New head of Lithuania's Innovation Agency: Defense sector is transforming
Translated from Lithuanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- Monika Paulė, the new head of the Innovation Agency, believes Lithuania must increase its high value-added exports, particularly in defense innovation.
- Paulė stated that the European defense sector is undergoing a transformation, and Lithuania must secure its safety in both the short and long term.
- She emphasized the need for Lithuania to find ways to ensure its security while navigating these changes.
Monika Paulė, who recently took the helm as the new head of Lithuania's Innovation Agency, asserts that the country must significantly boost its high value-added exports. She specifically highlighted the potential for growth in the export of defense innovations developed within Lithuania.
Paulė explained that the defense sector in Europe is currently experiencing a period of transformation. She noted that such changes are inherently time-consuming, underscoring the importance for Lithuania to strategically plan and implement measures to ensure its security. This security, she stressed, needs to be guaranteed both in the immediate present and for the long-term future.
Defense as a phenomenon is now undergoing a transformation.
Her remarks suggest a focus on leveraging Lithuania's capabilities in defense technology to not only enhance national security but also to drive economic growth through increased exports. The agency's new leadership appears poised to prioritize initiatives that foster innovation in critical sectors, aligning national security objectives with economic development strategies.
Lithuania must increase its high value-added exports, and the export of defense innovations created in the country could particularly stimulate that.
DistantNews Editorial
Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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