Article 12. Formation of a state order for the creation of innovations

The formation and approval of the state order for the creation of innovations is carried out by the authorized state body on the basis of proposals from the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, ministries, departments and other interested organizations.

The main criteria for the selection of innovative projects carried out within the framework of the state order for the creation of innovations are:

ensuring the development of new domestic products and technologies aimed at import substitution and export orientation or quality improvement, reducing the cost of existing products and technologies ready for implementation, including with the creation of new jobs and the use of local raw materials;

implementation of development work related to the design, manufacture and testing of prototypes, experimental samples, technologies, instruments, materials, products and other scientific developments, with a view to their subsequent practical use;

completion of the manufacture of samples or prototypes of high-tech, high-tech products and (or) preparation for the production of high-tech products, and (or) pilot testing of services (medical, financial, informational and others) for their implementation in the relevant sector of the economy, social sphere, banking and financial sector and others.

The maximum period for the implementation of innovative projects within the framework of the state order for the creation of innovations cannot exceed two years.

In the case of financing innovative activity within the framework of the state order for the creation of innovations at the expense of the State budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan, their results belong to the state.