Corporate Research & Development Report 2022
Central Europe
The survey was conducted between March and June 2022 in seven Central European countries: Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
Our survey shows that while R&D expenditure is still much lower than the EU average in most Central European countries, some results are encouraging. Rather than decrease it, most companies in the region are planning to maintain or even increase their R&D spend – not just in the short term, but also over the next three to five years.
Csaba Márkus, Partner - Tax and Legal
Key Findings
In total, two-thirds of respondents are planning to invest the same amount in their R&D activities in each of the next two years as they did in each of the last three years. Only 25% of the companies surveyed are planning to increase their R&D investments.
The principal drivers that are motivating companies to invest more in R&D are the availability of skilled and experienced researchers (38%) and the potential for using a greater volume of grant/tax allowance (26%) to have a cost advantage over other countries.
Most companies (65%) are collaborating with third parties, such as universities and research institutes, which is proving beneficial for all parties.
The highest proportion of companies protect their know-how and intellectual property by using a company confidentiality policy (70%), followed by trademarks (43%) and patents and utility designs (40%).
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Central European Corporate R&D Report 2018
Central European Corporate R&D Report 2016
