Regional Innovation Strategy Development in Wielkoplska Region (Poland) - one year before the accession to EU

The paper presents the recent progress in the preparation of regional innovative strategy for economical growth of Wielkopolska region. It has been developed in the framework of Regional Innovation Strategy in Newly Associated Country (RIS NAC) European project assisted by partner regions Brandenburg (Germany) and Marche (Italy) which will share their experience of their RIS/RITTS projects. Project is based on a process of cooperation between different players of the innovation system: enterprises, universities, research units, providers of financial and advisory services, regional authorities and public institutions. The project objectives, results of initial analysis as well as conclusions after phase 0 are presented.