The project “Financing of wage expenses and remuneration outside the employment relationship for employees of the Ministry of Education and Research of the Slovak Republic involved in the implementation of the OPVaI for 2020” is a technical assistance project of the Ministry of Education and Innovation of the Slovak Republic under the Research and Innovation OP. The aim of the project is to support the effective implementation of the Operational Programme Research and Innovation through activities aimed at financing the salaries and contributions of staff involved in the implementation of the Operational Programme Research and Innovation and the preparation of the 2021-2027 PO in the framework of the Ministry of Education and Innovation of the Slovak Republic and the remuneration and contributions of non-employment employees involved in the implementation of the OPVaI and the preparation of the 2021-2027 PO, as well as the expenditure on salaries and contributions of employees of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic and the remuneration and allowances of non-employment employees under OP Research and Development, since it is possible under Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Article “Technical assistance of the Member States”, to use the funds also for the closure of assistance from the PO-2007.