Pomorskie As a Leader! Report on Implementation of the Regional Operational Programme of the Pomorskie Region for the Years 2014-2020
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POMORSKIE AS A LEADER! REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGIONAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME OF THE POMORSKIE REGION FOR THE YEARS 2014-2020 1 2 Pomorskie as a leader! Dear Friends, So far we have signed 1075 agreements with Effective use of EU funds by the region will Currently the largest challenge of self- a total value of PLN 7.3 billion. In this manner also have a large influence on development government in the Pomorskie Region related we have already contracted 69% of the budget of the Pomorskie economy in the near future. to our region’s presence in the European Union within the Regional Programme of the Pomorskie Beneficiaries of the Regional Programme are is efficient implementation of the Regional Region. In the coming months and years, new beginning execution of planned investments: Operational Programme of Pomorskie Region investments in the region are and will be buying equipment or ordering construction work for 2014-2020. For over a year the Pomorskie an effect of the concluded agreements, e.g.: and services – and this directly contributes to Region has been a leader in the ranking of the development of innovations in companies, the dynamic economic growth of the Pomorskie effective exploitation of EU funds in Poland, construction or reconstruction of roads and region. surpassing both regional programmes carried out railway lines, thermal modernisation of buildings, by self-governments of the other voivodeships new buildings and equipment for hospitals, and national programmes implemented by the revitalisation of cities, training sessions and central government. courses activating the unemployed, grants for setting up businesses, new places for children in kindergartens, and much more. Marshal of the Pomorskie Region 3 REGIONAL PROGRAMME 2014-2020 The Regional Operational Programme of Pomorskie Region for 2014-2020 (ROP of PR 2014-2020) is an investment programme aimed at taking up development challenges faced by the Pomorskie region in the economic sphere, education, professional and social activities, exploitation of the potentials of particular areas, the transportation system, health care, energy and the environment. The ROP of PR 2014-2020 is one of the instruments for fulfilment of the Development Strategy of Pomorskie Region 2020 (DS of PR 2020). The thematic scope and intervention logic of the ROP of PR 2014-2020 are also determined by the content of six Regional Strategic Programmes (RSP) in the field of: economic development (Pomorskie Creativity Port), professional and social activity (Active Pomeranians), transport (Mobile Pomorskie), the energy industry and the environment (Eco-Effective Pomorskie), cultural and tourist attractions (Pomorskie Voyage) and health care (Health for Pomeranians), which are a direct response to the challenges diagnosed in the DS of PR 2020. BUDGET OF THE PROGRAMME WE WILL INVEST: PLN 7.5 BILLION ERDF - PLN 5.4 billion The ROP of PR 2014-2020 is financed by European Union funds (EU) within the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and European Social Fund (ESF). Allocation of EU funds for the Programme amounts in total to PLN 7.5 billion*, including PLN 5.4 billion from the ERDF and PLN 2.1 billion from the ESF. The value of EU funds in the ROP of PR 2014-2020 is almost twice as high as the Programme for 2007-2013, which makes it the largest, in the history of Pomorskie Region, investment programme administered by regional authorities. ESF - PLN 2.1 billion * Thanks to efficient implementation of the Programme, it will be possible for the region to acquire additional funds in the amount of approx. PLN 480 million to be used for new investments in the region. ROP OF PR 2014-2020 IS IMPLEMENTED BY 12 PRIORITY AXES: KNOWLEDGE ENTERPRISES EDUCATION VOCATIONAL EMPLOYMENT INTEGRATION COMMERCIALIZATIONS PLN 708.8 million 476.4 million EDUCATION PLN 894.4 million PLN 452.9 million PLN 566.6 million PLN 277.9 million HEALTH CONVERSION MOBILITY ENERGY ENVIRONMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PLN 424.8 million PLN 644.2 million PLN 1.4 billion PLN 855.2 million PLN 479.1 million PLN 278.2 million 4 THE POMORSKIE REGION IS A LEADER! 69,0% 55,9% 52,9% IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL OF EU PROGRAMMES IN POLAND 47,2% Source: the Ministry of Development. State as of 24th September 2017 46,7% Pomorskie Region Voivodeship ROP 46,1% Digital Poland 45,6% Wielkopolska Voivodeship ROP 44,9% Lubuskie Voivodeship ROP Opolskie Voivodeship ROP 41,5% Eastern Poland 41,5% REGIONAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME OF POMORSKIE REGION FOR 2014-2020 Infrastructure 39,9% and the Environment Technical Assistance 38,3% CONTRACTED FUNDS Smart Growth 36,9% 40,1% Dolnośląskie Voivodeship ROP 64,5% 35,6% Source: the Ministry of Development. State as of 27th September 2017 Regional Programme of Pomorskie Region 90,4% Łódzkie Voivodeship ROP 35,6% 6,8% Mazowieckie Voivodeship ROP 104,0% Other Regional Operational Programmes AND APPROVED AMOUNTS IN REQUESTS FOR PAYMENT 35,4% Knowledge Education Development 8,2% 33,3% National programmes Knowledge Lubelskie Voivodeship ROP Commercia- lization 31,0% 17,2% Podkarpackie Voivodeship ROP Enterprises Śląskie Voivodeship ROP 30,1% 54,6% Zachodniopomorskie 29,5% Voivodeship ROP Education 3,0% Małopolskie Voivodeship ROP 95,6% 23,6% 46,9% Podlaskie Voivodeship ROP 10,9% Vocational 22,5% Education Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship ROP Warmińsko-Mazurskie Employment 5,1% Voivodeship ROP Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship ROP 50,5% 80,3% Integration 0,4% 86,2% Health 3,7% Conversion 3,6% 70,3% Mobility 7,9% 39,2% Energy 2,8% 13,1% Environment Technical Assistance 5 196 new products or services placed on the market WE SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE AND ENTERPRISES COMMERCIALIZATION ENTREPRENEURS! THE OBJECTIVE OF SUPPORT IN AXIS 1 - KNOWLEDGE COMMERCIALIZATION AND AXIS 2 - ENTERPRISES INCLUDES AN INCREASE IN THE COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATIVENESS OF POMERANIAN COMPANIES, THEIR INCREASED SHARE IN FOREIGN MARKETS, AS WELL AS IMPROVEMENT OF POMORSKIE REGION’S INVESTMENT POTENTIAL. INNOVATION GRANTS 28 PROJECTS WITH A VALUE OF PLN 119.6 MILLION Scope of support: financing the research and development work (R+D) of entrepreneurs, development of the R+D infrastructure of companies and their cooperation with scientific centres to develop innovative products or services. Examples of projects: • Marine Projects company in Gdańsk, thanks to a grant in the amount of nearly PLN 13.8 million, will conduct research into development of a project and construction of a prototype pusher tug with hybrid drive along with an innovative accompanying boat of varying immersion, • ASSISTECH company in Gdańsk, thanks to a grant in the amount of nearly PLN 1.1 million, is implementing a project concerning developmental support of disabled children with the use of innovative therapeutic methods. SUPPORT OF COMPETITIVENESS OF ENTERPRISES 92 113 PROJECTS WITH A VALUE OF PLN 168.3 MILLION solutions implemented in the field of information and communication Scope of support: grants for companies to market new products or services, increased technologies productivity of enterprises by applying information and communication technologies or eco-effective operations. Examples of projects: • Bertrand Bracia company in Luzino, thanks to a grant in the amount of over PLN 796 thousand, will increase competitiveness by marketing innovative windows for energy-efficient construction, • Control Solutions company in Banino, thanks to a grant in the amount of over PLN 999 thousand, will activate an innovative service and assembly plant of robotised 36 solutions production lines. implemented in the field of eco-innovations 6 WE SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS! 1 200 enterprises will increase export potential thanks PREFERENTIAL LOANS, GUARANTEES to export broker support AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS The Board of Pomorskie Region has signed an agreement with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) with a value of over PLN 408 million. It regards BGK’s activation of repayable support for companies for development of innovative activities, including scientific and research operations, and to strengthening their competitiveness. The support provided by Financial Intermediaries selected by BGK will include loans, guarantees and capital contributions. Support of at least 2 thousand entrepreneurs will be an effect of the project’s implementation, and further ones will obtain financial resources from funds returned. A list of the intermediaries which already grant loans for companies is available on the website: https://rpo.bgk.pl/pfr2020/. 600 Pomeranian companies will improve their export position POMERANIAN EXPORT BROKER by participating in foreign fairs, The objective of the project implemented by Agencja Rozwoju Pomorza S.A. through economic contacts, (the Pomerania Development Agency) is creation of a comprehensive and organisational and process coordinated support system of companies in the scope of export development. changes Services available for entrepreneurs include: acquisition of knowledge concerning legal, customs, tax, marketing issues or information about potential foreign cooperators. Entrepreneurs will also be able to receive a grant to take part in fairs or economic missions, benefit from intermediation and enter into cooperation with counterparties on foreign markets. The total value of the project comes to over PLN 84 million. INVEST IN POMERANIA hectares70 of land prepared for investment The objective of the project is improvement of the region’s investment areas potential, which will have a positive influence on the labour market and the growth of economic links between companies,