Hungary

Hungary

Overview

European Commission

Mandated organisation

Governmental Agency for IT Development (Kormányzati Informatikai Fejlesztési Ügynökség)

EOSC Steering Board representatives

Hungary is on its way to develop a full Open Science strategy. On the policy level, there have been important improvements, including the “Position Paper on Open Science” initiated by the NRDI Office. The Paper is the result from meetings with stakeholders in the Open Science Forum. The country counts with a network of repositories, high speed telecommunication networks, and AAI infrastructure capable of enabling to advance in this field. Also, information on Open Science is readily available at NRDI’s webpage as well as through the participation of the national structure KIFÜ in NI4OS EOSC-Future and furthermore in the EOSC Association, Hungary is becoming more engaged in the European Open Science developments, which will contribute to its implementation in the country.

National Structure: Open Science Forum

The Open Science Forum (website only available in Hungarian) was established in May 2021 as Hungary’s national structure to enable the research community access through EOSC to resources that otherwise would not be available. The Forum complements the top-down effort to develop an Open Science Strategy in Hungary. The Forum is increasing the awareness and readiness of all national stakeholders to participate in EOSC, and encourages the participation in EOSC-related activities. The Hungarian OpenAIRE NOAD, operated at University of Debrecen, participates in the Open Science Forum to develop the Open Science culture in Hungary. 

Mandated Organisation: Pro-M has taken over the role of EOSC-A Mandated Organisation from KIFÜ as national provider of ICT services for Hungarian education institutions, research and development institutes and governmental and state owned organizations (around 2.5 million users from more than 6400 institutions). Pro-M manages the high speed telecommunication infrastructure, HBONE+, as well as the Hungarian supercomputing capacity and competence center. KIFÜ is member of GÉANT, e-IRG, and PRACE, and has participated in the EOSC Future project. Contact: [email protected].

EOSC in Practice

Embracing the principles of transparency, reproducibility, and accessibility, these examples highlight the innovative approaches adopted by researchers across various disciplines. From open data sharing and collaborative platforms to pre-registration and open peer review, these practices enhance scientific integrity and contribute to the advancement of knowledge.

Policies

Hungary’s national policy on Open Science started under the leadership of KIFÜ and the University of Debrecen in 2021, and resulted in the creation of the Hungarian Open Science Forum and the publicatino of a National Position Paper on Open Science was published. The paper was initiated by the National the Government’s Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office, NKIFH in Hungarian), and is supported by most relevant organisations in Hungary’s research landscape (including the Association of Hungarian PhD and DLA Candidates, the Association of University Libraries’ Directors, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, Pro-M (known then as KIFÜ, the Hungarian Accreditation Committee, the Hungarian Rectors’ Conference, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Hungarian Doctoral Council, National Scientific Student’s Council). The paper can be accessed here.

NRDI Office started in 2021 the Science Patronage Programme, which provides funding to promote Open Science to encourage the involvement of the Hungarian research community in international scientific platforms and events and to foster the progress of Open Science in Hungary. The programme has a budget of 1 billion Hungarian Forints (2.6 million Euros) from the NRDI Fund, including a dedicated budget for Open Access publication.

People

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    Janos Mohacsi

    Chief International R&D Officer at KIFU, EOSC-A Mandated Organisation for Hungary at the EOSC Symposium on 20-22 September 2023 in Madrid.
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    NTE Hungary 2024

    Hungary’s second National Tripartite Event, 07 November 2024, Budapest