INNOAXIS – The borderline as an axis of innovation
The final conference of the Serbian-Hungarian IPA project called “INNOAXIS – The borderline as an axis of innovation” was organised by the Centre for Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA RKK) – as the lead partner of the project – with cooperation of the Regional Scientific Association (RTT) and the Local Government of Mórahalom. This important event of the project was held in Baja on 19th July 2011. The main aim of the conference was to introduce the prepared documents: the Economic Operative Program and the Human Operative Program. The professional lectures also presented at the conference revealed the developmental and cooperation opportunities of the border regions.
Cooperation between science and the business sector – Smart cities in Hungary
Head of Institute Mihály Lados presented the study prepared by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Regional Studies West Hungarian Research Institute titled „Smart cities” in the building of the Veszprém Academic Committee of Sciences on June 2, 2011. The press conference presenting the results of the research commissioned by IBM Hungary was opened by Minister of Public Administration and Justice Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics, dean of the University of Pannonia Faculty of Information Technology Ferenc Friedler and Zsolt Veres CEO of IBM Hungary.
Pro Regio Award granted to the HAS Centre for Regional Studies
The Centre for Regional Studies of HAS was granted the most highly regarded award in the area of regional development. The Pro Regio Award was handed out to the leading institute of regional sciences by Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai on March 15, in recognition of its outstanding contribution to regional science and the elaboration of Hungarian territorial development theories.
