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Technopolisis an organization under the administration of Suranaree University of Technology and is equivalent to a center, an institute, and an academic institute. It wasestablished in 1996 with the functions of providing academic services, promoting science and technology knowledge, providingbasic consultation, bringing research results into the field to provide in-depth consultation, developing further research, providing services forintellectual property registration to third parties, promotingthe application of inventions and innovations created on campus to commercial use in order to help solve problems of communities and society, create careers, increase income for the target group, as well as develop economy and societyfor continuous and sustainable growth.

Technopolis has 3 missions as follows:
1. It is a center for providing academic services and advices to the general public and agencies in order to develop the potential of community and local organizations to attain knowledge and skills in using science and technology to increase productivityand strengthen community and local organizations.
2. It is a center for coordinating the adaptation and transfer of technology and innovations to the production sector in order togain the competition capacity and supporting the development of their own technology and innovationsin tangible ways.
3. It is a learning center for society that promotes the development of science and technology manpower to meet the needs of national development, particularlyyoung peopleand production groups, in order that they will have the ability for choosing, transferring, and developing technologyeffectively as well as promotes the understanding of scientific thinking process and problemsolving for the general public.

The Administrative Structure of Technopolis consists of 5 offices as follows:
1. Central Administration Division : (CAD) is the central office and responsible for general managementof Technopolis on behalf of executives as assigned in various fields such as controlling budget, collecting KPIs working performance results, reporting financial performance,controlling and maintaining assets, managing staff and personnel, coordinating to facilitate executives to work conveniently and flexibly. It is also a center for coordinating with personnel to participate in various activities based on the university policy and collaborating with external agencies.

2. Business & Innovation Incubation Division : (BID) has functions to provideshort-term and long-term training courses,academic conference and seminar, workshops and specialized training courses with certification, English Proficiency Examination,technology transfer to the community,consulting services,science and technology information service for development of community entrepreneurs, community enterprises and general public.

3. Industry Competitiveness Support Division : (ICD) is an academic center and responsible for promoting the living conditions of the community, the technology adaptation, development and technology transfer for agriculture and industry, coordinating with external agencies, creating a regional network,providing consultations, supporting various business operations for stability and sustainability,supporting research and product development for entrepreneurs,upgrading production technology,providing analysis services for laboratories,bringing the research results to commercial use. There are departments under the administrative structure which are responsible for providing services and related tasks.

4. Academic Service and Community Engagement : (ASCE) is responsible for supporting and promoting people who are interested in running a business or starting a business by fully integrating the knowledge of science, technology, innovation, and research of the university to upgrade the technology of the entrepreneurs, supporting research on product prototype,providingin-depth consultation by specialists,strengthening entrepreneurial skills,providing laboratory test analysis,promoting product standards,providing brand/packaging design,promoting products to both domestic and international markets,as well as creating network links of entrepreneurs in order to create an opportunity to start a new company (Start-up company) and continue to run the business on your own (Spin-off company / Graduate).

5. Innovation & Intellectual Property Management Division : (IIPM) is an office that provides consulting services, trainings, registration for intellectual property protection, analysis of research and intellectual propertypotential for lecturers, researchers, university personnel, general public and external agencies. In addition, this office is responsible for bringing research results, inventionsand innovations created on campus into commercial usethrough the license permission, being an intermediary in coordinating and negotiating with private sectors that are interested in research works, publicizing intellectual property and university research,and coordinating the transfer of technology between researchers and private sectors.