KUJAWY-POMORZE KUJAWY-POMORZE SYSTEM OF INNOVATION -SYSTEM OF INNOVATION -

A PROPOSAL FOR UPGRADING A PROPOSAL FOR UPGRADING INNOVATION STRATEGIES OF NEW INNOVATION STRATEGIES OF NEW

ASSOCIATED COUNTRIESASSOCIATED COUNTRIES

Antoni BukalukAntoni Bukaluk

Vice-Rector, responsible for research and innovationVice-Rector, responsible for research and innovation

Wioletta DobosiewiczWioletta Dobosiewicz

Head of Department of Research and Collaboration with Head of Department of Research and Collaboration with IndustryIndustry

University of Technology and Agriculture University of Technology and Agriculture

Bydgoszcz, PolandBydgoszcz, Poland

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BYDGOSZCZ

KUJAWY-POMORZE REGION

Area 18 000 km2

Rural area 65%

Number of inhabitants 2.068.100(1.297.400 in the cities, 770.700 in villages)

Number of districts 23

Number of farms 93 000

Unemployment 25,3%

MAIN AREASMAIN AREAS OF REGIONAL OF REGIONAL

ECONOMY ECONOMY

- Agriculture,- Agriculture,

- Food industry,- Food industry,

- Chemical industry,- Chemical industry,

- Telecommunications and - Telecommunications and electronics,electronics,

- Electrotechnics,- Electrotechnics,

- Mechanical engineering.- Mechanical engineering.

REGIONAL INNOVATION REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM IN THE SYSTEM IN THE

KUJAWY-POMORZE REGIONKUJAWY-POMORZE REGION

- Regional Innovation Strategy projects- Regional Innovation Strategy projects

- Regional Innovation Centre - Regional Innovation Centre

- Industrial Parks in Bydgoszcz, Grudziądz, Toruń, - Industrial Parks in Bydgoszcz, Grudziądz, Toruń, Solec Solec

and Świecieand Świecie

- Regional Technology Transfer Center in Toruń- Regional Technology Transfer Center in Toruń

- Regional Loan Fund - Regional Loan Fund

- Regional Seed Capital- Regional Seed Capital

- Regional Research and Technology Development - Regional Research and Technology Development CentreCentre

- „Kujawy-Pomorze Regional Broad-Band Computer- „Kujawy-Pomorze Regional Broad-Band Computer

Network”Network”

REGIONAL INNOVATION REGIONAL INNOVATION PROJECTS IN THE PROJECTS IN THE

KUJAWY-POMORZE REGIONKUJAWY-POMORZE REGION- Regional Innovation Strategy project financed from - Regional Innovation Strategy project financed from the the

regional funds (1999-2001)regional funds (1999-2001)

- RIS project financed from the Ministry of Science - RIS project financed from the Ministry of Science sourcessources

(2002-2004)(2002-2004)

- KUJPOMRIS project, realized within the 6th - KUJPOMRIS project, realized within the 6th Framework Framework

Programme (2005-2008)Programme (2005-2008)

- „Economic Animator in the Enlarging Europe” - „Economic Animator in the Enlarging Europe” Leonardo Leonardo

da Vinci projectda Vinci project

- RIS projects financed from the Structural Funds- RIS projects financed from the Structural Funds

REGIONAL INNOVATION REGIONAL INNOVATION CENTRE IN THECENTRE IN THE

KUJAWY-POMORZE KUJAWY-POMORZE REGIONREGION

GOAL: GOAL: Stimulation of innovative ideas and Stimulation of innovative ideas and coordination of innovation policy as coordination of innovation policy as

well well

as pro-innovative activitiesas pro-innovative activities

in the Kujawy-Pomorze Regionin the Kujawy-Pomorze Region

Strategy:Strategy: Collaboration with all actors of Collaboration with all actors of

the innovative initiatives (universities, the innovative initiatives (universities, research institutes, technological parks, research institutes, technological parks, incubators, centres of excellence, etc.)incubators, centres of excellence, etc.)

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REALIZATION STAGESREALIZATION STAGES

•STAGE I – 2004-2006:STAGE I – 2004-2006:• Establishment ofEstablishment of didactic, didactic, informationinformation and and

monitoring systems of the Regional Innovation Centre monitoring systems of the Regional Innovation Centre

• STAGE II – 2007-2010:STAGE II – 2007-2010:• Creation of regional technology transfer institutions, Creation of regional technology transfer institutions,

regional research laboratories and regional innovative regional research laboratories and regional innovative information system based on the regional broad-band information system based on the regional broad-band computer networkcomputer network

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STAGE I (2004-2006)STAGE I (2004-2006)

Creation of the following institutions:Creation of the following institutions:

- Regional Centre of Technological, Innovation and Scientific Regional Centre of Technological, Innovation and Scientific Information, Information,

- Regional Patent Information CentreRegional Patent Information Centre,,

- Regional Centre of Monitoring Innovation ActivitiesRegional Centre of Monitoring Innovation Activities,,

- Regional Bureau of Monitoring Engineering ProfessionsRegional Bureau of Monitoring Engineering Professions,,

- Regional Information Centre ofRegional Information Centre of European Programmes European Programmes,,

- Infrastructure of the Centre of the „Kujawy-Pomorze Broad-Band Infrastructure of the Centre of the „Kujawy-Pomorze Broad-Band Computer Network”Computer Network”,,

- Regional Centre of Continuous Education and e-laerningRegional Centre of Continuous Education and e-laerning

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STAGE II (2007-2010)STAGE II (2007-2010)

Creation of the following institutions:Creation of the following institutions:

- Regional Laboratories in Engineering and Technical Sciences,Regional Laboratories in Engineering and Technical Sciences,

- Regional Laboratories in Biological, Medical, Agricultural Regional Laboratories in Biological, Medical, Agricultural and Natural Sciences,and Natural Sciences,

- Appointment of the Advisory Board for Regional Research, Appointment of the Advisory Board for Regional Research, Technology and Innovation Development Policy.Technology and Innovation Development Policy.

REGIONAL BROAD-REGIONAL BROAD-BAND BAND

COMPUTER COMPUTER NETWORKNETWORK

IN THE IN THE KUJAWY-POMORZE KUJAWY-POMORZE

REGIONREGION

University of Technology and Agriculture in University of Technology and Agriculture in Bydgoszcz + Nicholas Copernicus University in Bydgoszcz + Nicholas Copernicus University in

Toruń +Toruń +

Marshal Office in Toruń =Marshal Office in Toruń =

„„Kujawy-Pomorze Computer Network”Kujawy-Pomorze Computer Network”

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Kujawy-Pomorze Computer Network is first Kujawy-Pomorze Computer Network is first

regional broad-band information system in regional broad-band information system in Poland. It appeared in 2002 as a result of Poland. It appeared in 2002 as a result of collaboration of academic partners (University of collaboration of academic partners (University of Technology and Agriculture in Bydgoszcz and Technology and Agriculture in Bydgoszcz and Nicholas Copernicus University in Toruń) and Nicholas Copernicus University in Toruń) and regional authorities. The main goal of the network regional authorities. The main goal of the network is to allow the citizens of all regional districts easy is to allow the citizens of all regional districts easy and cheap access to the Internet applications and and cheap access to the Internet applications and facilities, like:facilities, like:

e-governmente-government e-learninge-learning e-healthe-health

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