The State is to endeavor to comprehensively promote necessary measures, such as the training of human resources through collaboration between small and medium-sized enterprises, etc. and universities, colleges of technology, etc., appropriate protection and utilization of intellectual property, and improvement of trade practices concerning the handling of the results of research and development, in order to strengthen management through research and development concerning the technologies of small and medium-sized enterprises, etc.
国は、中小企業等の技術に関する研究開発による経営強化を図るため、中小企業等と大学、高等専門学校等との連携による人材の育成、知的財産の適切な保護及び活用、研究開発の成果の取扱いに係る取引慣行の改善その他必要な施策を総合的に推進するよう努めるものとする。