Discussed Opportunities and Shared Goals: Minister of the Economy and Innovation Visits FTMC

FTMC welcomed the Minister of the Economy and Innovation, Edvinas Grikšas, accompanied by Vice-Ministers Guoda Burokienė and Paulius Petrauskas.

The visiting delegation was introduced to the Center by FTMC's Director, together with his team. They were given a tour of the Microwave Laboratory and its advanced technologies, including a ship radar identification system that has been successfully tested in the Baltic Sea and is designed to detect false or disguised signals transmitted by hostile naval vessels.

During the meeting, participants discussed opportunities for joint action aimed at strengthening the prosperity of both Lithuania and the wider region.

“I am pleased by the open and constructive dialogue with the Minister of the Economy and Innovation and the Vice-Ministers. We presented FTMC activities and our vision for transforming research results even more effectively into innovations, technologies and products that create value for Lithuania.

We also discussed matters relating to the field of metrology and our joint preparations for events connected with Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This was a meeting where we spoke more about opportunities, potential and shared ambitions than about obstacles, and it is precisely this approach that enables long-term progress,” says FTMC Director Prof. Dr Ramūnas Skaudžius.

The Minister of the Economy and Innovation noted that the visit was both informative and productive.

“We discussed key areas of cooperation. When it comes to the defence industry, the commercialisation of ideas, and collaboration between business and science, we see considerable synergy between the Ministry of the Economy and Innovation and FTMC. We have already worked together on joint projects, and there are currently innovative ideas for approaching problem-solving in ways that differ from attempts made many years ago, which ultimately did not deliver the desired results. Today, we certainly identified many promising opportunities.

As for the most important topics, we are, of course, closely following global developments in defence and security, economic security and resilience. We are talking about breakthrough technologies that generate exceptionally high added value. We must not fall behind; we need to make the most of our strengths and move into new areas, whether quantum technologies or optical and laser communications. The field of dual-use technologies is also highly important and offers significant opportunities for development,” says minister Grikšas.

Source: FTMC

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