Study visit of the Project LT.InnoConnect.BY in Panevezis (Lithuania)

The regularly scheduled Study visit N3 of the project "LT.InnoConnect.BY - Innovation networking for economic development" took place in Panevezys (Lithuania) on July 4-5, 2012. The project LT.InnoConnect.BY is carried out in the context of the Cross Border Cooperation Programme "Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus".
 
The theme of the Study visit was: " Innovation System: case of Panevėžys County". Inviting party of the visit were Panevezys Sity Municipality and Major Mr. Vitalijus Satkevicius
 
In the Study visit participated representatives of the partner organizations of the project:
- Lithuanian Innovation Centre (Vilnius, Lithuania).
- Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno (Grodno, Belarus).
- Educational Institution “Polotsk State University” (Novopolotsk, Belarus).
- Republican Centre for Technology Transfer (Minsk, Belarus)
- Panevėžys Science and Technology Park (Panevėžys, Lithuania).
And associated partners:
- Grodno Sity Executive Commitee
- Grodno oblast Executive Commitee
- Grodno oblast foundation for financial support for entrepreneurs
 
Before the visit to Panevezys participants visited the Ministry of economy of Lithuania and got acquainted with the role of government and other national–level institutions in supporting innovation activities in Lithuania and activities of Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA).
 
Agenda of the Study visit available for download here.
 
Participants of the visit got acquainted with the regional innovation system of Panevezis County, economic development of Panevezys, forms harmonizing national and regional level policies of support of business innovations. During the Study visit was held a Project meeting were partners discussed financial reporting and defined next steps of the action plan.