Regional biases of research and development in Hungary

Research, development and innovation are very important drivers of regional development in knowledge-based societies. But R& D staff and expenditure show significant regional difference s in Hungary and in the European Union as well. In Hungary 60 % of staff and expenditur e are concentrated in the capital, and the gap between Budapest and the rest of the country is not closing. This is a problem for those regions that are left out from the knowledge-based development, but also a drawback for the country a s a whole. In my paper I analyze the regional biases o f research and development in Hungary on the basis of statistical data, and summariz e the consequence s of these differences