Government Cloud services for First Aid exams, Hungary
Description of the collaboration The procedure for obtaining a driver’s licence in Hungary involves multiple interactions with both governmental and non-governmental agencies. In the light of the country’s e-governance strategy, the collaborations around the creation of driving licences have been reformed with legislation that came into force on 1st of February 2021. The objective is…
Read MoreHungary: a systematic collaboration of volunteer and professional fire units
Description of the collaboration Although Hungary, as a country with a centralized public administration maintains national professional fire services, recent policy changes brought a large increase in the number of volunteer fire brigades, and an enhancement of their competences. Figure 1: Number of volunteer fire brigades in Hungary. Source: Bérczi (2020) and Freedom of…
Read MoreNational consultations: A mix of old and new technology in Hungary
The Hungarian National Consultation website is an online platform that allows Hungarian citizens to submit answers to sets of questions posed by the government. “National Consultations” have been organized with some regularity since the Fidesz party came into power in 2010. They started as paper-based questionnaires sent out by mail to all households in the…
Read MoreThe National Adaptation Geo-Information System and its Effect on Collaboration and Policy Design in Hungary
The National Adaptation Geo-Information System (NAGiS) was launched in 2016 after three years of intensive cooperation among several units at different levels and sectors in the Hungarian public administration as well as foreign actors (the EEA Fund and the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning). Aims and goals Observed changes in climate…
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