Hungarian
and American top government officials and business leaders met in
Washington, DC, to discuss ways to close the technology gap between
Hungary and the United States.
The
conference, organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and supported by the
Embassy of Hungary, had the purpose of sharing US experience in the
rapid commercialization of high technology products through an efficient
innovation process and a reliance on private sector financing in order to
contribute to improved innovation and to identify new opportunities for
high technology growth.
Representatives
of the business, investment, government, university and scientific
communities were present, highlighting the importance of partnership among
these groups. The session began a six-month project of continuing
cooperation on selected issues (Information Technology, Biotechnology,
Pharmaceuticals), and will conclude with a session in Budapest in March
2005.
This
project will also result in a White Paper that presents general lessons
learned in the innovation process for consideration by the other new EU
member countries from Central and Eastern Europe.
