14.04.2026
At the plenary session of the Hungarian Artificial Intelligence Coalition (Coalition) held on April 8, 2026, Roland Jakab, CEO of HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network (HUN-REN) and founding President of the Coalition, presented the organization’s key achievements over the past year. In his presentation, he highlighted the extensive professional consultation process supporting the development of Hungary’s AI Strategy 2.0, as well as the Coalition’s dynamic membership growth. He also showcased concrete examples of HUN-REN’s AI developments, including the AI for Science program, the Agentic Discovery Platform research environment, and newly launched training initiatives for researchers.
Roland Jakab emphasized that, according to international benchmarks, Hungary ranks among the global leaders in the application of artificial intelligence. Based on Microsoft’s Global AI Adoption Report 2025, the country is among the world’s top 20 performers in this field, outperforming major economies such as the United States, Germany, and Poland across several indicators.
This progress is underpinned by a steadily strengthening domestic AI ecosystem built on collaboration between industry, academia, government, and innovation communities. A central player in this ecosystem is the AI Coalition, which now brings together 619 member organizations and has become one of Hungary’s most important professional collaboration platforms.
During the plenary session, the President reviewed the Coalition’s most important professional achievements of the past year. More than 20 expert workshops were organized, covering key topics such as generative AI (GenAI), agentic AI, LegalTech, robotics, CRM, and automation. These sessions typically brought together 20–40 experts, fostering knowledge sharing and collaboration.
Coordination across the Coalition’s professional communities was further strengthened through 30 working group leadership meetings. In addition, the organization played an active role in the renewal of Hungary’s national AI strategy (AI Strategy 2.0). The consultation process involved 45 experts and resulted in more than 30 pages of supplementary professional material, along with 223 expert contributions.
The event featured discussions at seven thematic expert tables, addressing major areas of artificial intelligence, including the operation of the Hungarian AI Council, education and skills development, research and development opportunities, the data economy, regulation and ethics, support for AI applications, and the intersection of culture and artificial intelligence.
Roland Jakab also presented HUN-REN’s ongoing AI-related developments. The network’s AI for Science program is built on several pillars, including an institutional AI ambassador network that supports researchers across all 15 HUN-REN research institutions in applying AI-based methods.
As part of the program, both foundational and specialized AI training courses have been launched, complemented by tailored expert support for research projects. A key component of HUN-REN’s AI strategy is the Agentic Discovery Platform, an integrated research environment combining multiple AI-based tools to support the entire research lifecycle—from data analysis to enabling scientific discovery. In addition, HUN-REN provides its researchers with its own AI framework and computational infrastructure and has launched a practice-oriented training series titled Frontiers of AI. Plans are also underway to establish a new research institution dedicated to artificial intelligence.
The Hungarian Artificial Intelligence Coalition was established in October 2018 with 70 founding members to create a coordinated framework for AI development in Hungary. Over the years, it has evolved into one of the country’s most important professional collaboration platforms, playing a key role in shaping the national AI ecosystem.
At the plenary session, several professional and government stakeholders took the floor as well. Among others, presentations were delivered by László Palkovics, Government Commissioner responsible for Artificial Intelligence, and Szabolcs Szolnoki, Deputy State Secretary at the Ministry for National Economy. Several prominent industry and academic experts also participated in leading the thematic professional consultations, including Viktor Vajda (Secretary General of the Hungarian AI Council), Ferenc Dietz (President of Gábor Dénes University), Ádám Tarcsi (researcher and project lead at the Faculty of Informatics of ELTE), Géza Németh (professor at BME), Edina Németh and Gábor Érdi-Krausz (researchers of HUN-REN SZTAKI), Zsófia Anna Horváth (associate of CMS Hungary), Zsolt Marosvári (representing E-Group), and Péter Sziámi Müller (poet and head of the Cultural AI Working Group).
The professional coordination of the event was provided by the Neumann Technology Platform.
Source: https://hun-ren.hu
