EU S&T Tour Information Seminar HUNGARY. SZILÁGYI Balázs Consul General

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1 EU S&T Tour Information Seminar HUNGARY SZILÁGYI Balázs Consul General

2 Hungary Population: 10 million Capital: 1,7 million EU member country: since Political system: parliamentary democracy Education system: strengths manifested in high standards maintained in sciences and engineering

3 S&T background - Hungary today Economy: low unit labor costs complemented by high educational standards High quality research institutes Main objectives (on the field of S&T): Setting up high-tech centers with openness and international reach. Creating an environment with the highest possible human capital per investment Creating partnerships oriented on realizing joint S&T projects Commercialization: new products, services, and spinoffs.

4 Seven breakout points of the Hungarian economy Enhancing competitiveness New Széchenyi Plan The Development Policy Programme of Recovery and Rise Objective: Breakthrough in employment Sectoral breakout points Breakout points and Programmes of the New Széchenyi Plan Horizontal breakout points Health industry Green economy Network economy Knowledge economy Home-creation Labour-economy Transit economy Medicinal Hungary Health industry Renewable energy and green economy Enterprise development and business environment improvement Knowledge, innovation and growth Homecreation and housing program Employment Transit economy Main elements for enhancing competitiveness Principles Tax reduction Reduction of the number of taxes Halving of administrative costs and burdens of enterprises Simplifying access to domestic and EU subsidy funds Elimination of imbalances distorting competition Restoring legal certainty for the benefit of the economy Integration Global or European competitiveness Development creating new markets High added value

5 National R&D&I Strategy Main goal: Hungary s innovation performance should reach the EU s average by the end of Specific objectives: increasing the expenditure on R&D to 1.8 pc of GDP (from 1.2 pc in 2011) renewal and implementation of the R&D&I strategy introduction of indirect supports: tax allowances precommercial procurements, young innovative companies operation of a unified R&D&I monitoring and evaluation system

6 Main Measures National R&D&I Strategy internationally acclaimed, competitive knowledge centers +30 new multinational company RDI units +30 Hungarian macro-regional multinational company +300 new RTDI-intensive start-up enterprises innovative SME received financial assistance in the course of the last 7 years.

7 14 July, 2015 Bilateral S&T Agreements

8 Bilateral S&T Co-operation Research Exchange (Chinese Academy Hungarian Academy of Sciences, National Innovation Office, universities) Mobility: travel costs, daily allowance, insurance Applications submitted in both countries Decision jointly. New programmes: The HAS and the CAS signed agreement on establishment of joint laboratories in 2014, which is based on the existing exchange of relevant institutions and a strong need to collaborate in designated fields of common interest. The HAS the CASS also signed an agreement in 2014 for developing a Modern China and Hungary researchers cooperation with the aim of integrating researchers involved in Chinese/Hungarian studies and researchers with Chinese/Hungarian research interests.

9 Momentum Program of HAS The objective of the Momentum Program of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences is a dynamic renewal of the research teams of the Academy and participating universities via attracting outstanding researchers back to Hungary. Momentum teams program is open for the foreign researchers as well.

10 Twin Fund with China Joint fund with Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Research mobility, market-oriented research Fund: EUR /2 ys/country Duration of joint projects: 24 months. NEW CALL WITH CHINA IS COMING IN THIS SUMMER

11 Future co-operation with China Establishing more twin founds on regional level; Enlargement of the pool for research mobility; Establishing joint laboratories with Chinese research institutions (especially with CAS institutes).

12 Information National Research, Development and Innovation Office: Hungarian Academy of Sciences: Thank you for your kind attention!