3. THE INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH WORKS, STUDIES AND TRAINING IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

4. THE LITHUANIAN REGIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE: -IS A MATURE AND RECOGNIZED TEAM OF SCIENTISTS FULL OF INITIATIVE, AND EXPERIENCED IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND SOLUTION OF REGIONAL PROBLEMS. -IS THE INSTITUTION PREPARING SPECIALIZED REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND PROJECTS; ORGANIZING AND COORDINATING STUDIES, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION ADVANCEMENT COURSES; AND SPREADING RELATED EXPERIENCE.

5.  PREPARATION OF REGIONAL, CITY, AND ECONOMIC BRANCH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS;  ADVISORY ACTIVITIES;  PROFESSIONAL TRAINING;  NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGMENT;  INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;  NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ENCOURAGEMENT.

7. 1998 DRUSKININKAI HEALTH RESORT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

8. 1999  The scientific section The Planning of Regional Development has been established in Kaunas University of Technology  The scientific program Regional Development has started  J  The Department of Regional Development was established in the Faculty of Management, Kaunas University of Technology

12.  The Preperation of Development Strategies and Visions for Kaunas City  SME Development Program for Telšiai County  Druskininkai Health Resort Development Program  Research Study for the Criteria Establishment of Problematic Regions, and Preparation of Recommendations  EU Phare - Interreg PI/9809/011 Via Baltica Spatial Development Zone Project  EU PHARE SME Development Project in Lithuania. New start and outreach program in Telšiai and Marijampolė Counties  The Conception of Development of the Health Resorts of Lithuania  The Strategic Plan of International Road Transport Sector  EU PHARE Special Preparatory Program Utena County Rural Development Pilot Project Measure No. IV TRAINING  SME Development Project in Lithuania. New start and outreach program in Telšiai County  The Evaluation of Alternatives of Reorganization of Customs Departments

13.  The Strategy of Economic Development of Lithuanian Regions and the Strategy of Tourism Development in the context of Long-term Economic Development Strategy  The Conception of Development of the Health Resorts of Lithuania  The Strategic Development Plan of Plungė District  Nemunas Tourist Zone Development Program  Training and Consulting for Facilitating Implementation of PHARE ESC in Tauragė and Klaipėda Counties

14. Main Lithuanian Partners:  Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania  Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania  Lithuanian State Department of Tourism  Kaunas, Klaipėda, Tauragė, Marijampolė, Telšiai, Alytus, Utena Counties Governor’s Administrations  Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania  The Lithuanian National Road Carriers’ Association LINAVA  Kaunas Technological University  Vytautas Magnus University  Lithuanian University of Agriculture

15. Foreign Partners :  North Moravia and Silesia Regional Development Agency (Czech Republic)  Institute of Geography of Jagiellonian University (Poland)  Institute of Regional Development and Teritorial Planning (Germany)  Bialystok Regional Development Agency (Poland)  Hordaland County Council (Norway)  Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic (Czech Republic)  Moscow M. V. Lomonosov State University (Russia)  Tallinn Technical University (Estonia)  Karl-Frazens-University of Graz, Institute of Geography and Regional Science (Austria)  Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Pan- European Institute (Finland)  Kaliningrad State Technical University (Russia)

16. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT - 2002 October 3-4, 2002 KAUNAS THEORY AND PRACTICE OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN REGIONS

17. Lithuanian Regional Research Institute Donelaičio St. 60, LT-3000 Kaunas, Lithuania Tel./fax: (370 7) 423251, 423725 e-mail: lrti@lrti.ltlrti@lrti.lt www.lrti.lt