Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA ČR) was established in 2009 as one of the cornerstones of the fundamental reform of R&D&I management in the Czech Republic. The agency was established with the aim of streamlining R&D&I funding and supporting cooperation between research organizations and businesses.
Activities of the TACR are:
- preparation and realization of its own programmes of applied research, experimental development and innovation; and realization of programmes from those governmental departments without public financial support
- evaluation and selection of programme proposals
- administration of functional financial support of applied research from the national budget
- control of a fulfillment of project contracts
- evaluation of fulfillment of objectives of programmes and control of their results
- counseling (legal, financial and IPR) for programmes and projects of applied research, experimental development and innovation
- communication support between research organizations and the private sector
- negotiations with institutions in the Czech Republic and the European Union in terms of permitted public support of applied research and innovation
- cooperation with similar foreign institutions.
Team members:
See online : TA ČR