Projects regarding the international and interregional cooperation can be implemented within this Priority in order to ensure the exchange of good practices and experience. In case of the projects regarding the interregional cooperation, the allocated amount shall not exceed 0.5% of the ERDF allocation for this Priority.
5. Indicators
Indicator
type Indicator name
Unit of measurem ent Value of indicator in the base year Assumed value of indicator in the target year (2013) Assumed value of indicator in the target year (2015) Number of projects supporting R&D in SMEs
project
0 64 80
Number of projects
concerning direct investment support for SME
project 0 1000 1 250
including:
Micro-Enterprises project 0 500 630
Small Enterprises project 0 360 450
Medium-sized Enterprises project 0 140 170
including: Regarding innovative enterprises project 0 70 90 Output indicators Reducing negative environmental impact in SMEs project 0 160 200 Usunięto: 130 Usunięto: 180
Indicator
type Indicator name
Unit of measurem ent Value of indicator in the base year Assumed value of indicator in the target year (2013) Assumed value of indicator in the target year (2015)
Number of advisory projects
for SMEs on rural areas project 0 90 110 Value of ERDF cofinancing
granted for advisory projects for companies in rural areas
thousand of
euro 0 1300 1600
Number of new workplaces (gross, full-time employment) job position 0 6200 7 800 including: - men job position 0 3100 3 900 women job position 0 3100 3 900 including:
In rural areas job
position 0 940 1100
Result indicators
Number of loans granted by
the funds loan 0 870 1 090
For all indicators:
Source of obtaining/ verifying data: MA Frequency measurement: annually
Priority 2:
Development of information society in Lower Silesia (“Information Society”)
1. Objective of the priority
The main objective of the priority is to support the competitiveness of the region through the development of broadly understood regional and local infrastructure of the information society.
It will contribute to reduce a disparity in the access and the use of the Internet and other Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) between the Lower Silesian society and other regions of the European Union. It is also important to reduce existing differences occurring in the region, in particular between urban centres and rural areas. Subsidised projects concerning rural areas and small towns shall have at least 38% budget share for this priority.
2. Justification of the priority and its description
It is necessary to promote the use of information and communication technologies in order to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of the region. The disparity between Poland and Lower Silesia and Member States of the EU-15 is enormous. According to the socio- economic analysis of the region, only 31% of households have a computer, of which access to the Internet is possible only for 17.1% (the EU – average of 43%). This situation is made worse by the fact that only 1/3 of households take advantage of a broadband Internet access located mainly in urban areas. The situation in enterprises and the public administration is better in comparison with individual consumers, however, it is often insufficient to implement more complex systems and information services. It is estimated that the level of advancement of electronic public services (e-government, e-health, e-learning, e-business) equals less than 20% (in the EU Member States – 68%). Additionally, the level of full interactivity of public services (including the possibility of making payments on-line) is poorly developed and hardly amounts to several percent while the EU average equals 40%. The disproportion in the development of information and communication technologies is especially evident in rural areas.
Such a situation necessitates the implementation of projects dealing with infrastructure in the scope of:
− creation and development of regional and local broadband and secure networks, especially in rural areas and small towns;
− development of secure data transmission systems with the use of modern technologies − creation of public Internet access points as a supplement to networks.
A common access to information will be improved through undertakings allowing for the development of public e-services on a regional and local scale. The implemented projects will deal with:
− constructing, restructuring and developing the information infrastructure of public administration, which will allow for an efficient and secure access to data resources and information;
− creating new and improving existing services and applications allowing for an efficient system in order to deal with citizens and business entities (e.g. an electronic signature, electronic document circulation), etc.);
− creating new and improving existing digital information resources and systems for the electronic archiving of databases used by citizens and business entities (e.g. spatial information systems).
Within this type of projects it will be possible to obtain a financial support for the training of personnel that implements and operates information systems and technologies - if necessary for achieving formulated project objectives (within the cross-financing instrument).
The implemented projects should take into account a rapid technological development and should respect the principles of technological neutrality and the open access.
A preference will be given to undertakings of a translocal character aiming at integrating information systems at the regional and national level as well as to projects facilitating the development of “participation society”, e.g. to improving the accessibility to information and communication technologies for the disabled and the elderly.
The implementation of the priority shall ensure better accessibility to the information and e-services for citizens and business entities in the region that in turn will facilitate the socio- economic development.
3. Compliance of the priority with strategic documents
− Community Strategic Guidelines on Cohesion (CSG) – The priority complies with
the guideline 1.2 “Improving knowledge and innovation for growth” through the implementation of Measure 1.2.3 “Promoting the information society for all”. The following activities are planned within these Guidelines: ensuring the use of ICT by enterprises and households and promoting the development through a sustainable support for the supply and demand of ICT goods and services both public and private. In addition, this priority provides for ensuring an access to the ICT infrastructure and related services at affordable prices and of such a degree of development, so they could be performed especially in peripheral and rural areas as well as in new Member States.
− National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) – This priority complies with the
assumptions of the IV NSRF objective, “Improving the competitiveness and innovation of enterprises, including in particular the manufacturing sector with high added value and the development of service sector”, which includes the detailed objective of the development of information society. Assumptions within this objective include the implementation of modern services provided via electronic means, including the introduction of e-government services. Other implementations include electronic platforms for public services in the scope of social insurance, settlements with tax institutions or registration of business activity. All these will contribute to an increase in effectiveness of work, a reduction of costs of running business activity, and a creation of new products and services and improvement of the quality of services.
− The 2020 Development Strategy for the Lower Silesian Voivodship (DSLSV) -
The implementation of the ROP priority will contribute to the execution of following priorities and actions of the Strategy for the Lower Silesian Voivodship:
− In the social sphere of the Strategy: the measure “Ensuring a common access to the information and communication technologies” through supporting projects connected with the infrastructure ensuring an broadband Internet access for the public and companies, and the access to electronic services for citizens.
− In the economic sphere of the Strategy, the priority “Increasing the investment attractiveness of Lower Silesia”, by among other things, the information projects and the creation of Internet platforms for better promote region’s values and better informing potential investors about investment incentives; and the priority “Creation of a knowledge-based economy”, by among other things, the projects connected with the development of the information and communication technology.
4. List of potential beneficiaries
− self-government institutions, their unions and associations − corporate organisation units of self-government institutions − government administration
− churches and religious associations and corporate persons of churches and religious associations
− cultural institutions
− higher education institutions
− healthcare institutions operating within public healthcare system − entrepreneurs
The potential list of beneficiaries that qualify for support within the priority shall be specified in detail in the Detailed Description of Priority Axes of the ROP for Lower Silesian Voivodship 2007-2013 and advertised in calls for project proposals within the Programme.
5. Complementarity and demarcation
5.1 Complementarity and demarcation of the Priority: “Information Society” with projects cofinanced within other ROP priorities:
− No support within this priority is planned for projects that result only in the ”internal” facilitating of the functioning of individual entities (except for the self-government and the government administration). Such type of projects will be supported in other priorities. e.g. those concerning education, health, environment, etc.;
− Investment projects concerning information and communication technologies applicable in enterprises as well as projects in regard to the cooperation of the R&D sector will be implemented within the “Enterprises and Innovation” priority;
− This priority will not support projects specified for implementation within the “Towns” priority support area (enumerated in the Annex to the Local Revitalisation Programme, in accordance with the MA guidelines).
5.2 Complementarity and demarcation of the Priority: “Information Society” with projects cofinanced within the Innovative Economy Operational Programme (IE OP):
Projects implemented within the priority “Information Society” are complementary to projects planned for support under the priority VII “Information society – building electronic administration” of the IE OP.
5.3 Complementarity and demarcation of the Priority: Information Society” with projects cofinanced within the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment (OP IE): Projects implemented within the priority “Information Society” are complementary to the support area of the priority XIV “Infrastructure of higher education” of the OP IE. The project
type and its value decides about the possibility of financing it under either the ROP or the OP IE.
5.4 Complementarity and demarcation of the Priority: “Information Society” with projects cofinanced within the Operational Programme Human Capital (OP HC):
The intervention area of the ROP priority “Information Society” is complementary to ESF investment in e-skills promoted under the OP HC priorities related to education and adaptability (Priorities 3 and 9 and respectively 2 and 8).
5.5 Complementarity and demarcation of the Priority: “Information Society” with projects cofinanced within the European Territorial Cooperation (ETC):
Projects of a significant cross-border impact implemented under the objective III “European Cross-border Cooperation” and that meet at least 2 out of 4 requirements, i.e. joint project development, joint implementation, joint financing, joint personnel, shall be supported within the Operational Programme for Cross-border Cooperation Saxony-Poland 2007-2013 and the Operational Programme for Cross-border Cooperation Czech Republic-Republic of Poland 2007-2013.
5.6 Complementarity and demarcation of the Priority: “Information Society” with projects cofinanced within the EAFRD:
This priority shall provide for actions complementary to the support granted within the following RDP 2007-2013 measures:
− Measure 3.3 “Basic services for the economy and inhabitants of rural areas” of the Rural Development Plan for 2007–2013 (RDP) in the scope of disseminating an Internet access, − Measure 4.1 “Implementation of local development strategies”.
5.7 Complementarity and demarcation of the Priority: “Information Society” with projects cofinanced within the EFF:
The ROP does not provide for complementary actions in this support area of the Programme “Sustainable Development of Fishing Industry and Inshore Fishing Areas for 2007–2013”.
6. Categorisation of Funds assistance for 2007-2013
The following categories are applicable within the “Information Society” priority: 10,11,13.
7. Cross-financing
The priority “Information Society” provides for applying the cross-financing instrument in the scope described in the point 2 “Justification of the priority and its description”. The instrument shall cover expenses directly associated with the implementation of project objectives, e.g. training of personnel who will operate equipment/application programme purchased within the project or other training directly related to launching the infrastructure.
8. International and interregional cooperation
Projects regarding the international and interregional cooperation can be implemented within this Priority in order to ensure the exchange of good practices and experience. In case of the projects regarding the interregional cooperation, the allocated amount shall not exceed 0.5% of the ERDF allocation for this Priority.