Palantir Technologies Inc., a software and services company that specializes in big data analytics, has entered into strategic partnership with the Ministry of National Defence as it plans to expand operations in Lithuania. The intended area of cooperation covers design of new digital solutions.
“The critical role Lithuania plays on the world stage will only continue to increase with the current arc of our geopolitics. We are more than grateful to the President of Lithuania for our new partnership with the Ministry of Defense to establish a technical center in Vilnius, which will strengthen not only the nation and its Baltic partners, but also the democratic values which they seek to uphold,” says Alexander C. Karp, co-founder and chief executive officer of Palantir Technologies Inc. and chairman of The Palantir Foundation for Defense Policy & International Affairs.
The strategic partnership with Lithuania is geared towards technological solutions and subsequent enhancement of the defensive capabilities of the region. Palantir Technologies team will seek to hire highly competent software engineers in Lithuania. The Ministry of National Defence has agreed to sharing insights concerning the potential application of the solutions in defence, as well as their further development.
President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda welcomes the strategic partnership and the choice of Palantir Technologies. “Development of new, high-tech oriented foreign investment and partnerships on building new tech products is vital for the security in the region and benefit both sides. Lithuania’s talented workforce and attractive business environment is our asset that we need to foster,” says Head of State.
“Development of Lithuania’s expertise in data-defined defence capability area and becoming a centre of excellence in the Baltic states and NATO will strengthen the defensive potential and facilitate the development of the Lithuanian defence industry and the respective ecosystem,” says Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas.
Palantir Technologies combines practical expertise in distributed systems infrastructure, big data processing, user experience design, and data science. Solutions proposed by the company have already helped handling the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring military support to Ukraine and resettling Ukrainian refugees to Lithuania.
“We are excited to see Lithuania continuing to pursue the path of technology and high-value-added solutions that can strengthen our positions as a regional hub for contemporary competencies,” says Elijus Čivilis, General Manager of Invest Lithuania. “Big data processing is not a far-future technique – it already holds great importance on various sectors now. Lithuania constantly strives to be a better place for creating and trying out new technologies or solutions, so I am sure it will also be a great place for Palantir Technologies to grow and innovate.”
