József Pálinkás said he was lobbying decision makers to create a balanced research and innovation system in the country.
Zoltán Cséfalvay, state secretary for innovation at the economy ministry, told the event that there had always been a gap between European R+D ambitions and outcomes, and he welcomed the decision to ditch the requirement that EU member states should devote 3 percent of gross domestic product to R+D.
He said that Hungary has undertaken to channel 1.8 percent of GDP to R+D each year.
The state secretary said the National Innovation Office genuinely functioned as an agency but the establishment of a financial system still lagged behind.
