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THE JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES: THEORY AND PRACTICE, V.77, # 1, 2020, pp. 113-132
the social awareness of artificial intelligence. The AI Coalition is, therefore,
launching the AI Challenge, a Scandinavian model, which aims to have at least one
hundred thousand Hungarian citizens complete a groundbreaking AI course by the
end of 2020. In addition to online training, there will be a permanent exhibition on
the subject at the Palace of Wonders.
The main areas defined and executed by the AI Coalition are presented in Figure 3.
According to the regulation of the Coalition, it has regular meetings, at least 3-4
times a year, and they are responsible to prepare professional reports. The projects
usually cover 2-4 month long projects, their executions have to be met with the
guidelines of the strategies of the Council.
Figure 4: Working groups of AI Coalition in Hungary
Source: AIC, 2019
The Coalition also aims to address at least 1 million Hungarians with the message
that Artificial Intelligence is not to be feared, as it is a technology present in our
daily lives that must and can be turned to our own advantage through joint economic
and social efforts.
There are data markets coming in, along the way of data wealth regulation. A key
element of the package is the definition of the AI ecosystem organization system,
which is based on the SZTAKI-led AI Center of Excellence and the AI Coalition.
The Center of Excellence primarily coordinates applied and basic research related to
artificial intelligence, while the AI Coalition provides, besides market organization
and general information, brokerage ecosystem construction and management, and AI
training organization. A National Data Asset Agency is created to create the
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