ﭘﮋوﻫﺶ و ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ Research and development (R&D)
ﻓﻌﺎﻟﯿﺘﻬﺎﯾﯽ ﮐﻪ ﺩﺭ ﺟﻬﺖ ﺍﻓﺰﺍﯾﺶ ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﻓﻨﯽ و ﻋﻠﻤﯽ و ﮐﺎﺭﺑﺮﺩ ﺁﻥ ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺩﺭ ﺍﯾﺠﺎﺩ ﮐﺎﻻﻫﺎ و وﺳﺎﯾﻞ ﺗﻮﻟﯿﺪ ﺟﺪﯾﺪ و ﺑﻬﺒﻮﺩ ﮐﯿﻔﯿﺖ ﮐﺎﻻﻫﺎ و ﻓﺮﺍﯾﻨﺪﻫﺎی ﺗﻮﻟﯿﺪ ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻡ ﻣﯽﺷﻮﺩ.