Economical Impact of Economical Impact of InnovationInnovation

Redistribution of wealth Aging in developed

world Playing field is levelling Factor 5x Digitalization is

redefining global economy

Examples R&D 24x7 Healthcare Hospitality business Tax returns

Income pyramid in EM

The World Today Is FlatThe World Today Is Flat

Challenge: Innovate For Challenge: Innovate For Competitive AdvantageCompetitive Advantage

Europe’s Europe’s innovation gap:innovation gap:

• Knowledge creationKnowledge creation• EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship

• ApplicationApplication• Intellectual Property CreationIntellectual Property Creation

Innovation Metrics:Innovation Metrics:

Source: European Innovation Scoreboard 2005

Challenges For The Next 10 Challenges For The Next 10 YearsYears

Increase Increase productivity productivity

and economic and economic competitivenesscompetitiveness Protect quality Protect quality

of lifeof life

Manage Manage demographic demographic

changechange

Education Local Economy TechnologyEducation Local Economy Technology

21st Century 21st Century GovernmentGovernment

Regional AgendasRegional AgendasNational National StrategiesStrategies

Growing Local Growing Local EconomyEconomy

Education & Education & Capacity Capacity BuildingBuilding

Realizing Realizing PotentialPotential

e-Gov solutions, e-Gov solutions, Public-Private-Public-Private-PartnershipsPartnerships

Microsoft Partners, Microsoft Partners, SMB Programs, ISV SMB Programs, ISV Enablement, Enablement, EUGA, EUGA,

R&D, JobsR&D, Jobs

PiL, UP, Home PC PiL, UP, Home PC Programs, “No Programs, “No citizen left citizen left

behind”behind”

Working togetherWorking together

Enabling innovation inEnabling innovation in Hungary I.Hungary I.

Microsoft’s EUGA Microsoft’s EUGA initiativeinitiative

EUGA to the market and government Helps to utilize EU funding for SMBs, non-profit organizations and local and regional governments

eGovernment projects at municipalities and central government

eHealth projects at hospitals and in central Health Administration

Boosting usage of ICT tools at SMBs

Competitiveness report – correlation between ICT absorption and economic competitiveness

Proposals to government on ICT related programs

Enabling innovation inEnabling innovation in Hungary II.Hungary II.

ICT Sector allienceICT Sector allience

EUGA for the ICT sectorCooperation with largest IT Association IVSZ on developing local ICT companies

Helps Hungarian ICT companies to develop innovative ICT solutions and leverage EU and national funding

Helps our partners to join multinational networks, acquire foreign market

Training for efficient knowledge transfer and technology help in implementation

EU best pactice showcases and Hungarian best practices

The Human FactorThe Human Factor4 university competence centers (ELTE, SZTE, BME, BMF)

11 MS IT Academies in high education

More than 20 000 teachers trained on ICT

300 000 students reached by local developed ICT books

The “101 ideas for innovative teachers” book was developed in Hungary, translated into English and distributed world wide

SW and cash donation for IT training investments and NGO capability building to support disadvantaged target groups via MS Unlimited Potential program

Future Plans Additional teachers will be trained for Windows Vista and Office 2007 and also will be visited by the Innovative Teachers Network Roadshow

Approx. 50 Microsoft IT Academies in secondary schools will teach market ready knowledge for students

200 000 students and adults will be reached by the Microsoft Digital Literacy curriculum to help the employabilty goal