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Dr. László Antos

Managing director

Hungarian Association for

Innovation

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Hungarian Association for Innovation

Mission: promoting innovation for stimulating the economy

Status: NGO, professional business federation

Foundation: 1990

Member organizations → horizontal NGO, unique in Europe

Regional offices:

Professional activities

representing the interest of our members in 25 bodies

professional opinions, proposals

fortnightly Newsletter, www.innovacio.hu

press: 574 cuts in 2013

innovation research and editing (16)

launching 20 (technology transfer) organizations etc.

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Popularization of innovation

Regular programmes

• Meet the Scientist

• Scientific and Innovation Talent Recruitment Contest for Youth

• Innovation Grand Prize

• István Harsányi Prize

Meet the scientist

Motivations:

declining interest in STEM among teenagers

decreasing numbers of Hungarian students studying in the USA

weakness of TV, radio, magazines reaching teenagers

Solution:

direct access to secondary school pupils

Visiting secondary schools

Meetings between students and a scientist

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Realizers

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Poster

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Lectures

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Experimental show

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Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcUD_-USXcw&feature=uploademail

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Webpage

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Facebook

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Results

Meetings: 48

Students: 4 221

YouTube: 12 807

Unique visitors: 8 193

Facebook: 1 285

Press cuts: 171

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Thank you for your attention!

innovacio@innovacio.hu

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