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Mihály JambrikMihály JambrikAdministrativeAdministrative State Secretary State Secretary, ,

Ministry of Informatics and CommunicationsMinistry of Informatics and CommunicationsHungaryHungary

Hungary in Information SocietyHungary in Information Society

Hradec KraloveHradec Kralove

29 March 200429 March 2004

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Vision of the IS strategy

• Innovation driven developments• EU funds, FP6 – National Development Plan• Enables Hungary to catch up with advanced member

states in several areas in 10 years• This requires an effective development policy• Hungarian Information Society Strategy /MITS /

serves to fulfill the tasks described above• The success of this transformation to the IS and

knowledge based economy is vital to our future

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Information Society Information Society Main TasksMain Tasks

• Developing the Information Society Strategy for the Government

• Supporting Hungary’s EU accession:• Taking an active role in EU Information Society

programs ( eEurope+, eEurope 2005 )• Preparing the National Development Plan’s sections

dealing with the Information Society• Making steps to bring Hungary to the level of EU

countries• Contributing to the EU priority of making EU the

most competitive region of the world by 2010

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Hungarian content development

• National Digital Archive (NDA)

• National Audiovisual Archive(NAVA)

• Programmes for Hungariansliving abroad

• Programmes for Minorities in Hungary

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Infrastructure: Current SituationInfrastructure: Current Situation

- Number of Computers and PCs - 30% of households

- Internet penetration – 20% of population

- Behind the EU average in some fields

- Research net on European level (NIIF)

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Outcome of government actions - Market

Proportion of broadband Internet traffic increases

50 %

418,000418,000 623,000623,000

75,00018 %

Q3, 2002 Q3, 2003

223,00036 %

broadband

400,00064 %

343,00082 %

Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)

modem/ISDN

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eEurope 2005eEurope+

Relevantlegal

documents

Relevantlegal

documents

IHM data,research

IHM data,research

National Development

Plan

Opinions ofRelevant

Organizations

MITSPreparation

Study

MITSPreparation

Study

GovernmentDecision

about Makinga strategy

GovernmentDecision

about Makinga strategy

IHM recommendationsfor the preparationsof branch strategies

IHM recommendationsfor the preparationsof branch strategies

Strategy ofthe Hungarian

InformationSociety

Strategy ofthe Hungarian

InformationSociety

Action Plan2004-2006

Action Plan2004-2006

Branchstrategies

Branchstrategies

Societydebate

Process of the Process of the Strategy DevelopmentStrategy Development

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Structure of the strategyStructure of the strategy

MITS

Frame

Strategy

Ágazati stratégiák

Ágazati stratégiák

Ágazati stratégiák

Sector strategies

Informatikai rész-

stratégiák

Informatikai rész-

stratégiák

Information Information technologytechnologystrategies

Recommendations

Experts

Recommendations

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Sector strategiesSector strategies

The sector strategies emphasize the tasks associated with the Information Society, especially the ones supported by IT infrastructure

Realizations of these strategies ensure the development of the content for the Information Society

Government/

judicial environment

Government Municipalities Judicial

Services

Economic

Environment

Economy Traffic

Logistics

Agriculture

Societal

Environment

Healthcare Social-politics Employment-

politics

Cultural Environment

Education Culture Youth

Natural

Environment

Water-

Management

Environment

Protection

Area-

Development

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InfrastructureInfrastructure - - TasksTasks

NIIFMaintain the research net on the current level, that is comparable to EU levels

Public netThe public net is the base to satisfy public demands and it can also offer infrastructure services- Net access - infrastructure base- Basic applications, public data, information- Handling support, education,

Population- Increase the number of PCs, tax incentives- Increase Internet penetration

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New RNew Regulategulatory Backgroundory Background

- e-Telecom Act

- Introduction of the e-signature

- e-Commerce Act

- Postal Act

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Main directions of international activity

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Main pillars of our external relations

I. EuropeEuropean Union

Bilateral co-operation Regional co-operation

II. North America Hungarian Technology Center in US

III. AsiaIV. International organisationsV. Minorities

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New Initiatives of Hungary for Visegrad 4+

1. Consultative Forum on IS, Communications policy and regulation

2. Common Projects

3. Institutional Networking

Education and R+D co-operation in ICT sector

4. Promoting Business Relations

Meeting of National IT Associations

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Thank you very much

for your attention

Ministry of Informatics and Communications

HUNGARY

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