National Innovation Office

The National Innovation Office of Government Decree establishing (303/2010. (XII. 23.), the NIH responsible for:

• science, technology and innovation policy development and implementation of collaboration, as well as the enforcement of governmental measures required for initiation and execution;
• science, technology and innovation policy enforcement to promote government information and supply analysis work, including statistical and domestic research, development and innovation infrastructure, maintaining databases;
• science, technology and innovation in the field of international and European cooperation in integration of professional tasks;
• stimulating investments in field of research and development in cooperation with the Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency;
• small and medium-sized enterprises and innovation activities, encouraging innovation capabilities and the promotion of incubating young innovative enterprises;
• stimulating the results of domestic research and development to access the international market in cooperation with the Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency, in particular to small and medium-sized enterprises;
• networking and research cooperation to support national and international levels;
• encouraging adaptive and non-technological innovation activities in the mainly small and medium-sized enterprises.

Source: NIH Website, as accessed in March 2014.