Clusters are individuals - VDI/VDE-IT
Clusters are individuals - VDI/VDE-IT
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Eastern part of the country, namely on the voivodeships of<br />
Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Podlaskie, Lubelskie, Świętokrzyskie<br />
and Podkarpackie. Main beneficiary is a cluster manager who<br />
coordinates a cluster consisting of entrepreneurs, universities<br />
and innovation and regional development agencies. The program<br />
has a budget of EUR 11 million and supports projects<br />
with a minimal value of EUR 500,000 (PLN 2 million) with a<br />
maximum sh<strong>are</strong> of program co-funding of 75 per cent.<br />
• In addition to the programs described above, there is<br />
also a range of different technical assistance projects.<br />
These projects <strong>are</strong> like the grant programs part of a<br />
nationwide development program which in this particu<br />
lar case is the Operational Program Human Capital,<br />
Measure 2.1.3 “Development of adaptation potential of<br />
human resources and enterprises”. Completed and still<br />
on-going technical assistance measures <strong>are</strong>:<br />
• To provide clusters and their managers with information<br />
on the possibilities for improved performance and to<br />
deepen the knowledge on the development status and potential<br />
of Polish clusters PARP commissioned a benchmarking<br />
project in 2008. The results were published in 2010. 73<br />
• PARP has organized numerous regional conferences,<br />
cluster exhibitions and working groups<br />
dealing with cluster issues to facilitate the exchange<br />
of information and the creation of projects. Further<br />
more, PARP has published reports and translated<br />
foreign cluster publications into Polish language.<br />
• In the context of the PARP project “Cooperation<br />
linkages of Polish enterprises” trainings and advisory<br />
services were offered for cluster coordinators<br />
and employees of companies that <strong>are</strong> cluster members<br />
or potential cluster members.<br />
2.7.1.2 Term of the Programs, Financial Aspects and Application<br />
Procedures<br />
The following tables provide information on the two grant<br />
programs:<br />
• Innovative Economy Operational Program, Measure 5.1<br />
“Support of the Development of supra-regional clusters<br />
• Operational Program Development of Eastern Poland 2007-<br />
2013, Priority 1.4 “Promotion and cooperation” with Measure<br />
1.4 “Cooperation – cluster creation and development”.<br />
Name of the program<br />
Innovative Economy Operational Program, Measure 5.1 “Support of<br />
the Development of supra-regional clusters”<br />
Term of the program 2007-2013<br />
Budget<br />
Type of funding<br />
Does the program have a specific technology<br />
focus<br />
Are there calls for proposals<br />
Is there a dialogue with applicants about the improvement<br />
of their application prior to the final<br />
submission of the application<br />
Maximum funding period for a project<br />
Is there a maximum amount of funding an applicant<br />
can apply for<br />
Financing structure of projects<br />
Most important evaluation criteria for project<br />
proposals<br />
EUR 104 million<br />
Grant funding<br />
No<br />
Twice a year<br />
Yes<br />
There is no maximum funding period.<br />
EUR 5 million<br />
Up to 100 per cent grant funding<br />
• Impact on industry sector and companies<br />
• SME focus or SME participation in activities<br />
• Knowledge and/or technology transfer<br />
• Budget<br />
• Structure and members of consortium<br />
• Potential for innovation<br />
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73 Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, 2010: Benchmarking klastrów w Polsce – 2010
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