Regional Operational Programme for the Małopolska Region 2014-2020
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Appendix No. 1 to the Resolution No. 240/15 of the Małopolska Region Management Board of 4 march 2015 REGIONAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE MAŁOPOLSKA REGION 2014-2020 CCI 2014PL16M2OP006 Krakow, March 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.STRATEGY ON THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNION STRATEGY FOR SMART, SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND TERRITORIAL COHESION ......................................................... 3 2. PRIORITY AXES ............................................................................................... 49 3.FINANCIAL PLAN ........................................................................................... 224 4. INTEGRATED TERRITORIAL APPROACH ............................................... 230 5. SPECIFIC NEEDS OF AREAS AFFECTED BY POVERTY OR TARGET GROUPS MOST ENDANGERED WITH DISCRIMINATION OR SOCIAL EXCLUSION ........................................................................................................ 235 6.SPECIFIC NEEDS OF AREAS SUFFERING FROM SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL OR DEMOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS ...................................................................................................... 241 7. INSTITUTIONS AND ENTITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGEMENT, CONTROL AND AUDIT AND THE ROLE OF EACH PARTNER .... BŁĄD! NIE ZDEFINIOWANO ZAKŁADKI. 8. COORDINATION BETWEEN COHESION POLICY FUNDS, THE EAFRD, THE EMFF AND OTHER UNION AND NATIONAL FUNDING INSTRUMENTS AND THE EIB ......................................................................... 258 9. EX-ANTE CONDITIONALITIES ................................................................... 276 10.REDUCTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN FOR BENEFICIARIES 298 11.HORIZONTAL PRINCIPLES ........................................................................ 301 12.DISTINCT ELEMENTS ................................................................................. 306 2 1.STRATEGY ON THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNION STRATEGY FOR SMART, SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND TERRITORIAL COHESION 1.1 STRATEGY ON THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNION STRATEGY FOR SMART, SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND TERRITORIAL COHESION) 1.1.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME'S STRATEGY FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNION STRATEGY FOR SMART, SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND TERRITORIAL COHESION DIAGNOSIS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITION AND ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGES AND POTENTIALS [ 1. Scientific, research and innovation potential of the region ] 1. In the Regional Innovation Scoreboard of European regions1, Małopolska is categorised as a “moderate innovator”, alongside the Mazowieckie (Mazovian), Podkarpackie (Subcarpathian), Śląskie (Silesian), and Dolnośląskie (Lower Silesian) Regions. R&D expenditure in relation to GDP in the region is much lower than the EU average, in particular as regards the business sector. In 2012, total regional R&D expenditure accounted for 1.39% of GDP (coming second after Mazovia and markedly above the national average of 0.9%). In parallel, private expenditure accounted for 0.52% of GDP (markedly above the national average - 0.33%). - The increase in expenditure on R&D incurred in the region over recent years has largely come from public spending. A challenge faced by Małopolska with respect to pursuing „Europe 2020” Strategy goals is to increase both overall expenditure on research and development and the participation of private entities, particularly the SME sector, in financing these types of activities. 2. At a national scale, Małopolska is one of the leading regions in terms of the potential of the science sector. Due to substantial capital expenditure in recent years, basic needs concerning higher education infrastructure have been satisfied2. However, significant needs with regard to research infrastructure in the science sector are still identified in the region, including those pertaining to the continuation of investments initiated in 2007-2013. The aim of the investment strategy in this field will be to supplement research infrastructure in the science sector in a range that allows the commencement or development of research activity in areas associated with regional specialisation. Intervention in this field should also ensure a successful transfer of research results into business activity, thus contributing to the increase in the innovativeness of enterprises. 3. Compared to other regions, the number of companies actively practising innovation in the service sector has increased in Małopolska over recent years, while the equivalent of this index in the 1 Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2014, European Commission, 2014 2 Ocena wpływu projektów realizowanych w ramach osi priorytetowej 1. Warunki dla rozwoju społeczeństwa opartego na wiedzy w ramach Małopolskiego Regionalnego Programu Operacyjnego na lata 2007-2013, [Impact assessment of projects implemented under Priority Axis 1. Conditions for the development of knowledge society as part of the 2007-2013 Małopolska Regional Operational Programme], Institute of Structural Research, 2011 industrial sector has dropped. Service sector companies operating in the region have also established cooperation in innovative actions more frequently than industrial enterprises. The main barriers to research and development, as well as innovation activities of enterprises, remain as follows: the relatively slight inclination to take risk, the costs and limits of access to capital and the focus on “imitative innovation”, which mostly involves applying the solutions already available on the market and used in business activity. The challenge for the regional administration is to implement mechanisms stimulating the demand of enterprises for innovation in order to increase expenditure on innovative actions and enhance cooperation with the R&D sector, especially among SMEs. 4. New technology companies have developed dynamically in Małopolska, created as the fulfilment of innovative ideas transformed into innovative products and services. The market success of such companies is determined by access to the professional and individualised offer of services delivered by innovation centres. It is therefore necessary to selectively support the development of facilities such as science parks and research and development centres, which focus on pro-innovation services, thereby contributing to the development of new companies under conditions of free movement of knowledge that facilitates open innovation. [ 2. The use of information and communication technologies ] 5. According to the Council of the European Union3, Poland is still well behind other Member States when it comes to seizing the potential of information and communication technologies. Apart from low fixed broadband coverage, the relatively low efficiency of public administration and relatively low level of progress in e-government are pointed out, the latter being a direct cause of the current situation. Increasing the efficiency of public administration requires further action in the field of digitisation to ensure wider and easier access to information and services provided by public institutions. 6. The analysis concerning the growth of the information society in Polish regions4 shows that Małopolska ranks average or slightly above average for Poland in terms of the level at which digital administration has been developed. Research indicates that the digitisations of internal and external processes are not always in harmony, which is illustrated by the complex indicators of digitisation efficiency in public service offices and of support for the growth of the information society. Małopolska is classified among the regions in Poland that have handled both aspects most successfully. 7. Investments made over the last few years in the field of informatisation have improved the accessibility of public e-services and facilitated the functioning of administration. However, a considerable part of these undertakings was fragmentary or had a local character, hence their limited effect on the digitisation process at the regional level. Solutions applied by users at the national scale have been delivered thanks to systemic information technology projects. The most important areas in terms of access to public e-services are: administrative issues, including civic issues, labour market, healthcare, court system and the administration of justice, safety and emergency alert systems, business activity, activity concerning agriculture and 3 Council Recommendation of 9 July 2013on the National Reform Programme 2013 of Poland and delivering a Council opinion on the Convergence Programme of Poland, 2012-2016 (2013/C 217/16) 4 Społeczeństwo informacyjne w liczbach 2013, [Information society in figures 2013], 2013, and the study Wpływ cyfryzacji na działanie urzędów w Polsce w 2012 r. [The impact of digitization on the functioning of Polish offices in 2012] commissioned by the Ministry of Administration and Digitization and conducted in local and central public service offices (1556 participating offices). 4 rural development, taxes and customs duties, spatial data, statistical data, culture and national heritage. 8. The „Europe 2020” Strategy provides for the effective use of resources to accomplish social and economic goals. One of the essential categories of resources is public sector data. Experience in the creation