Challenges

 

Our strategic goals

 

  • To boost collaborative projects – research driven cluster
  • To build strong and valuable ties within association
  • To internationalize the shared regional brand, associated with IT innovations
  • To grow exports of members’ products

 

Choose Wielkopolska

  • We innovate ICT for citizens
  • We support local innovators
  • We search for valuable initiatives outside ICT
  • We develop the PozMAN broadband network
  • We develop the metropolitan WiFi network
  • We support cities and communes in liberating their data

Our social missions

  • To provide Internet to cities and villages
  • To aid the disabled and the elderly
  • To digitize our national heritage
  • To discover new horizons for pupils at schools
  • To create intuitive civic spaces
  • To care for environment
  • To support NGOs

Our first steps

2007, June 12 – the founding fathers inspirational meeting at Poznan International Fair
2008, March 19 – association founding assembly
2008, May 26 – Wklaster association registered in the National Court Registry
2009 – ICT Wielkopolska – our first project
2010 – CeBIT – our first shared stand at foreign fair
2011 – European Consortia – first own international conference
2012 – BSR Stars / Mobile Vikings – first international project
2013 – ENoLL, Manchester – we organize workshops abroad
2014 – Wklaster has 100+ members
2015 – ICT Inspirations – Wklaster explores new non-ICT areas

2008-20015 chosen activities

2008 – ICT Wielkopolska project
2009 – European Consortia Conference / 1st CeBIT shared stand
2010 – Future Internet Week / economic mission to Gartner ITxpo, Orlando, USA
2011 – Poznan Business Days / BSR StarDust
2012 – ZOO Coworking Space kickoff / Mobile Vikings project / economic mission to China High Tech Fair
2013 – Wielkopolska Clusters Center / SeBPEN project (StrEngthening Business Performance Management in Economic Networks) / European Cluster Excellence Top Label
2014 – PARP benchmarking by Deloitte / iHUB project with EIT ICT Labs / ENoLL workshops in Manchester
2015 – ICT Inspirations

2015-2030 Strategy

 

  • Grand innovative ICT projects
  • International partnerships
  • Export growth