STUDYING THE DIFFUSION OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN HUNGARY

Abstract

Nowadays, technological progress of national economies that fiercely compete with each other seems to be more important than before, therefore, it is often focused in the great number of today´s economic researches on innovation. However, the economic environment and process of technology transfer are not yet paid enough attention in Hungary. In the article the current ways of investigating the diffusion of modern technologies are discussed. First, the relevant references and available statistics, then the methodology of two Hungarian innovation researches are presented briefly. Finally, some conclusions are drawn with respect to the collection of innovation data.