A seminar for heads of companies, entrepreneurs and scientists entitled the Tools for State Support of Innovation: Innovation Grants, Technology Business Incubation and Technology Commercialization was held at the Regional Center of Innovation and Technology Transfer at S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University.

 Representatives of National Agency for Technological Development JSC, Altay Regional Technology Park of East Kazakhstan LLP (Ust-Kamenogorsk), the Department of Industry and Business of Pavlodar District, and Pavlodar Branch of Damu Entrepreneurship Development Fund JSC took an active part in the seminar.

The mechanisms of state support of innovation which aims to increase innovation activity and economic development in Kazakhstan were examined during the seminar. Special attention was paid to the problem of innovative grants, distribution of which is carried out by National Agency for Technological Development JSC.