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Hi-tech in Hungary: potential and performance

Hi-tech in Hungary: potential and performance. Géza Vass, Director General Department of Bilateral Economic Relations Ministry for National Economy, Hungary China Hi-Tech Fair, Shenzhen, 16-21 Nov 2010. 500 million consumers within easy reach. Hungary. Member of EU since 2004.

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Hi-tech in Hungary: potential and performance

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  1. Hi-tech in Hungary: potential and performance Géza Vass, Director General Department of Bilateral Economic Relations Ministry for National Economy, Hungary China Hi-Tech Fair, Shenzhen, 16-21 Nov 2010

  2. 500 million consumers within easy reach Hungary Member of EU since 2004 Land: 93,030 km² Population: 10 million GDP/capita, at PPP: EUR 14,900/ USD 18,840 (2009) (wiiw, EIU)

  3. The strength of the ICT sector with good e-skills: strategic assets for Hungary • Hungary’s ICT sector represents one fifth of its exports, the third highest in the EU • The percentage of people employed withICT user skills exceeds the EU average • Major software developers: IBM, HP, Siemens, CISCO, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft and TATA • Several IT companies, such as BT, EDS-HP andGetronics operate technology service centres in Hungary • ICT-related R&D drives more than a quarter of total R&D Source: Europe’s Digital Competitiveness Report - i2020 – ICT Country Profiles, August 2009

  4. Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Hungary’s biotechnology sector on par with some Western European countries (Europabio, 2009) The 5th largest drug producer in Europe Hungary ranks top in clinicalresearch (Buck Consultants)

  5. Four life sciencesclusters • János Szentágothai Centre of Excellence: molecularbiology and info-bionics • 27 pharmacompaniesengagedin R&D • Large international companies are clustered around universities • Enhance the cooperation between academia and business • Each granted by EUR 6.3 million by the National Research and Technology Office • Long-term programs in basic and applied research Budapest Debrecen • GenomnanotechCentre of Excellence • Teva-Biogal R&D Szeged • Biopolis • NeurobiologicalKnowledge Centre • Bay Zoltán FoundationforApplied Research • Biological Research Centre Pécs • MedipoliszRegionalKnowledge Centre:pharmaresearch

  6. Original manufacturers: Suzuki, Audi Suzuki: 181,000 pcs (2009) Audi Motor: 32,600+ TT coupés and roadsters, A3 cabriolet Engine manufacturing: Audi Hungary: 1.38 million engines(2009) GM Opel: 400 thousand engines (2008) Automotive electronics prod.+R&D: Bosch, ThyssenKrupp, Knorr Bremse, etc. TIER 1s:14 of the world’s top 20 are present in Hungary Automotive World’s 2nd largest powertrain plant in Hungary by Audi!

  7. Electronics • Largest electronics producer andexporter in the CEE • Major global manufacturers: Samsung, GE, Philips, Sanyo, Sony and Jabil, Flextronics • Booming sectors: IT manufacturing, telecommunications, consumer electronics „Hungary provides an ideal environment for electronic manufacturing services as the country has good industrial infrastructure and a strong industrial culture.” HannuHanatala, Managing Director, Elcoteq

  8. 38 multinational company R&D units Bosch Power Tool Audi Magna Steyr General Electric Philips AFT Michelin Flextronics ZF Hungária Samsung W.E.T. Electrolux Samsung Nokia Draixlmaier Ericsson Continental Temic IBM Sysdata General Electric Nokia Cisco SAP TATA Consulting Sanofi-Aventis Philips Samsung Zeuna Starker Denso Visteon Philips GM-Opel General Electric Flextronics Knorr-Bremse Zenon Continental Teves Valeo Auto-Electric Elcoteq Source: ITDH

  9. ZTE • Employs 45 peoplein Budapest in sales and technical support • Major partners: Invitel, T-com, Vodafone • In 2010 won tender of Telenor for network development • New plans: EUR 15-20 million investment,120 jobs inrepair and manufacturing centres • Repair Centre opens in January 2011 with 60 employees • Second phase: manufacturing centre Lenovo • Since 2009 Flextronics produces PCs, servers and workstations for Lenovo in Sárvár, Hungary • Lenovo’s business created 500 jobs • Assembling, testing and final controlare performed in Flextronics’ factory

  10. ESC - Europe Supply Center Huawei • Employs 120+ in Budapest in sales and technical support • Major partners: Vodafone, T-Com, Invitel, Telenor, GTS Datanet, Antenna Hungaria • Europe Supply Center: plans up to 2012

  11. Talentis Business Park www.tbp.hu 100.000sqm office-park: Business area, offices, laboratories, headquaters for trade companies / 10万平方米的Talentis商务、办公园区设有商务区，办公室，实验室，贸易公司总部等 Business and Technology Center in CEE: Talentis-在中东欧地区的商务技术中心 Close cooperation with 14 municipal governments/在TALENTIS地区的14个地区政府有密切的合作 Built-to-suit solutions/寻找适合的解决方案 All-inclusive enterprise services (from company establishment to HR management)/ 全面的企业服务（从公司建立到人力资源管理)

  12. Hungarian Government provides incentives for large investment projects 1.) Direct Cash Subsidy • Option 1: Cash subsidy based on the decision of the Hungarian Government • Option 2: EU co-financed cash grant, schemesto be announcedearly 2011 2.) Development tax allowance 3.) Job creation subsidy 4.) Tender supportingjobcreation 5.) Training subsidy 6.) BenefitsbyregionalLabourCentres

  13. Your Contacts Chongqing Hungarian Consulate General JW Marriott Hotel No. 77, Qingnian Street, Yuzhong District Chongqing 400010 Mr. Béla BÁTHORI Consul General Tel: (86)-23-6300-1878 E-mail: Mission.CKG@kum.hu Beijing Hungarian Embassy Commercial Office San Li Tun, Dong Zhi Men Wai No. 10. Beijing 100600 Mr. Csaba WOLF Commercial Counsellor Tel.: (86)-10-6532-3787 Fax: (86)-10-6532-5131 E-mail:csaba.wolf@itd.hu Ms. Márta BALOGH Second Secretary Tel.: (86)-10-6532-3182 Mobile: (86)-134-2641-7786 e-mail: marta.balogh@itd.hu Shanghai Hungarian Consulate General Hai Tong Securities Building 689 Guang Dong Road 28th Floor#2811 Ms. Katalin POLONYI Commercial Counsellor Tel: (86)-21-6341-0564 ext. 826 Fax:(86)-21-6341-0564 ext. 822 E-mail:shanghai@itd.hu Budapest ITD Hungary Andrássy út 12. H-1061 Budapest www.itd.hu Mr. Péter BUZÁS Senior Consultant Tel.: (36)-1-472-8184 Fax: (36)-1-472-8180 E-mail:peter.buzas@itd.hu Ms. Anikó KIRÁLY Consultant Tel.: (36)-1-473-8284 Fax: (36)-1-472-8180 E-mail:aniko.kiraly@itd.hu Opening soon in 2011:Shenzhen Hungarian Commercial Office

  14. Thank you for your kind attention! Géza Vass, Director General Department of Bilateral Economic Relations H-1055 Budapest, Margit krt. 85. Phone: (36 1) 336-7101,fax: (36 1) 336-7553 E-mail: geza.vass@nfgm.gov.hu Internet: www.ngm.gov.hu

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