Strategic Objectives

The general objective of the strategy is to make Hungary's economy driven by knowledge and innovation on the mid-term, and to ensure that Hungarian companies display competitive products and services on the international market.

Mid-term objectives:

• To expand research and development activities of enterprises.
• To create internationally renowned R&D and innovation centres and research universities.
• To increase the research, development and innovation (R&D&I) capacity of regions.
• To create a market of knowledge based on competition and the recognition of performance through the globalization and industrialization of generating and disseminating new knowledge.
• To carry out giant scientific investments complying with policy priorities, primarily in regional centres and development clusters, and also to decrease regional discrepancies (improve regional cohesion).
• To increase the annual R&D spending dynamically, primarily as a result of an increase in enterprise spending.

Principles of the Strategy

Principles of implementing strategic objectives

• Concentrating material and intellectual resources, and optimizing application.
• Improved social and economic exploitation of R&D results.
• Strengthening regional innovation.

Strategic Priorities

The following priorities are set forth by the strategy:

• Promoting the culture of exploitation and appreciation of scientific research results.
• Setting up a quality-, performance- and exploitation-driven, efficient national innovation system.
• Developing creative, innovative and appreciated workforce, complying with the demands of knowledge-based economy and society.
• Creating an economic and legal background that stimulates the generation and exploitation of knowledge.
• Promoting Hungarian enterprises, products and services which are competitive on the global market.

Indicators

The strategy sets forth indicators with target values and detailed requirements concerning institutions carrying out and coordinating research activities on the national and regional level, human resources, social environment, entrepreneurial innovation exploiting results, international cooperation as well as the financial and legal background.

Background of the Strategy

The STI strategy was compiled in accordance with the objectives of the National Concept of Development Policy (OFK), the National Action Plan (NAP) and the "New Hungary" National Development Plan (UMFT), it is based on a situation assessment.

Implementation Plan of the Strategy

Operative objectives, detailed tasks and the phases of strategy implementation are included in the implementation plan of the STI strategy. The document, containing almost one hundred tasks, sets forth specific implementation programmes, the funds and phases thereof, the changes in the government's management structure, amendments to the legal framework of technology and innovation as well as the importance and role of STI policy in government activities.