Measure 5.2 IE OP Support for business environment institutions providing pro-innovation services and their networks of supra-regional significance

Institution responsible for acceptance and evaluation of project applications: The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP)

Beneficiary: Business environment institutions operating in networks or the BEI networks.

Supported projects:

1. Co-financing for the preparation and development of a package of pro-innovation services (consisting of consultancy and training services as well as networking services/seeking partners) to improve competitiveness of enterprises which operate in Poland.

2. Ensuring entrepreneurs’ access to pro-innovation services through the co financing of the costs of provision of selected services for entrepreneurs and joint projects undertaken by network institutions.

3. Co-financing of the operation of a unit coordinating the network activity (operating as network secretariat).

4. Co-financing for the building and development of an information system containing data about innovations, which will serve the coordinating unit for the network (e.g. sources of innovation, innovative projects at various phases of development: research projects, R&D work, prototypes etc.; the list of entities involved in innovation activities: e.g. higher schools, research and development units, technology incubators, technology transfer centres, entrepreneurs - cooperation links).

Measure 5.2 IE OP Support for business environment institutions providing pro-innovation services and their networks of supra-regional significance