HUNGARY
Contact person:
Mr. Sándor Szigeti
Senior Counselor
Tel: (+361) 484 2576
Fax: (+361) 266 0801
e-mail: sandor.szigeti@nkth.gov.hu
Description of the institution
NKTH is the main policy making and funding governmental agency for applied research and technological development in Hungary. Its task is the coordination of international co-operations and EU integration in the field of Science and Technology and innovation as well as the organisation and evaluation of research and development programs.
NKTH is an autonomous governmental agency, lead by a president, who reports to the minister without portfolio responsible for Science and Technology policy.
General Science and Technology policy issues
The main actors in the development of the Science and Technology policy in Hungary are the Minister without portfolio for Science and Technology policy, the National Office for Research and Technology (NKTH), the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Education.
The main actors in carrying out research and development activity are the institutes of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the universities, the Bay Zoltán Foundation for Applied Research, company research units and other research institutes.
The main actors in financing research and development activity are the National Office for Research and Technology, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The main financial resources for research and development activity are the state budget (46%), the private sector (43%) and international resources (11%).
The Minister without portfolio for Science and Technology policy has the right to sign intergovernmental co-operation agreements.