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Welcome to the website of the Regional Information Service - RIS which is managed by the Centre for Regional Development of the CR, a state contributory organization of the Ministry for Regional Development.

Information relating to the topics listed below may be found on this web:

EU programmes and projects - information on individual programmes and projects co-funded by the European Union. Programmes administered by the Ministry for Regional Development are included; weekly updates provided.
State budget programmes - uniform structure for grant programmes and titles allocated from the state budget across the Czech Republic. Weekly updates provided.
Administrative institutions - an overview of important institutions for a wide range of interested parties. Includes mostly contact information of state and local as well as specific purpose administrative bodies, agencies, banks etc. Yearly updates provided.
Statistical data - a large number of statistical indicators from the KROK database (county and district level statistics). The Czech Statistical Office (CSO) as the administrator of the database provides information with approximately 1.5 year delay due to the complexity of data collection. Yearly updates provided.
Business entities - the search engine lists approximately 51,000 economic entities. The data are based on the Register of Economic Entities taken over from the CSO, combined with the database of Albertina data, s.r.o. The selection includes companies with the legal status of a joint stock company or a limited liability company and employing a limited number of staff (SMEs with 6 - 249 employees). Quarterly updates provided.
Industrial zones are monitored within the land use plans of large land units (LP LLU) and other relevant land use planning documentation (LPD) created by county administration. The passports are created using a consistent methodology, which makes this project unique.
The following basic information is provided for each industrial zone - area, geographical location, operational scope, stage of utilization, transport accessibility and technical infrastructure. Updated at the end of 2007.
Counties in the Czech Republic - basic information about location, nature and environment, industry, agriculture as well as tourist regions and areas in each county.
Hotels and accommodation - an overview of accommodation facilities, including detailed contact and location information, and quality rating of the premises. Weekly updates provided.