The project “Ensuring the publicity, information and support of the beneficiary’s administrative capacity in the implementation of the R & I OP for 2016” 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 information and publicity activities, as well as supporting the administrative capacity of the beneficiary participating in the implementation of the R & I OP, including expenditure related to the closure of the Research and Development OP, 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 funds also for the closure of assistance from the 2007-2013 PO.