O14 - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of TechnologyReturn

The present article is focused on the analysis of selected indicators that characterize the economic sector of information and communication technology at regional levels in the Czech Republic between years 1995 and 2015. The aim of this paper is to evaluate, by a specific index that is based on a combination of point method and economical-geographic methods, regional divergences in the area of the economic branch of information and communication technology and defines development and regional differences in the ICT branch at NUTS3 level of the regions of the Czech Republic. The quest is to find regions where information and communication technology is developing and to define an order (ranking) of regions that succeeded in developing the ICT sector. The analysis of the information and communication sector which is defined by NACE Rev.2., in section J, is based on empirical data from the Czech Statistical Office at NUTS3 regional level.

This article is focusing on analysis of sector of information and communication technology in the Czech Republic between years 1995 and 2012. Branch of information and communication technology is one of the most important economic activities because of potential for further growth of output performance and productivity. In this short study development of information and communication sector during the selected 18 years in aggregate economic levels is described through performance measured by gross value added, sectoral employment and also sectoral productivity. Emphasis is placed on developing information and communication technologies in selected 14 regions of the Czech Republic. The main aim is to find the regions which are concentrated economic activities related to information and communication technology in and to evaluate their success in interregional comparisons. It was found out that the overwhelming majority of economic activities associated with information and communication technology is concentrated in four - five regions of the Czech Republic and the regional disparities in the area of this economic branch have tendency to deepen.

The key intention of this study is to outline primary characteristics, the application context and the forms of Technology Assessment (TA). Identifying determinants and effects of a new technology usually requires an interdisciplinary approach. The final "technology picture" should be based on a broader rational consensus of the scientific discussion, but TA can also require the participation of non-experts who can bring a more comprehensive insight into the process. This study also deals with the historical characterization of TA within technology identification processes, as a part of integrated Technology management. The research was carried out based on an intensive literature study, the extensive Bibliometrical analysis especially of the Sciencedirect and the EBSCOhost databases, and several case studies.

In recent years gaining in importance and popularity of tourism with tasting of traditional products and culinary specialties of farmers in certified restaurants. Article discusses the issue of regional cuisine in the Czech Republic and the related tourism in order to know the regional gastronomy. It is based on a questionnaire survey among residents of tourist regions and deals with the analysis of tourists satisfied with local gastronomy products and services in certified restaurants and also evaluation of traffic in tourist destinations. The aim of this paper was to highlight the potential use of traditional gastronomic tourism regions in tourism.