Management of valleys
Strategic Council for Research, Development and Innovation. On the strategic level, R&D&I development, as well as development of R&D&I priority areas, is managed by the Strategic Council for Research, Development and Innovation formed by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. The Council, chaired by the Prime Minister, consists of the representatives of the ministries in charge of or interested in R&D&I development, Research Council of Lithuania, Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology, science and higher education institutions, business, social and economic partners, and independent experts.
Valleys’ monitoring group. Valleys’ monitoring group is composed from Lithuanian and foreign experts. Its main function are to monitor implementation and development of Valleys projects and Joint Research Programmes, i.e.:
- provide information, data, consultations and recommendations to the Valleys Supervision Board and the Management Committees of the respective EU SF programmes, necessary to take decisions concerning development, financing and implementation of the Valleys‘ projects and the JRPs;
- provide recommendations and consultations for the institutions, responsible for R&D infrastructure development projects;
- create an efficiently operated “virtual enterprise” offering the best opportunities for foreign investments and public-private partnership in R&D and innovations;
- introduce stage-gated funding control and relate the requested funding to a set of key performance indicators;
- perform regular evaluation of valleys’ projects development issues.
Main documents and necessary links. Concept of the Establishment and Development of Integrated Science, Studies and Business Centres (Valleys) (updated version) was approved by Resolution No 321 of 21 March 2007 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
The Specification of the Procedure for the Selection and Evaluation of the Integrated Science, Studies and Business Centres (Valleys) Development Visions and Draft Valley Development Programmes, which regulates the invitations to submit Valleys Development Visions and Draft Valley Development Programmes, as well as the Procedure for the Selection and Evaluation of Valley Development Visions and Draft Valley Development Programmes.
Last updated: 18-11-2023