To implement the national industrial development policy, patent inventions and traditional knowledge in relation to industrial development and promote the trade of research products; To carry out industrial and technology development research through the establishment of technology incubation centres and pilot plants and rural industrialisation; To contribute to establishment of trade companies of research products; To train business entrepreneurs who wish to invest in new or improved industrial research products; To establish and develop industrial research and development partnership with international, regional and national institutions, whether private or public;To facilitate the vertical growth of small and medium enterprises for them to enter new markets and increase new improved products; To advise the Government on the national industrial research and development policy if necessary; To build the capacity of small and medium enterprises by providing prototype development, reverse engineering,