Specific role of the Pomorskie Voivodeship in supporting Blue Growth value chains and smart specialistaion Turku, 18th May 2016. Adam Mikołajczyk Pomorskie Region
POMORSKIE IN NUMBERS TERRITORY 18 300 km 2 POPULATION MAIN ECONOMIC CENTRE GDP 2,30 mln Tri-City (Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot) 1,2 mln inhabitats 21,3 bn EUR TRI-CITY GDP (PER CAPITA) GDP (RATE OF GROWTH) INVESTMENTS INVESTMENTS (PER CAPITA) NUMBER OF ENTERRISES 9 291 EUR 6% 3,1 bn EUR 1365 EUR 271 784 * Source: Central Statistical Office of Poland 2015 r.
BLUE POTENTIAL IN POMORSKIE Transport & freight forwarding 54 mln tons of cargo and over 1,8 million TEU transhipped in 2015-2nd place in the Baltic Sea Region Design & construction: TRI-CITY 34 Tri-City ship design centres employ around 850 engineers Shipbuilding & Off-shore industry: 2nd place in Europe, 5th in the world, revenues approx 2,75 bn EUR, 90 % of companies are private capital, 16 729 employees; Tourism: 8mln tourists visted Pomorskie which is 25% of all traffic in Poland (1,8mln foreign tourists, mainly from Germany& Scandinavia); Food production: > 70 fish and shellfish processing plants are located in Pomorskie, with 172 thous. ton of production, which is one-third of the Polish market, 63% export oriented * Source: Central Statistical Office of Poland 2015 r.
BLUE EDUCATIONAL OFFER University of Gdańsk Oceanlogy and Geography: 1405 students Biotech, chemicals, pharmaceutics and cosmetics: 9000 students Gdansk University of Technology Ocean Engineering: 1227 students Electronics and communication: 1099 students Electrical Engineering: 1178 students Mechanics and machines construction: 1252 students Gdynia Maritime University Electronics and communication: 413 students Electrical Engineering: 586 students Mechanics and machines construction: 987 students Gdynia Naval Academy Automatics and robotics: 56 students Mechanics and machines construction: 231 students Shipbuilding Faculty at Gdańsk University of Technology was established in 1904
Remontowa Holding Remontowa Holding CASE STUDY REMONTOWA HOLDING REMONTOWA HOLDING The biggest shipbuilding holding in Poland; Remontowa Shipbuilding products include: PSV, LNG ferries, ice breaker ferries; Remontowa Design & Consulting Poland s biggest and one of the leading Europe s maritime&offshore design centres (150 specialists); Remontowa SA - ships and offshore constructions (Bristolia, WilPhoenix, WilHunter and Atlantic Rotterdam); Employment: 7 000; The biggest design centre in Europe; International clients: Denmark, Finland, Gibraltar, German, Norway, UK.
Crist shipyard Crist CASE STUDY CRIST CRIST Leading offshore company (70% of the company s revenues; Products: jack-up vessels, PSV, platforms, hydrotechnical constructions; Contracts worth 200 mln Euro (Innovation: - heavy lift jack-up vessel); International clients: Germany, Norway, Denmark, Finland, lsland, France, Belgium, Holland and Scotland; Employment: 1000 (when contracted).
CASE STUDY GSG TOWERS GSG TOWERS Part of Gdansk Shipyard (over 65 years of experience in shipbuilding); Products portfolio includes wind towers and foundation solutions (on- as well offshore); Operational since 2011; Annual capacity: 300 towers; Proceses involved: metal cutting, controlled rolling of steels, welding, painting, assembly of interior fittings; WHY POMERANIA? Convenient location vicinity of the Ports of Gdansk and Gdynia; Access to experienced and price competitive employees; Proximity to customers located in Germany and Scandinavia; Local suppliers.
EPG EPG CASE STUDY EPG ENERGOMONTAZ-PÓŁNOC GDYNIA Leading Polish manufacturer of highly specilized, fully equipped steel structers for offshore sector, energy (conventional, renewable and nuclear), chemical and petrochemical, shipbuilding; Moder production equipment: Oxy-fuel and plasma CNC ESAB cutting machines for plates, pipes and profiles; plate rolling machines for plate thickness up to 200mm; CNC 5-axis turning and milling lathe center for large size elements; CNC milling and boring center for large size elements; chambers for applying corrosion protection with electronically controlled temperature and humidity.
SPECIFIC ROLE OF POMORSKIE IN SUPPORTING BLUE GROWTH integrated into a Smart Specialization policy the use of different support instruments including grants and repayable financing selection of Smart Specializations based on bottom-up and negotiating approach a comprehensive program of support for the entire project process from idea to commercialization on the market implementation based on different programmes and sources of funding / money earmarked for R&D, education and training
COMPETITION FOR SMART SPECIALISATION announced on May 2014 by the Self-Government of the Pomorskie Region 2 nd stage: a final number of 7 proposals (full assessment) decision: 4 Pomorskie Smart Specialisations opened to all interested regional Partners and stakeholders 1 st stage: 28 Partnerships submitted proposals (assessed in terms of their strengths and weaknesses and growth potential assessed by the Selection Board conducted in 2-stages
THE SPECIFICS OF CHOICE smart specialisation as a tool not as a target! (apart from fulfilment of the obligation to the EC) bottom-up approach (call for proposals and negotiations) use of experience from previous years in order to create initiatives with high quality and efficiency (involvement of clusters, the broad participation of regional partners and stakeholders) create a sustainable forms of cooperation between business and science beyond 2020! (combining public and private funding) continuity (repetitive process) contractual approach to set constructive relations with selected Partnerships build trust and good climate! (openness, creativity)
POMORSKIE SMART SPECIALISTIONS 1. Off-shore, port and logistics technologies which will foster on the economically effective and environmentally safe exploration and exploitation of maritime resources 2. Interactive technologies in information-saturated environment which will improve the effectiveness and security of various human activities in the economic and social sphere 3. Eco-effective technologies in the generation, transmission, distribution and consumption of energy and fuels which will contribute to decreased energy consumption of the economy and lower its negative impact on the environment 4. Medical technologies in the field of civilization and ageing-associated diseases which will contribute to the reduction of social and economic costs of civilization and ageing-associated diseases
OFF-SHORE, PORT AND LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGIES MAIN PRIORITY RESERCH AREAS: Universal structures for exploitation of marine resources; Vehicles and vessels used in marine and coastal environments; Equipment, techniques and systems for monitoring and treatment of the marine environment and its hinterland; Innovative ways to use the unique natural compounds produced by marine organisms and technologies of products e.g cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and food; Technologies, equipment and processes to improve the safety and efficiency of transportation and logistics in ports.
NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS 1. discussion on the operationalisation of smart specialisation areas clarifying scope and agreeing on the most prospective segments (development directions) on which public support should be focused specifying rules and directions for providing support for the development of smart specialisation areas using public funds (criteria, experts) horizontal projects important from the whole Partnership point of view (education, R&D infrastructure, expected business support services etc.) 2. signed between the Board of the Pomeranian Voivodeship and Partnerships representing selected smart specialisation areas (4 agreements) 3. renegotiations are possible! (monitoring and flexibility instrument) 4. RESULT: prioritised access to public financial support on R&D
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