Industrial design office as an important element of innovation infrastructure of Kazakhstan

Abstract

The main goal of this article is to consider the activity of the industrial
design offices in Kazakhstan. Based on the data of JSC «National agency
for technological development» the map of registered and operating Kazakhstani
industrial design offices was built and the main indicators of its
activity was also analyzed for the period from 2012 to 2015.
The article shows that industrial design offices are an important element
of innovation infrastructure, encouraging the creation of new or
improved products. The concept of «industrial design office» and its main
services were considered in accordance with Kazakhstani legislation. The
possibility of establishing of single engineering center in the image of the
Eurasian engineering center for machine tools was considered as key direction
of further development of the industrial design offices in Kazakhstan.