The purpose of establishing of URAN Association and the principal goal of activity of the Association is coordination and integration of efforts of the Association Members to ensure creation, development and usage of sole Ukrainian National Research and Education Network, increasing of education and science level in Ukraine, implementation of principles of information-oriented society, competitive joining of Ukraine to the Global information-oriented area and representing of interests of the Association members in institutions of government authority as well as in Ukrainian and International organizations. The Association is open for new members and operates in accordance with the Articles. The URAN Association is included in the register of operators and providers of telecommunications. Its activities are non-profitable; the development of URAN network infrastructure is funded basically from the State budget or by international grants and provided by URAN Association according to the Conception of the National Program of Informatization of Ukraine approved by the Law of Ukraine of February 4, 1998 No 75/98-ВР, and by State Program «Information and communication technologies in Education and Science» for the years 2006-2010 approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of December 7, 2005 No 1153.