Hungarian Innovation Policy and
the Role of Technology Foresight
Dr. Tamás Balogh
Ministry of Economy and Transport, Hungary
Innovation and R&D Department
Wien, 28.02.2007.
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But: Albert SzentGyörgyi was the only
Hungarian born
Nobel Prize Laurate
scientist obtaining the
Scientific
heritage
Prize
in Hungary.
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GERD/GDP, %
1,20
1,00
0,80
1,08
1,00
0,94
0,93
0,75
0,67
0,74 0,70
0,68
1,01
0,82
0,95
0,89
0,95
0,60
0,40
0,20
0,00
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Gross R&D
expenditures per
GDP are still in
the lower third of
the EU, …
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…but the trend is
improving.
Innovation is a
top priority of the
government.
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Business
enterprises
should be more
active in R&D …
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… and the
government
promotes that by
generous tax
benefits.
Plus a variety of R&D
programmes.
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Tax measures for R&D and IPR
• intramural and outsourced R&D: 200% (tax base).
• IPR costs (SMEs only): 200% (tax base).
• R&D expenditures at university campus or Academia, 400%
(tax base), maximum 50 M HUF.
• Investment tax release from 100 M HUF (R&D only).
• Students in R&D: tax free up to minimum wage.
• 150-170% tax base reduction for R&D donations.
• Small and micro enterprises do not pay in Fund.
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Strong
foreign
presence in
corporate
R&D
activities.
World class knowledge
base in some fields (IT,
maths, physics, life
sciences, chemistry,
etc.).
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Bosch Power Tool
CORPORATE
Audi
RESEARCH Magna Steyr
General Electric
Philips
CENTRES
AFT
ZF Hungária
W.E.T. Samsung
Nokia
Draixlmaier
Samsung
Philips
GM-Opel
General Electric
Flextronics
Continental Teves
Valeo Auto-Electric
Denso
Visteon
Philips
Electrolux
Samsung
Zeuna Starker
Knorr-Bremse
Zenon
Elcoteq
Source:ITDH
Michelin
Flextronics
Ericsson
Continental Temic
IBM
Sysdata
General Electric
Nokia
Cisco
SAP
TATA Consulting
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Sanofi-Aventis
Consequently,
high-tech
manufacturing
industries play
very important
role in the
economy…
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… boosting
Hungary’s
high-tech
manufacturing
exports.
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Five priorities of the new Government RDI
strategy (2007-2013) – February 2007.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Culture of implementation and utilisation of research results.
Quality- output- and utilisation-driven, effective National
Innovation System.
Well paid, creative and innovative workforce responding to
the demands of knowledge driven economy and society.
Economic and legal environment that is conducive to creation
and utilisation of knowledge.
Companies, products and services that are competitive at the
global market.
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Action plan based on the RDI strategy (20072010) – May 2007.
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•
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Programmes based on the five priorities will be put
in a coherent system.
Proposals for new legislation to achieve a legal
environment that is conducive to creation and
utilisation of knowledge.
The process shall be kept within the frames of a hard
convergence programme for macroeconomic
stability.
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The innovation value
chain…
Market
success, growth
Market entry,
mass production
Experimental
dev’ment, IPR
Applied research
Supporting stock
market entry
New idea,
basic research
Market conform enterprise financing
tools (credit, capital, guarantee)
National R&D and Innovation
programme (GVOP/GOP and KTIA)
University and MTA
basic financing
OTKA
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… and the applied government tools
RDI policy is supported by different types
of strategic intelligence:
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Analysis of national data and trends (CSO)
Analysis of studies and legal documents,
International benchmarking (UN, OECD, EU)
Technology foresight studies (national and
international, EU and UNIDO),
• Direct contact with institutions and
companies.
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Hungary has a record in TF activities - 1
First TF exercise in the region (TEP, 1997-2000)
1st TF Summit in Budapest (2003)
ForeTech – twinning for RO+ BG, with CZ 2002-2003
Practical Guide for Regional Foresight (EU FOREN) –
translation and distribution 2002-2003
BLUEPRINTS programmes – DG Research – Foresight
and the transition of regional knowledge based economies
(FOR-RIS, UPGRADE, TECH-TRANS, TRANSVISION,
agriblue) 2002-2003
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Hungary has a record in TF activities - 2
eForesee – MT, LT, LV, EE – co-operation (2002-2003)
IPTS – FOR-LEARN project – TF culture enhancement for
CEE countries, Steering Committee (2005-)
ForSociety ERA-NET project, 15 countries, societal
aspects of technology development, 2004-2007
UNIDO Training Programme – regional initiative of TF for
CEE and NIS (2006-2007)
UNIDO Regional Virtual Centre for TF (2006-)
2nd TF Summit in Budapest - 2007 September
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Next: 2nd Foresight Summit, September 2007
• Organiser: UNIDO
• Possible chair: President of the Republic
• Government partners: Min. of Economy and
Transport, Min. of Environment and Water
• Foresight partner: TEP Office, Budapest
• Technical partner: local company.
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Thank you for your kind attention,
see you in Budapest!
tamas.balogh@gkm.gov.hu