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E-Mail: pazour@tc.cz
Phone: &nbsp; 234 006 167
Function: &nbsp; Head of Department

Ing. Michal Pazour, Ph.D.

» Department of Strategic Studies

Michal Pazour is leading the Department of Strategic Studies at the Technology centre ASCR. He specializes in research and innovation policy evaluation, analysis and design. He coordinates national projects and studies evaluating research and innovation policies and exploring the opportunities and measures to strengthen the national innovation system. Michal participated in elaborating Green and White Paper on research, development and innovation in the Czech Republic, which became the main background documents for governmental reform of the Czech RDI system and for the new National RDI Policy 2009 – 2015. He was also involved in innovation policy studies for the European Commission, OECD and UNECE.

Before joining Technology Centre in 2007, Michal worked as a policy analyst at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic participating in formulation of Innovation Strategy for Industry and Enterprise, National Innovation Policy, Strategy of Economic Development and other documents for innovation policy.

Michal holds a PhD in economic policy from the University of Economics in Prague.