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Cooperative Linkages Fund
Published on 17 May 2018
Poland
Dolnośląskie
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About this good practice
The fund aswers the problems related to: communication in the field of new technologies; acquisition and implementation of the results research into business; building reationships between R&D members and business; acquisition of new customers; preparation of foregn langauage information and promotional materials. In order to answer these issues the cooperative fund was created. The implementation of the fund embraced two stages: creation of a strategy related to the cooperative linkages and support for implementation of the actions agreed in the document in stage I. Practically, one of the results if the CLF's implementation is creation of the food cluster "Kuyavian and Pomeranian Pantry". The cluster gathered stakeholders from food producers, hotels, restaurants and bussiness environment institutions. Its mission is to promote and showcase branded traditional, regional and organic food produced in Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship.
Resources needed
The Cooperative Linkages Fund demanded financial support in order to create the cluster initiatives. The total sum dedicated to this project was about 3,5 mln EUR (from Regional Operational Programme for Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship).
Evidence of success
Thanks to implementation of Cooperative Linkages Fund 29 cooperative linkages recieved funds for the development of strategic documents, defining the direction of their further development and operation and 14 of them have implemented the tasks planned in the strategies.
Potential for learning or transfer
the elaborated mechanism of financial support is a successful example of cluster creation with the support of the funds available for the regions. The linkages created between the stakeholders enable better development of different industries in the region (including food sector). The support is comprehensive and involves both elaboration of the strategy or plan of the linkage creation and implementation of the actions agreed in the document.
As there are already success stories being a result of the fund implementation, it seems a good example of the regional authority intervention resulting in actions towards better development.
As there are already success stories being a result of the fund implementation, it seems a good example of the regional authority intervention resulting in actions towards better development.
Further information
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Good practice owner
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Organisation
Torun Regional Development Agency
Poland
Kujawsko-pomorskie
Contact
Inspector