According to the Decree of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev “On some measures to improve governance in the field of digitalization, innovation, high technologies and communications in the Republic of Azerbaijan” dated October 11, 2021, a public legal entity Innovation and Digital Development Agency was established under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport.

The agency was established through the reorganization and in the form of a merger of the National Nuclear Research Center CJSC, Innovation Agency public legal entity and High Technologies Research Center under the ministry.