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Co-operation of public and private funding in financing the innovation process Dr. Tamás Balogh Innovation and R&D Department, Ministry of Economy and Transport Finnish-Hungarian Seminar "Innovation and Success”, Budapest, 4 December 2006. But: Albert SzentGyörgyi was the only Hungarian born Nobel Prize Laurate scientist obtaining the Scientific heritage Prize in Hungary. 7 GROWTH = EU15 + 2% HUNGARY Magyarország 6 5 EU-15 4 3 2 1 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 0 2000 %, előző év azonos időszakához viszonyítva Growth of Hungary and the EU-15 average Macroeconomic figures 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Gross domestic product (%) 3.8 3.5 3.0 4.6 4.1 Industrial production (%) 3.6 2.8 6.4 8.3 7.3 Exports (% - volume) 7.7 5.9 9.1 17.0 10.8 Imports (% - volume) 4.0 5.1 10.1 14.0 5.3 Consumer prices (%) 9.2 5.3 4.7 6.8 3.6 Balance of foreign trade (bn EUR) -2.5 -3.4 -4.2 -3.9 -2.8 Current account balance (bn EUR) -3,6 -4.9 -6.5 -7.0 -6.4 FDI (bn EUR) 4.4 3.2 2.0 3.7 5.4 Unemployment rate (%) 5.7 5.9 5.8 6.0 7.2 Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office, GKI Economic Research Institute of Hungary Summary Innovation Index CATCHING UP Source: Innovation Trend Chart 2005. 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 0,82 1,01 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, … …but the trend is improving. Innovation is a top priority of the government. Business enterprises should be more active in R&D … … and the government promotes that by generous tax benefits. Plus a variety of R&D programmes. 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. Strong foreign presence in corporate R&D activities. World class knowledge base in some fields (IT, maths, physics, life sciences, chemistry, etc.). 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 Sanofi-Aventis Consequently, high-tech manufacturing industries play very important role in the economy… … boosting Hungary’s high-tech manufacturing exports. Public sources for R&D and innovation programmes (2007-) • Research and Technology Innovation Fund • Economy Development Operational („GOP”, ERDF co-financed) Close co-ordination, working as one Programme organic system • National Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) • EU 7th RTD Framework Programme • EU Competitiveness and Innovation Programme 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 … and the applied government tools KNOWLEDGE BASED HUNGARY Thank you for your attention! www.gkm.gov.hu