rents falling in Prague. Three licenses to be issued for fixed wireless access network in Prague.
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Business NewsDeveloping the technology sector
In this weeks Economics Report we look at the technology sector in the
Czech Republic, and more importantly, the development of this sector.
Although the technology sector in the Czech Republic is smaller than those
in Western Europe and North America, the industry has been experiencing
healthy growth in this country at a time when things have not been going
so smoothly for many IT firms elsewhere.
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Current AffairsTax filing made easier through the internet
Preparing your taxes can at times be a complicated procedure, wherever you
may live. The multitude of forms, statements, and accounts are enough to
give anyone a headache. But, as Martin Hrobsky reports, filing your taxes
in the Czech Republic has recently become a little easier.
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Current AffairsThe National Project for Computer Literacy to expand Czechs' computer proficiency and skills
At a time when unemployment in the Czech Republic has breached 10 percent
one project could play a vitally important role in job retraining and
re-qualification: the National Project for Computer Literacy, kicked off
this week by the new Ministry for Information Technology. The aim of the
project, according to the Information Minister Vladimir Mlynar, is to make
the knowledge of computers and internet use accessible to a wider sphere
of the population, in order to expand general proficiency and skills.
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Business NewsInternet business success story
Can a small firm operate a successful business selling music CDs from the
Czech Republic? How can e-commerce work successfully now that the Internet
bubble has burst? Can a business be tied to a cultural mission? Tamizdat,
a Prague-based non-profit firm selling alternative music from Eastern and
Central Europe over the Internet is out to prove that all these things are
possible. The following report was prepared by Katya Zapletnyuk.
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The cabinet has suspended its discussion of the long-awaited fiscal reform
aimed at stopping the growth of the public finance deficit. Pilots working
for the Czech national air carrier, Czech Airlines (CSA) have reportedly
threatened to go on strike to support their wage demands. U.S.
manufacturing conglomerate Honeywell has chosen the Czech city Brno for a
planned global design center. Czech internet users will be able to get a
broadband connection using the ADSL technology with a 3-month delay in
March.
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Current AffairsInternet to be used at Czech post offices
According to the Minister of Information Technology, Vladimir Mlynar, the
Czech Postal Service should enable all citizens to have access to the
Internet at post offices throughout the country. The company already has
the necessary infrastructure - all 3,400 post offices in the Czech
Republic are connected to a high-speed backbone network. Alena Skodova
reports:
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