science and technology parks in lithuania

24 Pages·2013·2.39 MB·English

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PARKS IN LITHUANIA
Lithuania – perfect location
Excellent infrastructure
 The European Union has recognized
Lithuania as the prime transport
centre in the region linking the EU
with the East

 Crossroads of international
transport routes – two EU-priority
transport corridors

 International airports (located in
Central, Eastern and Western
Lithuania) with direct routes to most
European cities

 Northernmost and only ice-free
seaport on the eastern shore of the
Baltic Sea – Klaipėda State Seaport
MITA
Agency for Science, Innovation and
Technology (MITA)
We are Lithuanian innovation funding agency
Our services:
• Consultations
• Partners search
• Organizations of specific
events
• Public funding
The main activity areas of MITA
International programmes: National programmes:
• FP7, Horizon 2020 • High Technology Development
Programme
• Eureka
• Industrial Biotechnology
• Eurostars
Development Programme
• CIP

Other national initiatives:
• Innovation vouchers
• Intellectual property rights
• Clusterization
• Technology transfer
• Coordination of Science and Technology Parks, Open Access
Centers
Mission, objectives and goals of Science and
Technology parks (STPs) in Lithuania
• Mission – promotion of the development of High-tech sector in industry

• Objectives:
– Increase industrial competitiveness
– Promote a co-operation amongst science and industry/business
– Create new jobs
– Develop the innovative culture in Lithuania

• Goals:
– Modernisation of technologies in industrial sectors
– Development of favourable business
environment for innovative companies
– Raise of foreign and local investment funds
– Retention of scientific potential
Financial support measures
“Idėja LT” – Technical feasibility “Inoklaster LT” – Cluster
management, development of
studies
internal and external relations,

methodological and information
“Intelektas LT” – R&D activities in help
companies
“Inoklaster LT+” – Joint Cluster R&D
and training infrastructure
“Intelektas LT+” – R&D facilities in

companies (labs, research
IPR – Patent Expenditures can be
centers, etc.)
compensated up to 100% for

International patent (payment in
advance is available)
Non financial support for business
(subsidies for development of innovation&business support
services)

“Inogeb LT-2” –
“Inogeb LT-1” –
public investments into development
support for innovation services
of STP, technological business
providers (STP, innovation centres,
incubators infrastructure in Valleys
etc.)
Financial engineering:
 Risk capital funds
 Micro-credits
 Guarantees
 Business angels
 Compensation of loan interest
Fiscal incentives for R&D

 Over 2.5% of GDP are earmarked to R&D and innovation
Investments in development and
over next 2 years; improvement of R&D
infrastructure

 R&D costs deducted 3 times from income for the tax Funds allocated to R&D activities,
preparation of surveys and
period during which they were incurred, if the performed
feasibility studies, marketing,
R&D works are related to the usual or intended activities training, etc.

of the entity that generate or will generate income or
economic benefit ;

 Super-accelerated depreciation - acquisition price of fixed

assets used in the R&D activities can be written-off

within two years;

 Investments into substantial technological improvements
entitles the companies to reduce the taxable profit down
by 50%.
Industrial network
412 ha greenfield
territory
534 ha greenfield
territory

9 industrial parks:
greenfield territory
from 8 to 220 ha