FTD LT Cluster, coordinated by the public institution Alytus Business Advisory Center, officially became a member of the TCI Network – one of the world’s most influential international platforms connecting clusters, innovation ecosystems, and competitiveness professionals.
TCI Network (The Competitiveness Institute Network) brings together more than 9,000 members from over 110 countries. Since its establishment in 1998, it has served as a global non-profit organization promoting sustainable regional development, knowledge exchange, and collaboration between clusters across industries and continents.
By joining the TCI Network, the FTD LT Cluster gains access to:
- Stronger partnerships with international clusters and innovation organizations;,
- Opportunities to exchange best practices and participate in global thematic events,
- Increased international visibility and enhanced export potential,
- Insights into cluster management, innovation facilitation, and competitiveness strategies.
This membership reflects the FTD LT Cluster’s ambition to strengthen its international presence, foster innovation, and explore new avenues for cross-sector collaboration and technology exports in the fields of metal processing, industrial equipment, and food technologies.
The FTD LT Cluster plans to actively participate in TCI’s global initiatives, attend international events, collaborate on development projects, and contribute to sustainable industrial growth through knowledge-driven partnerships.
Learn more about TCI Network: www.tci-network.org
Learn more about FTD LT Cluster: www.ftd.lt
Cluster members consortium project – “EXPO FTD LT”
The newly formed group of cluster members (AB Astra LT, UAB Aumega, UAB Aksonas, UAB Nordic Stainless Steel Tanks LT, MB Išmanūs inžineriniai sprendimai, UAB Termosnaigė ir ko) has started an ambitious project “Development of export markets and strengthening of the internationality of the FTD LT cluster – EXPO FTD LT”. The project is designed to strengthen the horizontal and vertical integration of digitalisation in the food sector, with a clear focus on promoting the production and export of high added value digital products for the food industry. The project aims to provide a basis for increasing the international competitiveness of the cluster members and for the development of technological digitisation in food production. Based on a vision of international expansion and market diversification, the cluster is ready to draw on the resources and expertise of its members to achieve a unique success in the international market.
FTD LT’s renewed award of the BRONZE label of excellence in cluster management underlines the cluster’s strong commitment to innovation, cooperation and international competitiveness. With the launch of its latest activity related to the “EXPO FTD LT” project, the cluster is ready for a new phase of transformational growth and impact in the field of digital food technologies.
The project “Development of export markets and strengthening of internationalization of the FTD LT cluster” is implemented under the Progress Facility of the European Union Funds for the period 2021-2027, Development Programme 2022-2030.
