Lithuania’s NTP “Manufuture” underlying activity directions are:

•   Providence of development of Lithuanian industry sectors and creation of SRA to ensure competitive ability of underlying industry sectors;
•   The formation of priorities of scientific research and technologies development and the creation of infrastructure;
•   The creation of high added value products and processes and implantation (especially in SM companies);
•   The founding of new business models (collaboration among companies and regions, the transfer of the manufacture to Lithuania and out of it);
•   The assurance of quality of various levels profession preparation according to the industry demands and stimulation of creation of high qualification required work places;
•   Social dialog, as the tool of development of companies competitiveness.   

NTP “Manufuture-Lithuania” profit to companies:

•    Possibility to take part in the creation process of Lithuania’s industry politics, scientific research and experimental expansion and development of professional learning;
•   Possibility to follow micro- and macro-economical processes of the sector, effectively respond to the changes of the market;
•   Possibility to take the advantage of collaboration between industry and science; to minimize the difference between small with high technologies companies and large traditional manufacturers;
•   Bigger possibilities to receive financial support from Europe (FP7 etc. programs), Lithuania (structural and other national support funds) and other sources, which are necessary to get competitive advantage and business internationalization;
•   Possibility to realize vertical projects in sectors the same as pilot TP projects.

More information about the Europe Technological Platform MANUFUTURE you can find here: www.manufuture.org.