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"We, Hungarians, are proud of the fact that during the last century we gave the world about a dozen Nobel prize winners. However, we do not remember nearly as often that these outstanding intellects, almost without exception, gained this recognition far from their homeland. Most of these scientists received this honour while carrying out research in the United States.
After some time, a team of Hungarian scientists at the famous Los Alamos research centre in the United States were referred to as Martians. In fact, everyone in America jokingly referred to them as Martians later, because their superior intelligence made it seem as if they had come from another planet. However, they were not from another universe, just from a different continent, Europe. It was the better research conditions and greater recognition which made them take the knowledge they had acquired in their homeland to the United States.
This is a 20th century story, but we should not think that the 'brain drain' has stopped. Europe still produces the most outstanding intellectual giants. However, if we look at a summary of the statistics on research and development, the alarming conclusion we come to is that we are still at a serious disadvantage in this area, compared with the United States and Japan.
The report tabled before us correctly states that this lagging behind is due, on the one hand, to the fact that Europe is not producing a sufficient amount of research results which can subsequently applied in the business sector. The gap between theoretical knowledge and its practical application is seriously holding back Europe's competitiveness. The other reason for lagging behind is still the lack of resources. Achieving the target of allocating 3% of the EU's GDP to research by 2010 already seems like an illusion.
It is clear then what needs to be done: allocate more resources, strengthen applied research and give more recognition to researchers as a profession, because without such action, the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy will remain beyond our reach."@en1
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