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International cooperation against COVID-19 on Israel's initiative
An online international conference on ministerial level was organised, where the representatives of 18 countries signed the letter of intent entitled “Global Efforts in Fighting the Coronavirus from Research to Practice”. The event was held simultaneously in the cyberspace and in Jerusalem on 15 September 2020 at the initiative of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space of Israel.
Changes in the 2018 and 2019 calls for proposals supporting bilateral S&T cooperation
Travel restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic significantly affect the implementation of projects funded under the bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperation calls. To assess the impact of the pandemic, the NRDI Office invited 147 affected beneficiaries whose projects are in the implementation stage to participate in an online survey.
Palkovics: new centre of competence and science park receive green light in Nagykanizsa
Nagykanizsa, 1 September 2020 Friday (MTI) – A new centre of competence for circular economy and a science and innovation park is going to be established with the involvement of University of Pannonia, MOL and local businesses – the Minister for Innovation and Technology announced on Friday in Nagykanizsa, South West Hungary.
Bringing Hungarian innovation to market
The coronavirus pandemic has not caused significant disruption to Hungarian research but it has definitely demanded a great deal of flexibility from all stakeholders and exposed the innovation readiness of society – István Szabó, Vice President of the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office said to the Hungarian business daily Világgazdaság.
Hungarian SMEs can apply for substantial EU funds with the support of experienced mentors
The government is giving Hungarian companies as much help as possible to successfully apply for direct-access EU funds, so the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM), in collaboration with the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office, relaunches its SME mentoring programme that offers free practice-oriented training for applicants – Tamás Schanda announced on his social media page.
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23 July 2020
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Budapest, 23 July 2020 Thursday (MTI) – The National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office, with the policy support of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM), announces the Startup Factory call for proposals. The funding programme supports the expert and mentoring activity of business incubators with HUF 2 billion – the ITM disclosed in a communication this Thursday.
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Budapest, 4 July 2020 Saturday (MTI) – The originally planned approximately HUF 60 million budget has been doubled to over HUF 120 million for the Covidea idea and startup contest – the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM) disclosed to the Hungarian News Agency (MTI) this Saturday.
30 June 2020
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The global reputation of Hungarian science is good, but this cannot always be said about the utilisation of its results – József Bódis, state secretary for higher education, innovation and vocational training of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM) pointed out at the awards ceremony of the 28th Hungarian Innovation Grand Prix this Tuesday in Budapest.
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22 September 2020
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The European Commission has decided to launch a €1 billion call for research and innovation projects that respond to the climate crisis and help protect Europe's unique ecosystems and biodiversity.
21 September 2020
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Researchers of Semmelweis University were able to study the structure of the active and infectious coronavirus in collaboration with the researchers of the National Security Laboratory of the National Centre for Public Health.
08 September 2020
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The BBI JU Programme Office has received 229 project proposals by the 3 September deadline of the Call 2020. Applicants have requested €1.1 billion in BBI JU funding, whereas the indicative call budget is €102 million. Evaluation of the project proposals will take place in September – November 2020, and the call results will be out by January 2021 at the latest.