BIP
The smart specialisation ‘Manufacture of machinery and equipment, materials processing’ was established in 2015 and should be maintained. Its development implications for other fields seem to be a strong enough rationale, although the limitations that have already been observed during the research phase should be borne in mind.
Among the industries and sectors relating to industrial production, the following stood out (having advantages in at least two groups of indicators):
Production of electrical equipment (employees and REGON);
Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified (employees and expenditures on innovation).
In addition, the maintenance of smart specialisation in its current form (with the assumption of strengthening integration processes within the industry) was also in favour:
High level of innovativeness of firms - a significant proportion of firms declare the implementation of innovations, although the propensity to do so is rather characteristic of larger companies. This confirms the above-mentioned observation that the smallest firms have little involvement in market activity. It should be emphasised, however, that these innovations are often of a supra-regional (national or even international) nature.
High level of internationalisation - business in the industry ‘production of machinery and equipment, material processing’ are active in foreign markets - as many as two thirds of them sell their products abroad.
Awareness of market needs - all innovation activities, as well as research and development activities, are dictated by the need to meet market expectations.
Openness to carrying out R&D projects, including in collaboration with business partners. More than half of firms engage around 10% of their expenditure in R&D activities. Noteworthy, micro and small firms are particularly active.
In addition, three horizontal specialisations were proposed for Lower Silesia. Horizontal specialisations have a dual role:
supporting and strengthening the growth of major specialisations - introducing modern solutions to the most important problems of the modern world in all branches and sectors of the Lower Silesian economy; integrative - allowing for R&D and cross-sectoral implementation.
The following areas and sub-areas of specialisation have been identified:
4.1.1.
Specialisation encompasses construction and design work for machinery and equipment and their components, regardless of intended use.
4.1.2.
Specialisation encompasses innovation in the development of manufacturing processes for machinery and equipment and their components, regardless of the intended use.
4.2.1.
Specialisation encompasses the manufacture of machinery and equipment for use in the energy sector, particularly in the renewable energy sector.
4.2.2.
Specialisation encompasses the manufacture of machinery and equipment in the photonics, optoelectronics, automation and electronics sectors.
4.2.3.
Specialisation encompasses the manufacture of machinery and equipment for use in the recycling sector and the recovery of valuable materials from municipal, agricultural and industrial waste.