POLISH MARITIME CLUSTER

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POLISH MARITIME CLUSTER

• Use of resources and possibilities of Baltic Sea
  and Vistula and Odra Rivers Basins connections
  as a chance of social economical development
  of Poland.
• Prof. Tadeusz Jednoral
• Dr (Eng.) Bogdan Sedler
• London, 22nd September, 2006

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Polish Maritime Cluster

• Directions of activities Programme in Vistula and
  Odra Rivers Basins water sector including Polish
  Territory of Baltic Sea within
• Polish Technological Platforms included in the
  7th Frame Programme of EU (2007 2013).
• Create of Cluster of Polish Vistula and Odra
  Rivers Basins including Polish Territory of
  Baltic Sea realized by modern system of
  integrated network social economical
  connections using dotations from EU.
• Use of Cohesion Fund (Integrated Operational Plan
  of Regional Development (ZPORR) and Sectorial
  Plan).

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Polish Maritime Cluster

• Proposed social economic development directions
  of Vistula and Odra Rivers Basins including
  Polish Territory of Baltic Sea
• Within mentioned EU Programs and according to
  its destination and assignments, its necessary
  to take into consideration following development
  objectives for water social economic sectors
  of Poland
• Better use of passenger and tourist, shipping
  and yachting on Vistula and Odra Rivers Basins,
  Vistula and Szczecin Bays, coastal lakes in
  connections with shortsea shipping along polish
  coast.
• Creation of conditions, e.g. marinas, hotels and
  guesthouses, sanitary arrangements, swimming
  pools and baths (with heated water), for tourist
  recreational objectives, water sports and
  possibilities for national and international
  tourists to spend time over mentioned places.

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Polish Maritime Cluster

• Creation of coherent safety system protected
  against the flood and also retention system
  protected against the drought. It is also
  possible to create appropriate security systems
  steering those mentioned process through
• Quick and effective communication in integrated
  system warning against flood
• Building an effective sandbanks and water steps
• Building a retention reservoirs systems which
  protect against the flood and collect water
  resource indispensable for balanced develop of
  agricultural economy and forest management,
  energetics, water transport, business activities
  and for tourism and sport activities.

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Polish Maritime Cluster

• Proposal of social economic development
  directions for Vistula and Odra Rivers Basins
  including Polish Territory of Baltic Sea
• Decision of European Parliament and Council from
  6th April, 2005 puts into operation the 7th Frame
  Programme of EU (2007 2013) which marks out
• scientific and technological objectives
• main subject directions
• activities which realized mentioned objectives
  and directions.
• Objectives of Polish Technological Platforms in
  European dimension
• active participation in European Technological
  Platforms structures
• active participation in define and realization of
  European Strategic Research Programmes
• active participation in Frame Programmes of EU.
  

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Polish Maritime Cluster

• Proposal of social economic development
  directions for Vistula and Odra Rivers Basins
  including Polish Territory of Baltic Sea
• Objectives of Polish Technological Platforms in
  national dimension
• create of ambitious national scientific and
  research programmes concerning strategic sectors
  of economy, which would become an element of
  National Frame Programme
• integration of key economic and research partners
  around creating strategies
• mobilization of essential public, private
  national and foreign funds
• optimal use of structural funds
• promotion and lobbing of research development
  activities favorable for economic sectors,
  represented by Technological Platforms.

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Polish Maritime Cluster

• Polish Cluster of Vistula and Odra Rivers Basins
  including Polish Territory of Baltic Sea
• According to definition, cluster is a
• modern system of integrated network
  connections.
• We can also defined cluster as a organizations
  network connected by work exchange, where the
  production process are closely related with gods,
  services and knowledge exchange. It also happens
  in this network an informal knowledge and
  information exchange. The knowledge and new ideas
  are important characteristics of the network.
  Institutions included in cluster, from various
  levels of industrial chain (supplier, recipient),
  are communicated with services sector (financial
  institutions, production support services). There
  are also included governmental bodies, public and
  private agencies, scientific and research
  institutions et al. which participate in social
  and economic activities of city and region.

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Polish Maritime Cluster

• TERRITORIAL AND ECONOMICAL CONDITIONS
• Economy unstable structure, big demand on
  capital
• Cultural and science-technical basespositive
  social climate, well qualified and active staff
• Life quality average level
• Accessibility good from outside, average from
  inside

ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY Vision/strategythere
exists elements of network strategy Public-private
networks underdeveloped Political-social
support weak Leadership decentralized, few
centres
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF MARITIME CLUSTER Critical
capacity exists but needs support Driving
forces ports, shipbuilding and shiprepairing
industry Level of strategic co-operation
currently not large Level of creation of new
firms needs acceleration
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Polish Maritime Cluster
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Polish Maritime Cluster

• Conclusions to Memorial concerning
• Liquidation of neglects in development of water
  sectors in Poland
• Vistula and Odra Rivers Basins with Polish
  Territory of Baltic Sea comprise very important
  part of Polish territory and resources, giving
  great opportunities for development of Poland,
  growth of employment and social wealth, creating
  convenient conditions for balanced development,
  according to eco-development of land water
  territories principle. Action must be taken to
  better use of those resources.

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Polish Maritime Cluster

• Conclusions for activists, businessmen,
  associations, trade industry chambers and
  enterprises
• Create of Polish Consortium of Vistula and Odra
  Rivers Basins including Polish Territory of
  Baltic Sea .
• Accession to co-realization specified Polish
  Technological Platforms.
• Preparation of a programme guidelines for modern
  system of integrated network social economic
  connections called Polish Cluster of Vistula and
  Odra Rivers Basins including Polish Territory of
  Baltic Sea.

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Polish Maritime Cluster

• Conclusions for governments and self-governments
  authorities
• Join activities with the non-governments
  organizations, trade industry chambers and
  businessmen, for realization of social
  economic development programme of water sector in
  Poland.
• Taking into account in national and regional
  plans, jointly formulated integrated water
  programme of Vistula and Odra Rivers Basins
  including Polish Territory of Baltic Sea.
• Very helpful to realisation above mentioned
  objectives should be programmes of Polish
  Technological Platforms and modern integrated
  network of water sector, known as Cluster.

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Polish Maritime Cluster

• Conclusions for Polish Parliament
• Support and help from Parliament in realization
  sketched directions of water sector development
  in Poland.
• Where there is necessary undertake legislative
  initiatives and see them come into force.
• Initiation, at Polish Parliament forum,
  successive meetings and conferences talk over
  work progress concerning realization of Water
  Sector in Poland.

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Polish Maritime Cluster

• Drift through the Vistula Spit

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Polish Maritime Cluster

• Drift through the Vistula Spit

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Polish Maritime Cluster

• Thank You for attention !!