Vickery noted that Hungary’s ICT system is more advanced than many OECD countries, but the ICT sector had received relatively little attention in terms of R&D over the past several years. Undersecretary at the Ministry of Economy and Transport Ábel Garamhegyi reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to encouraging ICT developments in both the public and private sectors. He added that Hungary needed to train more IT professionals as there was currently a shortage of them.
The OECD’s latest report on the ICT sector projects the industry will grow 6% in 2006.