14.04.2007. Rome© Campden & Chorleywood Mo. Kht

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Successful activities, experiences of the Hungarian National Technology

Platform ”Food for Life” (1)

• Using reputation, existing links, information channels of the national federation (ÉFOSZ – FHFI) to involve the industry and the government

• Development of agreed national innovation strategy of the food industry

• identifying priorities• focusing efforts• submitting to several government departments

• Lobbying at the government• Recovery of acknowledgement of the food industry

innovation as a priority area for research funding• Transfer of information from and to the ETP

14.04.2007. Rome© Campden & Chorleywood Mo. Kht

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Successful activities, experiences of the Hungarian National Technology Platform

”Food for Life” (2)• Starting consultation between the industry and the

researchers how to improve mutual understanding and collaboration • Benefits of SMEs-NET project

• Survey of industry needs• Identifying main problems, hurdles• Benchmarking

• Running the NTP at low cost• short, cheap meetings – combined with other events• networking• no participation fee

• Regular, repeated communication – every two months• Repeated efforts for receiving funding