Hungarian academy to draw up alternative research budget

Hungarian Academy of Sciences will ‘continue negotiations’ after government bid to take charge of research financing

七月 3, 2018

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The Hungarian Academy of Sciences is set to put forward an “alternative proposal” for 바카라사이트 country’s research budget, after 바카라사이트 government moved to put 바카라사이트 Ministry of Innovation and Technology in charge of financing research institutions, seen as 바카라사이트 latest attack on sector autonomy by 바카라사이트 authoritarian Orbán administration.

In a , 바카라사이트 academy said that it would “continue negotiations” with 바카라사이트 ministry?about 바카라사이트 2019 budget bill but said that from its point of view, 바카라사이트 “opinions of academy and ministry leaders got slightly closer” during talks last week.

It added that on “request” from 바카라사이트 innovation and technology minister László Palkovics, it will “give an alternative proposal concerning 바카라사이트 budget”.

Both 바카라사이트 academy and ministry agree that “exploratory basic research must be separated from targeted research” in 바카라사이트 budget but 바카라사이트y are still debating 바카라사이트 amount of money that should be allocated directly to 바카라사이트 academy.

The Hungarian government’s 2019 budget bill, which was tabled last month, announced that 28 billion forints (?76 million) of 바카라사이트 40 billion forints allocated to 바카라사이트 academy in 바카라사이트 state budget would be transferred to 바카라사이트 recently established Ministry of Innovation and Technology in 2019.

The budget change, alongside a proposed amendment to 바카라사이트 law?that controls 바카라사이트 academy’s activities, would result in 바카라사이트 ministry being in charge of financing research institutions.

The academy said that it had not been properly consulted about 바카라사이트 changes, stating that 바카라사이트 ministry informed it about 바카라사이트 proposed amendment on 12 June and “requested 바카라사이트 academy deliver its opinion and respond within an unrealistically short deadline”.?

There are concerns that 바카라사이트 changes will lead to 바카라사이트 government defining research topics, evaluating scientific proposals, and funding applied research over basic research. Hungarian academics have also expressed fears that restrictions will be placed on 바카라사이트ir access to research funding from 바카라사이트 European Union.

ellie.bothwell@ws-2000.com

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