Artificial intelligence has been given a central role in the Tisza government’s new program. The plans include the creation of a state system that could make administration faster and simpler, while AI could assist Hungarians in several areas of everyday life.
“I want to build a ministry capable of flying Hungary into the second half of the 21st century,” said future technology minister Zoltán Tanács on Monday during a hearing of Parliament’s Committee on Digitalisation and Technology.
According to Tisza’s vision, artificial intelligence could play an important role not only in public administration but also in healthcare and education. The plans suggest AI could reduce bureaucracy, help citizens navigate state systems, and make personalised digital services possible.
“We will develop a personal artificial intelligence assistant for every Hungarian citizen to support healthcare, education and e-administration,” the TISZA program states.
The party’s program, titled Foundations of a Functional and Humane Hungary, discusses the role of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in detail. According to the document, tens of thousands of public sector employees could be trained to use AI tools in practice.
Meanwhile, the website of the Ministry of Science and Technology, led by Zoltán Tanács, has already become available on the government portal.
AI could also transform healthcare
The program separately highlights that the foundations of healthcare digitalisation already exist in Hungary, but current systems do not fully utilise the possibilities offered by modern technology. According to the document, the Electronic Health Service Space (EESZT) currently functions mainly as an archive and does not effectively support decision-making or patient pathway management.
Tisza argues that doctors currently face excessive administrative burdens, which could be significantly reduced with artificial intelligence. The program also mentions patient self-service platforms and personalised digital healthcare solutions.
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How realistic is a personal AI assistant?
Hungary already operates several relatively advanced digital state systems, meaning the foundations for a more digitally developed administration are largely in place.
In recent years, several administrative services have moved online, including:
- Ügyfélkapu and the Digital Citizenship Program,
- electronic prescriptions and the EESZT healthcare platform,
- online appointment booking for several state services,
- electronic tax filing and digital NAV administration,
- as well as the online management of various official documents and administrative procedures.
However, according to European Commission indicators measuring digital development, Hungary still lags behind the EU average, mainly in business digitalisation and digital skills. One of the main reasons is that the practical use of these systems remains uneven.
Many companies, especially smaller businesses, are still slow to modernise their internal digital systems. In addition, part of the population still struggles with online administration, meaning the full potential of digital services is often left unused.
Despite ongoing digitalisation efforts, in-person administration remains highly popular in Hungary: in 2025, government service centers handled 15.8 million cases in person.
AI-based public administration systems would require even more complex developments, particularly in the fields of data management and cybersecurity, since a personal AI assistant could potentially handle highly sensitive information about citizens.
Finland and Denmark are also testing several AI-based public administration and healthcare solutions, including automated customer service systems, intelligent documentation tools, and digital patient management platforms. According to Tisza’s plans, Hungary could move in a similar direction in the coming years, although building such a system would be an extremely complex task.
So far, the program contains few concrete details about how the AI assistant would function in practice or how quickly these developments could be implemented. The coming years may reveal how much of this digital state vision can eventually turn into real administrative reform in Hungary.
