With the participation of nearly 50 people at IVSZ business breakfast at the library hall of MTA (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) Ferenc Baja and Akos Balint gave a speech on forthcoming governmental steps and their potential effects.

Ferenc Baja government commissioner and under-secretary focused on the following two topics in his speech:

• Structural control of telecommunication and IT sectors – Potential changes in organization and their effects
• Enlivening of the economy with the help of the telecommunication market – digital public works

Key elements were:

• Challenges the industry may face until 2010
• Aligned aspect based on synergy: solid industry strategy
• Strategic goal and Comprehensive Programme
• Expansion of civil service’s effectiveness Client-oriented services Full scale electronic administration
• Coaching and involvement of citizens
• ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Development of enterprises
• TRANSFORMATION OF STRATEGIC CHANGES OF PARADIGM
• E-recorded delivery – electronic delivery
• EKOP (Operative Programme of Electronic Civil Service)
• IT public works
• The deficiency and problems of Hungarian Telco market and its disadvantageous consequences on the economy
• The connection between broadband internet penetration and competitiveness
• Development of info communication technology is a strategic priority
• Solution: state intervention in a market-friendly way: creation of digital public works

Akos Balint, director-general of NFU (National Development Agency) raised the following question in his presentation: “Will the resource for IT expand?”

• Government is to decide on the rearrangement in two weeks
• Rearrangement of resources focusing on GOP (Operation Programme for the
• Development of the Economy)
• Resources for the IT development
• 2009-2010 EKOP action plan in numbers
• Electronic civil service OP-priorities
• Development of civil service processes
• Improvement of availability