The Theodore Puskas Foundation is a non-profit, public benefit organization under Hungarian law. Its operational arm, the Institute of International Technology offers a wide assortment of dedicated services. The objectives include from the beginning the dissemination of advanced foreign technologies in Hungary and the introduction of state of the art Hungarian technologies on the international market (two-way know-how and technology transfer, partner mediation). The spectrum of activities have been complemented by dedicated services improving the competitiveness of enterprises (primarily by way of consulting, technology assessment and technology audit as well as by the efficient use of information technologies). New tasks serving the public interest have been recently added to the to-do-list of the Foundation (programmes of public benefit, education, dissemination of knowledge) that are supported by the Government and fit into the scope of activities of the Foundation.