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Factsheet for measure LT-2020-12/382 – measures in Lithuania
Country | Lithuania , applies nationwide |
Time period | Open ended, started on 16 March 2020 |
Context | COVID-19 |
Type | Company practices |
Category |
Reorientation of business activities
– Creation of platforms for businesses aimed at customer |
Author | Inga Blaziene (Lithuanian Social Research Centre) |
Measure added | 08 April 2020 (updated 05 May 2020) |
Since the introduction of quarantine in Lithuania (16 March 2020), VšĮ “Versli Lietuva” (Enterprise Lithuania) has launched an initiative, “No quarantine on the Internet”, offering assistance to small- and medium-sized businesses to transfer their activities/businesses to the virtual space. VšĮ "Versli Lietuva" is inviting people to join the business support campaign by purchasing goods and services at their platform. Such assistance is especially relevant for Lithuanian businesses which are facing temporary difficulties as a result of being unable to trade in their usual trading venues.
VšĮ “Versli Lietuva” remotely consults companies on how to transfer their business to the virtual space. Having created their online store, business representatives are encouraged to register store links using the website www.internetekarantinonera.lt. All store links are made public, and people are invited to join the business support campaign by purchasing goods and services online. This way, the buyer can find Lithuanian entrepreneurs selling various goods and services in one place and immediately buy or reserve goods and services. VšĮ “Versli Lietuva” also invites mentors to register for helping businesses digitize and for providing consultations on various issues of business transfer to the Internet.
There were 830 online shops on the web platform [ https://www.verslilietuva.lt/pleskis/internete-karantino-nera/lietuvos-e-parduotuves/apsilankyk-e-parduotuvese/ ] at the time of reporting on [8 April 2020]. [Verslo zinios (2020), 'Nuo karantino pradžios įsisteigė 80 e. parduotuvių', 8 April. (8 April 2020) : 'Šiuo metu platformoje „Internete karantino nėra“ iš viso yra 830 elektroninių parduotuvių. Didelė dalis jų prekiauja apranga, maisto produktais ir baldais.'].
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Self-employed
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Does not apply to businesses | Does not apply to citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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Company / Companies
Other social actors (e.g. NGOs) |
Other
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | No involvement | No involvement |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
N/A
Social partners were not involved.
Citation
Eurofound (2020), Online platform "There is no quarantine on the Internet", measure LT-2020-12/382 (measures in Lithuania), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/LT-2020-12_382.html
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