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Promotion of enterprises' investments in research and innovation

Region
POLSKA›MAKROREGION PÓŁNOCNY›Kujawsko-Pomorskie
Title of measure
Full title in national language:
Promowanie inwestycji przedsiębiorstw w badania i innowacje
Duration:
2014 to 2020
Policy objectives Plus
4.1. Direct funding to business R&D and innovation
4.3. Fostering start-ups and gazelles
Presentation of the measure:

The main objective of this support measure is to increase R&D activities in enterprises. It is one of the new instruments to be financed within the Regional Operational Programme 2014-2020. The design of this measure was inspired by a similar instrument implemented at the national level during the 2007-2013 programming period.

Within this support measure, the funding will be provided for the following types of projects:

  1. R&D activities in enterprises (i.e. creation or development of R&D base, R&D activities by companies, innovation voucher, IPR protection and a voucher for this purpose, and projects concerning pre-commercial procurement);
  2. Support through the financial instruments (i.e. purchase of R&D results and their application in the first process of production by means of financial instruments, pilot lines, proof of concept, establishment of innovative enterprises on the basis of R&D results through capital investment).

The target group (final beneficiaries) of this support measure are enterprises.
 

Keywords:
Applied business research
Early stage-financing
Innovation vouchers
Budget, source and type of funding
Year2014201520162017201820192020
National public funds
Regional public funds
EU Structural Funds 105317774105317774105317774105317774105317774105317774105317774
Private funds 57219409572194095721940957219409572194095721940957219409
Other
Form of funding provided
Grants
Subsidised loans (including interest allowances)
Policy learning
To what extent the measure can be considered as a success and worthy of policy learning?:
It is too early to judge the success of the measure (e.g results of first call for proposals still not known).
Evidence of outcomes based on evaluation and other evidence:

Despite the contracting of funds, due to the lack of interest of recipients resulting from the high competition of grant support, the allocation for loans for R&D activities in Sub-measure 1.2.2 will most likely not be used. In addition, the process of selecting the operator of grant projects in sub-measure 1.2.1 was unsuccessful. In turn, projects related to financing the R&D infrastructure and R&D works are very popular.

What are the most important “Do’s and Don’ts” that regional stakeholders should be aware of when launching a similar measure?:

In summary, the most important “Do’s and Don’ts” when planning a similar measures are as follows:

  • Make sure that the level of funding is sufficient to perform the planned activities;
  • Put in place comprehensive selection process/criteria;
  • Avoid fragmentation of efforts (too many projects spread across too many thematic areas); and
  • Guarantee professional and flexible management during the implementation phase.
     
Would you recommend this measure as an example of regional good practice to policy-makers from other regions ?:
No
Organisation(s) responsible
Marshal Office of Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship
Evaluation report(s)
RK mid-term RPO WK-P.pdf (13.03 MB)