Government Approves Hungary's Space Strategy

The Hungarian government has approved the country's national space strategy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on Thursday.

Like most European countries, Hungary has laid out the cornerstones of its opportunities and directions of development in space research in a space strategy, the ministry told the state news agency MTI. The strategy envisions Hungary as a long-term player in the global value chain of the space industry and a regional leader in certain development areas, it said.

The space strategy's priority is also to ensure a "continuously renewed supply of professionals with cross-disciplinary knowledge, thanks to an attractive and validated training system supporting the production of high innovation content and value-added products and services, and the development of domestic space competences."

According to the document, the space strategy also aims to ensure that the space sector contributes to increasing the competitiveness of the Hungarian economy, thereby contributing to a higher quality of life for society and ultimately to the common good, through its "multiplier effect across multiple industries and the employment of a high-quality, highly skilled workforce."