Ministry of Economy and Innovation (Lithuania)



The Ministry of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublikos ekonomikos ir inovacijų ministerija) is a government department of the Republic of Lithuania. Its operations are authorized by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, decrees issued by the president and prime minister, and laws passed by the Seimas (Parliament). Its mission is to develop positive legal and economic environment for economic development and ensure public welfare and employment.

The Ministry of Economy and Innovation is responsible for handling government business in the following areas: business environment, export, innovation, state-owned enterprises (SOEs), EU support to business, public procurement and tourism.

History
On 11 November 1918, the Republic of Lithuania established the Ministry of Finance, Trading and Industry. It is considered to be the predecessor of the Ministry of Economy, although throughout the interwar period it was never a separate ministry and its functions remained under the Ministry of Finance. A separate Ministry of Economy was established on 17 January 1990. Its areas of responsibility and the name changed several times in 1990s. On 1 January 2019, it was renamed to the Ministry of Economy and Innovation.

Institutions

 * Central Procurement Organisation (Centrinė perkančioji organizacija)
 * Create Lithuania (Kurk Lietuvai)
 * Governance Coordination Centre (Valdymo koordinavimo centras)
 * Invest Lithuania (Investuok Lietuvoje)
 * INVEGA (Investicijų ir verslo garantijos)
 * Klaipėda Science and Technology Park (Klaipėdos mokslo ir technologijų parkas)
 * LITEXPO (Lietuvos parodų ir kongresų centras LITEXPO)
 * Lithuania Travel (Keliauk Lietuvoje)
 * Lithuanian Business Support Agency (Lietuvos verslo paramos agentūra)
 * Lithuanian Innovation Center (Lietuvos inovacijų centras)
 * Lithuanian Metrology Inspectorate (Lietuvos metrologijos inspekcija)
 * Lithuanian National Accreditation Bureau (Nacionalinis akreditacijos biuras)
 * Lithuanian Standards Board (Lietuvos standartizacijos departamentas)
 * SOLVIT (SOLVIT)
 * State Enterprise Centre of Registers (Registrų centras)
 * Projektų ekspertizė (Lithuanian language only)
 * TechPark Kaunas
 * Toksika (Lithuanian language only)