The operations of the Hungarian National Technology Platforms are funded by the Hungarian National Office for Research and Technology (NKTH) to develop the Hungarian economy by promoting innovative and perspective technology areas.

The Creative Industries Platform (KIP), as one of these promising technology platforms, was initiated by the Hungarian Association of Content Industries (MATISZ) and started its operation in December 2008. Now the Platform, which is jointly managed by MATISZ and the National Host of Hungary, has about 50 members.

The Creative Industries Platform focuses its activities to the following R&D and innovation related areas:

• The promotion of the internationally accredited Hungarian educational achievements by value-added digitization and the development of their networked training systems focusing on the following areas: mathematics, physics, music, conductive pedagogy;
• Creating a copyright-friendly electronic environment that supports payments and distribution based on the common interests of users / learners and authors;
• Digital dissemination technologies of books;
• Development of networked learning environments with special interests on disabled and elderly people (eInclusion);
• Promoting the following activities in the application areas of interactive television, video games, education, tourism, museums and library:
  • Digital content creation;
  • Content dissemination with the use of multi-platform environments;
  • Original research in the areas of searching technologies;
  • Development of related standards;
  • Development of technologies ensuring interoperate usability;
  • Development of content supply systems;
  • Development of test environments.

Further information about Creative Industries Platform (news, contact data, international connections) can be found on the following website (in Hungarian language): http://host.hu/projects/kip/

The Platform is open and waiting the enquiries of any ventures who wants to jointly carry out research in the above areas.