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Creativity and Tradition
Észak-Alföld
Norbert Grasselli
Director of Communication and International Affairs
Észak-Alföld Regional Development Agency
17 June 2009
European Regional
Development Fund
Facts
• Population: 1.5 million
• Youngest population in Hungary
• GDP: 37% of EU average
• Convergence objective
Agriculture
Industry
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Food industry
Glass industry
Machine industry
Pharma industry
Electronics
IT
R&D
• University of Debrecen
• Nuclear Research Institute
2.000 researchers and
lecturers
Research income: 10 MEUR
30.000 students
Structural Funds
• Regional OP: 1.000 MEUR
• ERDF: mainly infrastructure
• Topics:
– Business development: business parks, business
incubators, clusters, technology transfer
– Transport infrastructue: roads, bycicle roads
– Urban development: city center reconstruction, social
programs
– Human infrastructure: schools, kingergardens,
nurseries, medical centers
– Natural environment: inland waters, landfills, dumps
– NGO: social centers, youth centers
Innovation Financing
Government
50%
Enterprises
50%
National Innovation Fund
(yearly 142 MEUR)
75%
National
Program
25%
Regional
Programs
Regional Innovation Program
• Implementing the Regional Innovation
Strategy (2007)
• Funds 2009: 6 MEUR
• Topics 2009:
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R&D partnerships: research institute + enterprise
R&D projects: SMEs
R&D infrastructure development
HR development: school + enterprise
Innocheck: innovation vouchers for SMEs
The „Puszta”
HORTOBÁGY
UNESCO World
Heritage
River Tisza
Spa and Wellness
HAJDÚSZOBOSZLÓ
More than 200
thermal wells
(30-100 C°)
For more information
www.eszakalfold.hu
Norbert Grasselli
Director of Communication and International Affairs
Észak-Alföld Regional Development Agency
17 June 2009
European Regional
Development Fund