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Publication of a new magazine "Inovacijos" on innovation

The European Commission announced the year 2009 the European Year of Creativity and Innovation. The goal of the current year is to support efforts of Member States to promote creativity through lifelong learning. New products, services, processes and businesses as well as their synergy require ability from the modern person to accept new ideas and adapt them for own needs. The ability of creative thinking and addressing challenges is measured to other personal faculties, i.e. artistic, technological and social capabilities. It is the foundation for sustainable development providing an opportunity to persons and the whole society for adapting in the global world of knowledge. The following priorities are identified in implementing activities at national level in the year 2009:

·                synergy among bodies implementing various programmes financed by the EU structures and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania;       

·                 children‘s creativity promotion and development; 

·                 creativity and innovation, a driving force of small and medium business development

You can find the website of the European year of creativity and innovation at the address:  http://create2009.europa.eu/  and the website in Lithuanian: http://www.kurybiskumas2009.lt/  and the website in Lithuanian:

On 16 December 2008 in the Ministry of Economy, the presentation of Projects of the National Integrated Programmes and their discussion with their developers, business associated structures and other institutions (, business associated structures and other institutions (mechatronics, sustainable chemistry, IT, biotechnology and biopharmacy, LaMeTech) took place

On 12 December 2008 in the Ministry of Economy, possibilities for innovation promotion were discussed (K. Gečas "On Innovation",K.Jasiūnas "Scientific Innovation in Business",R. Jucevičius "Competitiveness and Innovation")

A call of the European Commission for proposals to support public procurement networks in lead market areas and promote innovation for financial assistance availability

Innovation is the principal driving force for economy growth that enables to achieve high operational productivity efficiency and adequate living standards of the population. The economy growth based on traditional production factors is inevitably short-lived, while only innovation-based activity can ensure high efficiency of the national economy system.

Innovation activities rest on the knowledge uptake. Sources of knowledge are diverse both in terms of their sectoral (science, business, consultants, “intelligent” equipment, etc.) and geographical (region, state, foreign countries) nature. Typically, innovative activity is risk-related (in many cases this is project-related risk, which should not be identified with general business risk). Innovative undertakings must be capable not only to assume this risk but also to manage it. Business activities must be geared up to utilise all, both internal and external innovation resources (for instance, through maintaining partnership relations with undertakings and organisations having specific knowledge). Successful innovation activities of an undertaking also depend on the cultural environment of a country, i.e. the extent to which innovative ideas and their diversity are tolerated by employees / consumers, and the extent they are able to effectively cooperate. Modern successful innovation activities are inter-related with professional, social and managerial capacities of undertakings, public authorities as well as innovation support, education and training organisations, through which individual knowledge is aggregated and transformed into competitive products.

Innovation is one of the principal determinants of successful development of the national economy or an individual undertaking. Innovation development and intensification provide an opportunity to all-round modernisation of production and service provision structures, creation of new as well as upgrading of manufactured products, applied technologies and simultaneous increase of their international competitiveness, which is one of the key factors for the national economy growth. Innovative undertakings and enterprises geared towards changes together with the uptake of the up-to-date knowledge are the mainspring for the national economy growth and the source of efficiency.

Innovations are put into life by means of innovation projects that are implemented by economic entities involved in commercial activities, i.e. doing business. In view of the complex and strategic character of innovation in business, its high risks and significance to the state, intervention by the public sector in the development and intensification process of innovation is not only justifiable, but also imperative. To attain this goal, the EU structural support, i.e. allocations from the Structural Funds, should be used along with other public assistance instruments and mechanisms.

Frascati manual  is standard practice proposed for surveys on research and experimental development.

Oslo manual  represents the proposed guidelines for innovation data compilation and interpretation.

The documentary "The Key to Innovation" ("Raktas į inovacijas", May 2007) highlights significance of innovative products and services for the European competitiveness enhancement and growth as well as presents best European innovative undertakings and initiatives  ("Raktas į inovacijas", May 2007) highlights significance of innovative products and services for the European competitiveness enhancement and growth as well as presents best European innovative undertakings and initiatives (http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/innovation/index_en.htm ).