PPZRS - Business Platform for Foreign Development Cooperation (Platforma podnikatelů pro zahraniční rozvojovou spolupráci)

Business Platform for Foreign Development Cooperation (PPZRS) is a voluntary society uniting Czech entrepreneurs and its associations involved or interested in projects of foreign development cooperation and official development assistance.

Platform was established by three biggest Czech associations of entrepreneurs:

• The Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic
• The Association of Engineering Technology
• The Association of Czech Railway Industry

Platform is a representative of private companies in the Council for Development Coordination and it's main goal is to coordinate and support participation of the Czech Businesses in the bilateral and multilateral foreign development cooperation projects.

Platform also allows for the sharing of information and communication between entrepreneurs operating in less developed countries and potential candidates to enter local markets. Transfer of know-how from association's founders and from interesting partners from abroad can contribute towards greater succes of Czech companies in the fiedl of development cooperation, not only in bilateral but also in multilateral programmes of Foreign Development Cooperation.