ASTRA – Association for Innovation and Development was established in 1998 and since its formation it focuses mainly on the following activities:

1. Creation and preparation of politically and administratively independent scenarios of development, analysis and studies for public administration, non-governmental and also business sectors.
2. Design and support of development plans implementation, programs and projects as contribution to the social and economic development of Slovakia, focusing in particular on the Košice region and peripheral, disadvantaged areas and social groups.
3. Development of education, research, development and innovation mainly through the provision of lifelong learning, strengthening research and development capacities, building relations between the non-profit, academic and commercial spheres and public administration, using both Slovak and foreign experience and contacts.
4. Support and development of human and institutional capacity for all types of subjects.