Seminar material 11.6.2012

1. 2012
Joanna Podgórska
Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP)
Clusters in Poland – a tool
for innovative growth
of the economy
Seminar „Clusters as a tool for innovation in Europe”
Helsinki, June 11th, 2012

2. Progress Facility Coopetition
Companies
International cooperation
Enterprise Europe Network NGPExcellence
Meetings Consulting
R&D infrastructure ESF clusters
Human Capital
Best practices
Partnership
Cooperation networks
Energy efficiency
TACTICS
EXPO 2009
Operational Programmes
ERDF
Clustering Innovation Attitudes Promotion
Grants
Investments Development
EXPO 2010
MFF 2014-2020
Guarantees
SMEs European Regional Conferences
Innovation voucher Development Fund Information web-portals
Competition Media
Facilities
Thematic
Campaigns
objectives
Europe 2020 PARP for innovation Reports
PR
Competencies Intellectual Property
E-business Growth Evaluation
Knowledge
E-learning 45+
Catalogues
HR investments Information materials
Ex-post
Ex-ante On-going Multimedia
Meetings
Networking FAQ
European Social Fund Innovation Research &
e-Business support
Coaching
& Mentoring Networks Analyses
Consultation points
Technology
One stop shops
Technology Transfer Centres transfer

3. PARP activities for internationalization of enterprises
export development co-financing (implementation
of Measure 6.1 OP IE Passport to export);
information and training activity (consultations,
training, website, publications);
establishing relations between business partners,
organisation of fairs and cooperation missions
(under the implementation of EEN project and
Expo economic programme),
cooperation with foreign enterprise support
institutions;
conducting research, analyses and evaluation on
export potential of certain sectors and strategic
export directions;

4. PARP activities – a few results
EUR 7.2 bn – value of the EU funds
at the disposal of PARP over 1 mln people benefited
in 2007-2013 (8.4% of total NSRF) from the National SME
Services Network (since 2000)
EUR 2.5 bn – value of payments for
beneficiaries (2007-2013) 120 thous. participants of PARP
Academy
8.7 thous. of agreements signed with
entrepreneurs (2007-2013)
over 32 thous. companies used
Enterprise Europe Network
EUR 1.5 bn EUR – planned value of
services
payments for entrepreneurs in 2012
c.740 of innovation and enterpreneurship centres /cooperation
networks (24 techno parks ,20 techo incubators;110preincubators;90 TTC; 12
seed capital funds; 8 business angels networks; 82 local and regional lending
funds;54 credit guarantee funds; 320 training&consulting centres).
18 web portals were visited by 6 m. persons (2011)
Over 28,5 thous.
contracts amounting to
500 thous. employees from 180 thous. almost 6,55 bilion EUR/
companies participated in training and post 12 thous. Beneficiaries
graduate studies (since 2000) (since 2000)

5. INVESTMENTS
TRAINING/ CLUSTER POLICY
ADVISORY DEVELOPMENT
CLUSTER
RELATED
SURVEYS AND
PROMOTION AND ACTIVITIES STUDIES
DISSEMINATION
TRANSNATIONAL
COLLABORATION

6. Clusters in Poland - types of cluster members*
Micro and small
enterprises constitute 100% Big enterprises (more
more than a half of all 12% than 250 employees)
90%
clusters’ members in
Poland 80% Medium enterprises
29% (from 50 to 249
70% employees)
60%
Small enterprises (from
117 50% 15% 10 to 49 employees)
153 40%
1469
147 Micro enterprises (to
30%
9 employees)
20% 44%
10%
0%
Enterprises
Supporting institutions Structure of enterprises in clusters
R&D sector acc. to employment
Other entities
*on the basis of „Cluster Benchmarking in Poland”, PARP 2010

7. Characteristics of the surveyed clusters*
2009 2
public 2008
sector 12
R&D
sector
6 2007 21
12 2006 8
private 2004 1
non- sector
govern 19 2003 2
mental
sector 1997 1
10
Number of clusters created 20
0 10 per
year
Cluster initiator
53% of the surveyed clusters are at the The private business is the most popular
incubation/embryonic stage initiator of cluster creation
*on the basis of „Cluster Benchmarking in Poland”, PARP 2010

8. Clusters in Poland – great potential to growth*
Cooperation with R&D
(153 R&D institutions Innovation Internationalization
identified within clusters)
The great importance of export among clusters’ members is observed
In terms of innovativeness, clusters results are better than results in Poland
in general: number of patents – 14 (1 patent for approx. 210 enterprises) Poland:
1 patent/2500 enterprises
Effort to improve cluster (industry) performance; flow of knowledge and diffusion
of innovation through informal contacts; technology transfer identified in 33%
of surveyed clusters; 27 clusters have access to laboratories
Attraction of new ‘talents’ (experts, specialists, etc.) to the region; 3.8% –
employment growth in clusters members (1.1% in Poland);
Growing importance of cluster’s and region’s brand on the market; growth of the
cluster position as a partner to the external environment
47 surveyed clusters - innovation level of industry
Low-innovation industry Medium-innovation industry High-innovation industry
13 (i.e. construction) 19 (i.e. ecoenergy) 15 (i.e. ICT, aviation)

9. Clusters success
- key factors
Active role of industry
High level of R&D institutions
Effective collaboration and trust
among cluster members
Local/regional government
support (still assuming bottom-
up approach)
New phase in cluster dynamics
– internationalization

10. Cluster policy as an instrument to implement:
Innovation policy
Regional policy
Horizontal industrial policy
…but also as an instrument useful to implement:
research and development policy
labour market policy
social capital policy
education policy
…by supporting clusters a push towards
synergies between various
state policies

11. Cluster policy in PL
Development of cluster policy in Poland for the future
We believe in the cluster- based economic development policy and
territorial-based policy in regional approach,
Local implementation of Europe 2020 strategy’s priorities and smart
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specialisation of Polish regions,
Selection mechanism and concentration of founding on the best clusters,
but still a hybrid model with bottom-up approach for cluster creation,
Different support mechanisms at various stages of cluster development,
both regional and central level,
Internationalisation through smart specialisation to find European
products that can compete with success on the World markets,
Clusters in Special Economic Zones – zone management company as
clusters’ local animator.
!Competitive position !Innovation !Internationalization

12. 2012
Joanna Podgórska
joanna_podgorska@parp.gov.pl
Thank you