Public Agency for Technology of the Republic of Slovenia promotes technological development and innovation. The main stategic guidelines for our work are defined by the Government and National Parliament of the Republic of Slovenia.

Public Agency for Technology of the Republic of Slovenia performs the following functions in the interests of the founder and in the public interest:
 

• implements programmes and measures to promote competitiveness and technological development within the context of the National Research and Development Programme and the policies of the ministry responsible for technology (hereinafter: the ministry);
• plans, directs and finances activities for: the promotion of innovation and R&D activities and the transfer of knowledge;
• provides advice and technical support to promoters of projects for the development of products, production processes and services in obtaining information and financial resources;
• promotes cooperation, the transfer and application of international technological knowledge;
• promotes connections and the transfer of knowledge between R&D institutions and industry;
• monitors the implementation of programs and measures and evaluates the effects of development policy and investments in R&D to increase competitiveness of Slovenian industry;
• keeps the databases defined by the Research and Development Act and other regulations, provides information support for the orientation and implementation of development policy and, within the scope of its activity and competence, participates with the agency in the research sphere and with other organisations in the research and development sphere;
• works to obtain additional funds for the implementation of the National Research and Development Programme;
• participates in the planning of national technological development and innovation policy;
• reports regularly to the ministry on the implementation of annual programmes, the realisation of financial plans and effects, in accordance with regulations;
• ensures the publication of work and provides information to the public on the orientations and effects of development policy;
• performs other specialist functions in accordance with the purpose for which it was founded.