The Department is charged with the responsibilities of:
- Initiating strategies to source for consultancy based services and projects on the competencies of the Office over the years in the following areas:
- Technology Advisory Services;
- Capacity building in research related matters;
- Franchising training;
- Promoting Industry – academia linkage collaboration;
- Coordinates rendering of Technology advisory and extension services;
- Implementing the International, Regional, Continental and National collaborations with NOTAP;
- Rendering Technology Advisory Services (TAS) to clients wishing to process the registration of their technology transfer agreements and other related issues;
- Organizing periodic workshops and seminars for stakeholders to brainstorm on recent development and adopt best practices for technology transfer transactions in Nigeria;
- Oversees the organisation of NOTAP seminars/workshops;
- Intellectual Property Training;
- SMEs development; and
- Commercialization Advisory Services, etc
- Managing the skills development programmes, and
- Developing and Managing NOTAP Strategic Partnerships.