VERSION 8.1. THE BOARD OF THE WIELKOPOLSKIE VOIVODSHIP WIELKOPOLSKA REGIONAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR 2007-2013 European Regional Development Fund Wielkopolska Uropean Union Pozna ń, December 2011 1 WIELKOPOLSKA REGIONAL OPRATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR 2007-2013 WIELKOPOLSKA REGIONAL OPRATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR 2007-2013 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................7 1.1. INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION ...................................................................................................7 1.2. REVIEW AND RENEGOTIATIONS OF THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE NSRF FOR THE YEARS 2007-2013.............................................................9 1.2.1. Legal and formal basis ................................................................................................................. 10 1.2.2. Compliance with the new strategic documents ............................................................................ 10 1.2.3. Description of changes to the Programme ................................................................................... 12 2. DIAGNOSIS OF THE VOIVODSHIP’S SOCIAL ECONOMIC SITUATION .......................................................................................17 2.1. GENERAL INFORMATION ...........................................................................................................17 2.1.1. Nature’s potential......................................................................................................................... 17 2.1.2. Economic potential ...................................................................................................................... 20 2.2. HUMAN RESOURCES ..................................................................................................................23 2.2.1. Demography................................................................................................................................. 23 2.2.2. Labour market.............................................................................................................................. 27 2.2.3. Education ..................................................................................................................................... 31 2.2.4. Spatial mobility of inhabitants ..................................................................................................... 35 2.3. ECONOMY ..................................................................................................................................36 2.3.1. Industry ........................................................................................................................................ 38 2.3.2. Small and medium enterprises ..................................................................................................... 39 2.3.3. Research and development sector and innovations...................................................................... 41 2.3.4. Tourism........................................................................................................................................ 44 2.3.5. Services........................................................................................................................................ 48 2.4. RURAL AREAS ............................................................................................................................50 2.5. CULTURE ...................................................................................................................................51 2.6. SPORT AND PHYSICAL CULTURE ................................................................................................52 2.7. NON GOVERNMENT SECTOR ......................................................................................................53 2.8. INFORMATION SOCIETY .............................................................................................................53 2.9. INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT ................................................56 2.9.1. Technical infrastructure ............................................................................................................... 56 2.9.2. Environmental protection infrastructure ...................................................................................... 63 2.9.3. Social infrastructure ..................................................................................................................... 66 2.9.4. Housing resources........................................................................................................................ 69 2.10. INTRA -REGIONAL DIFFERENCES ................................................................................................70 2.11. NATURAL AND TECHNICAL THREATS ........................................................................................74 2.12. NATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR WIELKOPOLSKIE VOIVODSHIP .....................................................75 2.12.1. National support........................................................................................................................... 75 2.12.2. Foreign support ............................................................................................................................ 78 2.12.3. Conclusions (effects and appraisals of a given support) .............................................................. 86 3. SWOT ANALYSIS ..............................................................................91 3.1. INTERNAL POTENTIAL ................................................................................................................91 3.2. EXTERNAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................94 3.3. CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................95 4. PROGRAMME STRATEGY................................................................99 4.1. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAMME ..............................................................................99 4.2. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME .....................................................................101 1 WIELKOPOLSKA REGIONAL OPRATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR 2007-2013 4.3. COHESION OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF OTHER POLICIES .......................................................................................................................105 4.3.1. The main objective of the WROP .............................................................................................. 105 4.3.2. The specific objectives of the WROP ........................................................................................ 106 4.3.3. Priorities of the Programme and the National Reform Programme for the years 2005 - 2008 .. 108 4.4. THE PROGRAMME STRATEGY AND HORIZONTAL ISSUES .........................................................109 4.5. PROGRAMME STRATEGY AND THE ABILITY TO MANAGE THE MAIN DIRECTIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION ........................................................................................111 4.6. PROGRAMME STRATEGY AND THE INTRA -REGIONAL DIFFERENCES .......................................112 4.7. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME STRATEGY AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OTHER POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES ..................................................................................112 5. PRIORITIES OF THE PROGRAMME...............................................115 Priority I Competitiveness of enterprises .......................................................................................... 115 1. Priority objectives................................................................................................................... 115 2. Rationale and description........................................................................................................ 115 3. Areas of intervention: ............................................................................................................. 118 4. Codes by Dimension............................................................................................................... 118 5. Expected types of projects ...................................................................................................... 119 6. Results of the implementation................................................................................................. 120 7. Potential beneficiaries............................................................................................................. 121 8. Cross-financing....................................................................................................................... 122 9. Cohesion with other policies and programmes ....................................................................... 123 Priority II Communication infrastructure ........................................................................................... 126 1. Priority objectives................................................................................................................... 126 2. Rationale and description........................................................................................................ 126 3. Areas of intervention: ............................................................................................................