Lithuanian COVID-19 lessons for public governance

ENThe chapter analyses the early lessons for public governance from Lithuanian COVID-19 response. The methodology of current research is based upon the data collected through media sources and logical classification and distribution. According to the research findings, it can be pointed out that the timely introduction of a quarantine is not sufficient. The maximum level of protective equipment needs to be in place to allow for several months of operation until the supply chain is restored as Lithuanian companies were highly dependant on the Chinese suppliers. Not all business restrictions work in practice, however the strict measures can be effective in case of small states in order to prevent the spread of the virus. The administrative capacity requires the development of new knowledge on electronic procurement, logistics and planning of the procurement in the new highly uncertain environment. The centralized approach for organizing testing is not working as more decentralized efforts increase the number of conducted tests. Keywors: business restrictions; COVID-19; head of operation; Lithuania; public procurement; tests. [From the publication]